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Helping partners understand the value of Microsoft solutions.
I can’t connect to my Azure VM
Tim Tetrick Last week I talked about How do I configure my security system with an Azure VPN as one...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/20/2016
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Readiness Blitz
You are invited to join us for the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Readiness Blitz! Microsoft...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/17/2016
How do I configure my security system with an Azure VPN?
Tim Tetrick When setting up a hybrid cloud scenario with Azure, do you get stuck trying to configure...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/16/2016
Information about the renaming of SharePoint Online sites from *.microsoftonline.com to *.sharepoint.com
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! Was alerted to this information and wanted to share it with the SMB...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/12/2016
Missed the September 2 Insider call? We’ve got you covered.
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! Did you miss the September 2nd Insider call? Good News we are here to...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/08/2016
Amplify Marketing Webinar Series
Yes, I know this is often viewed as a technical blog, but I view this as a blog to help Small...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 09/07/2016
Join us this Friday, September 2, 2016 for the SMB Insiders call
Rob Waggoner The second Insider call of the fiscal year, this September 2, 2016. Join us to get...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/29/2016
Favorite Part of WPC with Tony Krijnen
Here is another interview I did with my friend and fellow Microsoftie, Tony Krijnen. We talk parties...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/25/2016
Favorite Part of WPC with Chris Henley
I know this one is a bit late, but better late then never. I was able to chat with a few folks at...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/24/2016
Windows 10 Enterprise E3 for CSP Resources
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! As my colleague J.J. blogged about earlier this month here (and...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/24/2016
New offer to migrate from VMware to Hyper-V
Rob Waggoner With Windows Server 2016 on the horizon, we just announced a new offer that will make...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/24/2016
Question about Backups
Rob Waggoner Question: Our CFO wants to know an estimate of how long each night the Azure backup...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/19/2016
SMB Live is back! Register today for a session near you.
Jeff Stoffel Microsoft's SMB Live Roadshow is back featuring two one-day Microsoft Cloud training...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/16/2016
Azure RemoteApp update and options for delivering remote desktops and applications via Azure
Tim Tetrick Hello Microsoft SMB Partners, Wanted to make sure you saw the latest news today on Azure...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/12/2016
Office 365 and SEC Rule 17a-4 requirements
Tim Tetrick I’ve had several questions lately asking whether Office 365 and its archiving...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/12/2016
Missed the August 5th Insider Call? We’ve got you covered
Josh Condie - Catch up on your regional Insider call last Friday, August 5, 2016. Each region...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/11/2016
Service Assurance Dashboard for Office 365
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, At Microsoft we are continually working to improve the level of trust...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/09/2016
“Let’s meet at Starbucks.”
J.J. Antequino ---------------------------------- You hear this all time, especially in the SMB...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/02/2016
Join us this Friday, August 5th for the First Insider Call of FY17
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, The first US SMB Partner Insider call this fiscal year is Friday,...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/01/2016
Windows Server 2016 Core Pack Licensing Calculator
J.J. Antequino ---------------------------------- Hopefully many of you have been downloading and...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/01/2016
Windows 10 as a subscription?
J.J. Antequino ---------------------------------- Partners, one of the big announcements at WPC was...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 08/01/2016
Using Microsoft Bookings to bring in business 24/7
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! Are you looking for a way to let your customers, or even potential...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/29/2016
Introducing Enterprise Mobility + Security
Tim Tetrick Hello Microsoft Partners, July is the start of Microsoft’s new fiscal year, and every...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
Encourage your customers to upgrade to Windows 10 before this offer expires.
Jeff Stoffel I’ve been asked by partners several times recently what options our customers will have...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
Business & Burgers–New Video Podcast Series
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! This week we have an awesome new video podcast series to tell you...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
Free Skype Meetings - A Customer Taste Before the O365 Plan Upgrade
Josh Condie - If you have customers still using on-premises Office installs, or maybe they've only...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
New resource to help show the Value of Office!
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! There is a new resource that is a grouping of tools designed to help...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
Upcoming Training Opportunities for Partners
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! Wanted to pass along some Microsoft Cloud solution training...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/26/2016
Auditing and Reporting in Office 365
Tim Tetrick I commonly get questions around the auditing and reporting capabilities available in...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/19/2016
Azure in 5 minutes: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for VMware – Test Failover Walk Through
Rob Waggoner In this video, I walk through performing a Test Failover of my VMware based VMs into...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/06/2016
Azure Maintenance
Q: (from Seth) I’m working with a client on designing an Azure deployment for them and the question...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 07/01/2016
Office 365 for Business Community has moved to the Microsoft Community
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! Many of you (as well as your customers) have utilized the Office...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/29/2016
Plug into disti @ WPC
We know WPC can be overwhelming, so we’ve consolidated everything you need to know about your US SMB...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/29/2016
Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges
Rob Waggoner Q: From a security perspective, I’d like to know the IP Addresses the Microsoft Azure...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/28/2016
Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) with Redundant Geographic Connections
Q: (from Armand) We have a client interested in a having a Secondary ADFS DC and Proxy Server in our...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/28/2016
Azure in 5 Minutes
Welcome! My team will be doing a number of videos around various components in Azure. The goal of...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/27/2016
Azure in 5 minutes: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for VMware – Protecting VMs
Rob Waggoner In this video, I will walk through the process to protect a VMware based VMs with ASR....
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/27/2016
Azure in 5 minutes: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for VMware – Setup
Rob Waggoner Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides a Disaster Recovery solution for companies of all...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/27/2016
Windows 10 and Office 365 Solution Selling - OnDemand Immersion Coming
Josh Condie - Re-blogging for the Office Team, from yesterday. These cross-solution immersion...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/22/2016
Azure Active Directory Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant!
I am happy to announce Azure AD was recognized as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Identity...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/20/2016
Office 365–Deferred Channel Updates
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, Back in February one of my team members Onur, posted here about the...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/15/2016
Office Small Business Academy June webcast—“Tips for Sustaining Business Growth”
Josh Condie - Reposting yesterday's Office 365 Team blog for broad SMB partner visibility. See here...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/15/2016
Selling products scores points. Selling solutions wins games.
Onur Dogruoz When Stephen Curry wants to up his game he throws on some Drake. When Microsoft SMB...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/15/2016
Sharepoint Online - 1 Key to Expanding your O365 Practice
Josh Condie - So many great announcements over the past few weeks about OneDrive and Sharepoint....
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/14/2016