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

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.

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

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.

Microsoft channel chief Sorgen talks up cloud to partners

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.

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

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.

New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving

Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft

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

As Microsoft Aspires to Apple Model, Channel Changes

Microsoft partners face a fork in the road

Success in buying Nokia could look something like Apple’s juggernaut complete-stack model, but failure could make Microsoft the next BlackBerry.