Microsoft’s partner program has been remade for the AI era: the old Silver/Gold competencies are being replaced by the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and Solutions Partner designations, incentives and benefits are being restructured around measurable performance, skilling and customer...
This year’s Microsoft Ignite arrives not as a parade of product teasers but as a strategic ground game: an explicit invitation for startups and enterprises to assemble AI solutions that are secure, scalable, and commercially viable.
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Microsoft Ignite 2025 is scheduled for...
Microsoft Ignite 2025 is not merely another calendar entry for founders — it's a concentrated opportunity to read Microsoft’s product roadmaps in real time, test enterprise appetite for AI solutions, and plug a startup directly into one of the world's most powerful go-to-market engines.
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Inforcer’s recent elevation into Microsoft’s MSP-focused Intune initiative marks a tangible step toward making Microsoft 365 more manageable, secure, and AI-ready for Managed Service Providers — and it comes at a moment when MSPs desperately need standardized, scale-ready tooling to extract...
VLink’s announcement that it has earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Digital & App Innovation (Azure) marks a concrete market signal: the company now claims validated capability to build, modernize, and operate cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure. The designation is a...
VLink today announced it has achieved the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Digital & App Innovation (Azure) — a formal recognition that positions the company as a validated provider of cloud-native application development, application modernization, and DevOps-led delivery on...
Microsoft’s latest push asks partners to take a decisive step beyond selling cloud capacity: modernise entire technology stacks, unify messy data estates, and build AI-native applications on Azure — and it is backing that ask with a tightly connected set of program changes, incentives, skilling...
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Point B’s announcement that it has been named a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure) and awarded the Analytics on Microsoft Azure specialization signals a deliberate deepening of the firm’s Azure analytics practice—and it arrives at a moment when Microsoft’s partner credentials...
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TD SYNNEX’s newly announced Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services marks a major channel-level push to accelerate cloud migration, AI adoption, and Marketplace monetization across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, with the distributor positioning its...
Westcon‑Comstor’s new partner summit, staged with Microsoft and billed as a targeted accelerator for cloud, AI and security adoption, signals a deliberate push to convert channel capacity into continent‑scale transformation for African businesses.
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Westcon‑Comstor has deep roots as a...
Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform has been formally recognized as a Microsoft Solutions Partner with the Certified Software for Azure designation, a milestone that confirms the product has passed Microsoft’s technical, marketplace and customer-success gates and positions the vendor for deeper...
Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform has officially earned Microsoft’s Solutions Partner designation with the Certified Software for Azure badge, a formal recognition that the vendor’s SaaS planning suite has passed Microsoft’s technical, marketplace and customer‑success gates and is now...
Board’s Microsoft alliance — crowned by a Solutions Partner designation and deeper Azure integration — recasts the company from a niche EPM vendor into a credible contender for AI-driven, enterprise-scale planning workflows.
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Board announced availability of the Board Enterprise...
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Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform has secured the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software for Azure, a certification that positions the vendor squarely within Microsoft’s commercial ecosystem and signals that its SaaS planning suite has met a defined set of technical...
Board has formally earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with the Certified Software for Azure badge for its Enterprise Planning Platform, a move that cements the vendor’s deeper technical and commercial alignment with Microsoft and signals a new phase of Azure-native deployment...
Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform has been recognized as a Microsoft Solutions Partner with the Certified Software for Azure designation, a formal nod that the company’s SaaS planning suite meets Microsoft’s technical and marketplace readiness standards for Azure-deployed enterprise software...
TrustedTech’s decision to rebrand and recast itself as a Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems integrator marks a deliberate pivot from transactional licensing to outcome-driven services aimed squarely at Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and managed security — a move the company unveiled in...
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TrustedTech’s move from a licensing-focused reseller to a full-spectrum Microsoft cloud and AI services partner marks a deliberate pivot into higher‑value professional services, signalling ambitions to capture demand for Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and enterprise managed security—an...
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TrustedTech’s rebrand marks a decisive pivot from licensing reseller to full-spectrum Microsoft cloud and AI partner, positioning the firm to chase larger enterprise engagements and the booming market for Microsoft Copilot, Azure migrations, and managed security services.
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Every year, the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards shine a global spotlight on the extraordinary successes and forward-thinking innovations emerging from the company’s vast partner network. As anticipation builds around the latest cycle, Microsoft Americas partners must navigate evolving award...
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