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Months-long collaboration with Microsoft integrates AI in a “bring-your-own chatbot” approach

Microsoft’s commitment to partners is not smoke-and-mirrors; but it expects much from partners in return for sales leads, marketing and vertical-specific sales support.

Inspire 2017 was a week of “shock and awe,” says Steve Mordue of RapidStart CRM.

A selection of announcements from the Microsoft Dynamics partner channel

Event includes Microsoft MVP-level instructors, Dynamics recruitment pros on hand, and seeks aid for London Fire Relief

Document imaging is table stakes; digitizing and automating paper documentation are the prizes, says Metafile

The traditional SMB ERPs continue on, with incremental updates and cloud-focused tie-ins.

Sitting down at Inspire to talk selling a Microsoft channel business and the outlook for other business owners.

The July release of Dynamics 365 Enterprise ERP offers industry and horizontal updates, but it also signals a shift in the urgency to make the case for the cloud.

Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner strategy is aimed at helping partners go to market; its vertical-specific strategy targets six market priorities