A Virtual Home for Virtualization Partners

Microsoft system integrators (SIS) specializing in the deployment of virtualization, there are local land in the Microsoft Partner Program (mspp).

announced in September, in time of VMwares Help vmworld conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Introduced a fast, in order to obtain virtual community for authentication and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

Microsoft described the plan as a place of Partners to display their own virtual solutions, and access to sales, marketing and technical resources.

its first official home as virtual as the focus of the partners at Microsoft, which has complicated Relations, as a virtualization technology. Microsoft acquired the virtual into the market earlier in the decade, and the recent strengthening of this commitment, its acquisition of the Boston-based softricity company, but Microsoft officials also downplay the potential of the virtual, open debate, A limited role, server consolidation may be the end of the main use of technology.

"the skys the limit" preaching about virtual scene is a more sensible story for the pure play virtual enterprise No concern, loss of income because of their work, through the thorny problem of how to permit the virtual system.

Microsofts goal is its new plan around the world SIS. "We have set a preliminary target, the 300 new solution partners in the first six months, only in the United States alone, said:" Tony Mr Bailey, senior product manager for Microsofts virtualization.

Pele called on the target is realistic: "We currently have 750 solutions for the integration of certification And Gold Certified Partner, have identified themselves with the implementation of Microsofts virtualization solution. As Microsoft also has a large number of registered partnership, 750 the number may actually be higher, but the plan, we hope that the main Focus on the Certified Partner. " the Quick Start program is a line, Microsoft has been used by the rapid establishment of a cooperative partnership plan , In the growing market is not all the programme of spending a mspp or professional capacity.

For example, Microsoft launched a similar rapid process of search technology, Microsofts global partners meeting In 2006 and converted into a mspp specialization, after about a year.

Beili rapid access to virtual line that has not been clearly defined. "Initially, we are trying to recruit, to engage in more partnerships and our road map, and then to enhance the scheme provide the latest e-learning courses to all partners for Microsofts virtualization solution in the next 12 to 24, and asked partners to e-learning courses as a requirement, "he said.

rapid access to Microsofts virtual site partners. However, as of early October, the site seems to have together, mainly from the material in general, and its audience, rather than partners.

the site of the Sales and Marketing Section have appeared light in the visible assistance. The specific key partners to provide AIDS to help its partners create and promote a case studies and online seminars to introduce their solutions. Also, the site is a beginning, as partners seek more information, Quick Start by virtual procedures.