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Video: Microsoft’s channel chief on the cloud

Jul. 26, 2010

“Cloud” was certainly the subject of the day at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference here this week. CRN Canada sat down with Jon Roskill, the company’s new worldwide channel chief, at the show in D.C.

Read more at CRN Canada.

Microsoft expands partner cloud support

Jul. 26, 2010

After spending Monday telling solution providers the “why,” “when,” and “what” of its vision of the cloud going forward, channel chief Jon Roskill spend Tuesday outlining a good deal of the “how” introducing new programs, tools, services and resources to help partners add cloud to their sales mix.

Read more at IT in Canada.

Ballmer talks cloud, cloud cloud at WPC

Jul. 26, 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage Monday morning at Microsoft's WPC 2010 and the message to partners was crystal clear: Microsoft is committed to the cloud and partners need to move with the software giant into a cloud future.

Read more at eChannelLine.

Ballmer: The cloud’s time is now

Jul. 26, 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 here with a simple message to partners: if you’re not interested in the cloud, Microsoft is not the right company with which to work. But for partners interested in making the transition to cloud-based solutions and architectures, the bombastic CEO maintains there’s no better company in the industry with which to work.

Read more at IT in Canada.