Phil Sorgen

Microsoft launches first part of five part eBook for partners on winning with cloud

March 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

The series, done in collaboration with IDC and available as free downloads, will continue with a new chapter every month until the final one rolls out at WPC in July.

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Microsoft Canadian customers, partners begin operational preview of Canadian Azure cloud

March 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off

Azure is the first Microsoft solution to be available as a preview from Microsoft datacenters in Toronto and Quebec City. General availability is scheduled for Q2, with Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online to follow shortly after that.

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Microsoft worldwide channel chief Phil Sorgen

Microsoft shines light on partner valuation

July 22, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft offers partners tips on increasing their valuation in a cloud world, and a tool to measure their success in the transformation.

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Microsoft WPC returns to Toronto in 2016

July 13, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft announces its Worldwide Partner Conference will come to Toronto next summer, the third time WPC has come to the Canadian city.

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Microsoft channel chief Sorgen talks up cloud to partners

May 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

While the software giant is actively transforming itself into a cloud giant as well, its channel chief says partners need to take fuller advantage of what Microsoft can offer on this journey, and aggressively benchmark themselves in the transformation.

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Sorgen says Microsoft’s channel responding well to challenge of change

December 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Microsoft’s channel chief noted that Signature Cloud Support, an exclusive partner technical benefit that is part of its new cloud competencies, has been well received by partners who have taken advantage of it.

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Microsoft channel chief Phil Sorgen at WPC 2014

Microsoft: We are a challenger

July 14, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Microsoft execs kick off Worldwide Partner Conference saying the company sees itself in a new light in the new mobile first, cloud first market.

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Microsoft ex Roskill lands Acumatica CEO role

March 10, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft’s popular former channel chief Jon Roskill has a new gig as CEO Acumatica, a cloud ERP vendor focused on SMBs.

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Microsoft adds a touch of BI to Office 365

February 19, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft’s new Power BI for Office 365 offers businesses a touch of intelligence on top of their existing cloud-based applications.

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Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft

New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving

November 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Phil Sorgen says the reason the Surface tablet isn’t broadly available to solution providers for resale is because Microsoft lacked a distribution strategy.

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