In the first post of this mini-series, I gave examples of the questions you, as a Microsoft Reseller, might want to ask of a prospective indirect CSP provider. Building on competencies, support, and skills, this post focuses on areas around practice development, CSP platforms and partner-to-partner engagements.
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What to look for when choosing a Microsoft Cloud Distributor
Part One - Competencies, Support, and Skills
My job is to work with IT distributors. Together with my team, we look after the top 10 Microsoft cloud distributors (also known as indirect CSP providers, or simply ‘indirect providers’) in the UK. In the last three years I’ve built up a pretty clear idea of what I would...
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Windows Server 2008 End of Support
What to do if you're still running Windows Server 2008
How sure are you that none of your customers are running Windows Server 2008? If you're the one who's still got Small Business Server 2011 knocking about, or that Windows Server 2008 box at the back of the server room, then this post is for you. What to do if...
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Five Things You Need To Do With Microsoft Teams
I’ve made it my mission to do as much as I can with Microsoft Teams. Whether I’m collaborating with colleagues or business planning with my partners, I’m putting Microsoft Teams at the heart of my productivity world. In this post, I’ll show you five things you need to do with...
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How To Move Small Business Server to Microsoft Azure
Remember 2010? In technology terms, 2010 was a century ago. Yet, plenty of small businesses around the world still run applications and servers from that era today. Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2011 is just one example. 2010 also marks an important milestone in the development of the modern “cloud” we use...
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