Partners

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”