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And the winner is...
Congratulations to Mr. Etienne Kauth of GO OUT Production GmbH on being drawn as the recipient of...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/03/2013
Details on Microsoft's Booth, Sessions, and Raffle at WHD.Global 2013
Microsoft continues to invest in technology supporting service providers cloud solutions. This...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/17/2013
Visit Microsoft at WHD.Global March 19 - 21, 2013
We are excited to be sponsoring one of the largest events in the hosting industry, WHD.global, next...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/15/2013
Microsoft and Service Providers Deliver on the Cloud OS Vision Together
Last summer Microsoft introduced our Cloud OS vision. Simply, our strategy is to provide the most...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 01/14/2013
Windows Server 2012 – Now available on Rackspace Cloud
In July, it was my pleasure to recognize Rackspace as our Hosting Partner of the Year for 2012. Now...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/20/2012
SMBs and Cloud Adoption: Current Users vs. the Next Wave
At the Microsoft Hosting Summit in March, we announced the results of an annual study of small and...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/15/2012
WPC Session Catalog Now Available
Register today for the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2012. Join us in Toronto on July 8 –...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/12/2012
Only 4 days left to submit nominations for Hosting Partner of the Year Award
Receive onsite acknowledgement at the conference, boost your competitive advantage, and gain market...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/10/2012
Cloud Computing Is Meeting the “Enterprise” Needs of SMBs
I have been in technology marketing since my career began, and one word that gets thrown around...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/29/2012
Hosting the Hosts
By: Marco Limena, vice president, business channels, Operator Channels, Microsoft This is one of my...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/28/2012
Microsoft to showcase latest cloud technologies at WorldHostingDays
If it’s not clear by now that cloud computing is much more than the latest technology trend,...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/19/2012
Partner Perspective on Release of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - CBeyond
Cbeyond Cloud Services (CCS) is a division of Cbeyond (NASD: CBEY) a $500 million publically traded,...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/07/2012
OC Business to Business at WPC 2012 AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN
The Hosting Partner of the Year Award recognizes a partner who has demonstrated solution innovation...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/06/2012
Partner Perspective on Release of Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Today, Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to manufacturing. This is an...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/06/2012
Building on the Demand for SharePoint to Land New Customers
With SPTechCon2012 happening this week, SharePoint is top of mind for many. SharePoint continues to...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 02/27/2012
Hosting Transport Agent Developed By Ricketts Corporation
As you are surely aware, the year 2011 ended on a high note with the release of Exchange Server 2010...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 01/21/2012
Microsoft releases a security update to protect customers
Microsoft recently released a security update to protect customers against the industry-wide issue...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 01/04/2012
Announcing Parallels Plesk 10.4 for Hosting Service Providers - includes support for Microsoft WebMatrix and Web Deploy
I pride myself in building great teams. A core component isthat I only hire people that are either...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 12/12/2011
Microsoft Wins Best New Telecom Service in Leading Light Awards 2011
Last night, senior leaders and influencers across the telecom industry gathered at the Hudson...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 11/09/2011
Business Continuity Bootcamp with SQL Server
Attend a FREE three-day bootcamp for SPLA partners on high availability & disaster recovery (US...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 10/27/2011
/Hosting Mode for Exchange Plans - FAQ
What is the News? On October 13th, Microsoft announced that the /hosting mode option for deploying...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 10/18/2011
So, You Want to Host Exchange?
Syndicated from the Exchange Partner Marketing blog By Ian Hameroff This happens to be the title of...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 08/12/2011
Announcing Roadmap for Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosting Providers
By Hyder Ali, Industry Director, B2B Operator Channels, Microsoft Last month Microsoft hosted its...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 08/02/2011
Hyper-V Cloud Jam Session
The amp was turned up to 11 at the Hyper-V Jam session held at last month's Hosting Summit in...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/27/2011
Moving Productivity Applications to the Cloud
Warren Buffet once said, "In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/20/2011
Microsoft Hosting Partner of the Year
Time is running out! April 15 is the deadline for the Microsoft Hosting Partner Award submissions,...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/06/2011
Why a Strong SQL Server Offering is Critical to your Cloud Business
Yesterday at the Microsoft Hosting Summit, Doug Leland, general manager of Business Platform...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 04/01/2011
Cloud services: the opportunities for service providers
This week brings me to Germany for WorldHostingDays, the world's largest hosting event –...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 03/22/2011
A Chat about the Fate of the Hosting World
Last week, I was visiting family in Delaware and was fortunate enough to find time to connect with...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 12/08/2010
From Microsoft to Parallels: Same Mission, New Perspective
It’s been 2 months since I left my role as GM of the Hosting Channel at Microsoft and joined...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 11/11/2010
News from PDC10: Muglia announced Windows Azure Virtual Machine role
Last week was PDC for 2010. In Friday’s keynote, Bob Muglia announced a range of new services...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 11/01/2010
ASP.NET Security Vulnerability – A Security Update is Available
This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET that we discussed in...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/28/2010
ASP.NET Security Vulnerability – Update
Following our communication on the ASP.NET Security Vulnerability where we described the issue and...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/27/2010
ASP.NET Security Vulnerability – help your customers protect their applications
Yesterday we released a Microsoft Security Advisory about a security vulnerability in ASP.NET. This...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/21/2010
A new way to reach more customers: publish your offer in the Web Hosting Gallery
The Microsoft Web Hosting Gallery is a marketplace where you (Web Hosting providers) can engage with...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/14/2010
Microsoft Online Services: What a hosting provider needs to know
In case you missed the original blog about this session, I am bringing it back to the top. As I...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 09/03/2010
How Hosters are adopting BPOS advisory reseller model into their portfolio
Earlier this month at our World Wide Partner Conference we had our largest ever participation of the...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 07/27/2010
Hosting Providers have what SMBs want, Microsoft has what Hosting Providers want, Hosting Providers have what Microsoft wants
I just returned from Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference. This year was the first...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 07/16/2010
Partners Share how Hosted OCS Shortens Sales Cycles and Pulls Through Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and CRM Stack
I had the pleasure to be in Vienna last week for a small but focused hosting event of our largest...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/15/2010
Guest Blog by implement.com: Native Multi-Tenancy Provisioning in Hosted Exchange 2010 SP1
After participating in the Hosted Exchange 2010 SP1 TAP we now have a solid grasp of some of the...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/15/2010
Microsoft Announces Availability of Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta
This week Microsoft announced the Beta availability of Exchange 2010 SP1. So why is this good news...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/15/2010
Hosting Service Providers Play a Critical Role in the Cloud
I wanted to flag a couple pieces of coverage today resulting from Bob Muglia’s keynote at...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 06/08/2010
Hosting Summit 2010 Pictures
John Zanni and William Toll discuss Microsoft and Navisite's partnership. William outlines the work...
Author: HostingBlog Date: 05/30/2010