05/01/2007
May 2007 - Show Yourself: VARs To Get Better Visibility Under Microsoft Program
In this issue: May's cover story looks at Microsoft's U.S. Partner Revenue Influence Program, which aims to better track the sales contributions of trusted advisors to Large Account Resellers. The issue also has stories on what Microsoft is trying to tell its partners about Dynamics, how to plan for disasters without losing your shirt, partner priorities for the next fiscal year, and more.
By Scott Bekker
A new Microsoft program aims to pull those partners that influence sales of Microsoft software out of the shadow of the Large Account Resellers who close all the deals.
By Fred Bayles
As some Microsoft partners know all too well, a solid emergency-response plan can mean the difference between surviving or sinking when disaster strikes.
By Lee Pender
Last year, all the talk at Convergence was about waves of integration for Dynamics. Now, it's all about how the suite fits into the Microsoft stack. But not everything that Microsoft is saying is clear, and some partners are confused about where Dynamics is going.