Powers Unfiltered

An entrepreneur's journey into grid computing and partnering with Microsoft, by John Powers

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Gold No More

February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

As has been widely reported, Microsoft is ditching the “Gold” designation for its partners.  We’re OK with that — in fact, we thought we’d get ahead of the curve and ditch our Gold certification now. It’s time to renew our Microsoft partner program membership (always an adventure, although somewhat easier than it used to be).  […]

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Five Suggested Technical Improvements for the Microsoft Partner Web Site

January 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

In the spirit of Todd Weatherby’s comments about opening a dialog regarding the Microsoft Partner Program Web Site, here are five technical things Microsoft could do to improve interactions with partners and customers.  I (and other partners) have put forward some more radical ideas for redesign of partner program policies and tools, but let’s start […]

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