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September 10, 2014

Microsoft Azure Media Services adds new cloud-first live streaming, content protection and indexing services

August 22, 2014

Weekend Reading: Aug. 22nd Edition – Microsoft and TracFone partner on a pilot project and the HTC One (M8) comes to Windows

As summer winds down, Weekend Reading delivers stories on a project that helps diabetes patients, a profile on the chief technical officer of Microsoft’s Cloud and Services organization, and the debut of the HTC One (M8) for Windows smartphone.

August 13, 2014

US Partners: New, free live events will show you how the cloud can help your small business customers

A free, two-day SMB Live events series, coming in September and October to several cities across the U.S., is designed to teach you how to not only succeed in the cloud, but to conquer it, writes Diane Golshan in a blog post.

August 12, 2014

Partners: Part 2 of Cloud Profitability Program training now available

A new training series, the Cloud Profitability Program, is underway to help partners understand the benefits of cloud business and transform their companies into the cloud world.

August 6, 2014

Partners: Cloud Profitability Program training series helps you understand the cloud and its benefits

In a blog post, Burke Fewel, director of Partner Capability Development Management, writes that part one of the five-blog series looks at the “change imperative” for moving to the cloud. “In the first video module, you’ll learn about the growing cloud opportunity, review traditional business models and learn to identify how your revenue streams may evolve as you shift to the cloud,” he writes.

August 5, 2014

US Partners: Use these resources to learn how to increase your profit from the cloud

Whether you’re just starting with the cloud, looking to increase your cloud presence or have a mature cloud business, Microsoft can help you move to the next stage in the evolution of your small- and medium-business cloud practice and build a profitable business, writes Diane Golshan of the US Partner Team.

July 28, 2014

The cloud is becoming the hub of the emerging intelligent data ecosystem

“As we embed more and more sensors and intelligent devices into our infrastructure, this intelligent data ecosystem evolves into the Internet of your Things to create business models that are far different than today’s largely static information architectures,” Jon C. Arnold writes in a blog post.

July 23, 2014

With Microsoft’s help, the British & Irish Lions rugby team took 100 million fans on a victorious journey

See how Microsoft helped out with apps, devices and cloud services as the Lions rugby team toured Hong Kong and Australia, culminating in a 41-16 triumph in the tournament final at Sydney Olympic Park.

July 16, 2014

What companies need to know as the cloud becomes the new normal

By 2017, public cloud IT spending will reach close to $108 billion — five times the growth of the IT industry overall — and the best thing enterprise companies can do is to get ready now. “Cloud won’t be a trend any longer, it will be the new norm,” writes Diane Golshan on the Microsoft Partner Network blog. “Now is the time to invest and position yourself for the future.”

July 14, 2014

Partners can move customers to the cloud with new Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program

“Partners in this program will be able to directly provision customer subscriptions and provide one monthly bill for both Partner and Microsoft services,” writes John Case, vice president of marketing for Microsoft Office, in a blog post. “They will also directly manage their customer subscriptions with in-product tools in the Partner Admin Center and own the technical support relationship.”