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Let's Make Music

I have heard many jazz musicians talk about how they love to do improv jam sessions. They find great...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/14/2010

Guest Blog by NetApp: Great Ideas + Fast Execution = Innovation Hosters Can Monetize

From the Dynamic Data Center Alliance blog:The Dynamic Datacenter Toolkit for Hosters (DDTK-H) has...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/12/2010

Microsoft Hosting Summit’s Impact Greater than Eyjafjallajokul?

Microsoft's annual Hosting Summit has passed and we have great plans for our hosting partners. When...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/06/2010

Microsoft Hosting Summit 2010 from Cobweb Solutions

From the Cobweb Blog: Last week was the fifth Microsoft Hosting Summit in Bellevue, Seattle and once...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/06/2010

Thoughts on the Microsoft Hosting Summit from Hosting.com

Sometimes it makes sense to measure the success of an event, such as Microsoft's Hosting Summit, on...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/05/2010

Want to Grow Your Hosting Business? Welcome Aboard Partner.

During Microsoft's Hosting Summit last week, David McCann, GM of Windows Server Marketing delivered...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/05/2010

Hosted OCS Reaching Critical Velocity to Soar into the Cloud

This week at Microsoft hosting summit, it was a good feeling to see how many partners were in market...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/04/2010

Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Lead balloons

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Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/28/2010

SharePoint 2010: Hosting Ready!

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Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/28/2010

Microsoft Hosting Summit to Strengthen Partnerships for 2010. But why Bellevue?

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Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/28/2010

A Cloud Passes Over Europe - What Happens When It's Permanent!

This past week, the Icelandic Volcano reminded us that not everything goes as planned. Sometimes,...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/21/2010

The One-Stop Shop Website for the One-Stop Shop Hoster

We updated https://www.microsoft.com/hosting to give you the tools you need to be the one-stop shop...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/08/2010

US appeals court strike down Net Neutrality, so what now if you are offering Hosted UC?

by Alex Danyluk - Marketing Director Tuesday of this week the US federal appeals court ruled that...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/07/2010

Sticky Like Honey and Just as Yummy!

CBeyond, a US-based CLEC with presence in 13 cities, is one of the most interesting companies when...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/02/2010

Turning Commodity Into Value Added Service

I have always believed that you can turn something we consider a commodity into a value added...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/23/2010

Fun venue sets the stage for great hosting conversations and networking

by John Zanni I am at WebhostingDay in Germany this week. It’s a fun event because it’s based in a...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/18/2010

Happy Birthday dot-com and many happy returns of the day!

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the first dot-com domain name registration. As I read the...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/15/2010

Stand out from your competition. Submit for a Microsoft WPC 2010 Award!

Showcase your innovative solutions at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington,...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/15/2010

Hosted Exchange vs. Gmail for the SMB

There was a good debate article in Computerworld this week that had two experts weigh the merits of...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/15/2010

New Time to Revenue Record: 10 DAYS! Provisioning goes from 48hours to 10 minutes. Partnership Pays

This week I received an email that a hosting partner had launched a managed VM offer in 10 days. How...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/12/2010

Thoughts on John Zanni’s Keynote at the Parallels Summit 2010 – “The New Face of Hosting”

The Parallels Summit 2010 in Miami was a great event – good content, conversations and all of the...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/10/2010

What would you have asked Microsoft and Google on the same panel with other UC companies?

By Alex Danyluk Last week I participated on a panel at the Parallels Summit in Miami with Google,...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/05/2010

Frenemies are good for your business

By John Zanni Last week, I told you I would share some of what I learned from talking to hosters at...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/05/2010

Bring your Phone; we bring your email

Recently, John Zanni blogged about a new tool that enables Microsoft Exchange service providers to...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/02/2010

Guest Blog by F5 Networks: Where’s the (Infrastructure) Beef?

From the Dynamic Data Center Alliance Blog: By Lori Mac Vitte, Technical Marketing Manager The often...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/01/2010

1000 Hosters Storm Miami Beach for the Parallels Hosting Summit

This week I attended Summit '10 Profit from the Cloud hosted by Parallels and held at the...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 02/25/2010

Hosting Community Insights – Survey

Microsoft would like to get a better understanding of what you’re reading and what press you find...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 02/23/2010

No Fuss. No Muss. Quick and Easy Setup of Windows Phones Means More Happy Customers for You.

By John Zanni I am a technologist at heart. Working with technology comes naturally to me. Because...

Author: HostingBlog Date: 02/19/2010

Announcing! Microsoft Virtualization Summit 2010 – From the Desktop to the Datacenter

From the Dynamic Data Center Alliance Blog: Looking at virtualization but unsure about your options?...