FLP EMEA Winning Partners
HP and Microsoft awarded 4 EMEA FLP Partners with the “WW FLP Outstanding Partner of the Year Award” during the WW FLP Channel Partner Celebration at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Toronto, Canada.
The Awards were handed out by the following Senior Executives from HP and Microsoft:
- Jesse Chavez – HP - VP WW Channel Sales & Alliances, Global Sales and Ops (Standing Left in each picture below)
- Geoff Nyheim – Microsoft – Vice President – Corporate Accounts and Partner Sales (Standing Right in each picture below)
The following partners received awards:
- Virtualization & Management
- Intertech – Turkey (Top Left)
- OCSL – UK (Top Right)
- Database Management
- Oraylis – Germany (Bottom Left)
- Unified Communications & Collaboration
- Delta Systems - Hungary (Bottom Right)
FLP EMEA Private Cloud & SQL Bootcamp - Prague, November 5th – 7th
Please plan to take advantage of this Exclusive HP/Microsoft Training event!
Delivered by the product and technology leaders from HP and Microsoft, this training is ideal for both Sales and Technical attendees to learn how to accelerate sales, grow the size of the opportunities and leverage the value and strength of HP and Microsoft. |
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This training courses will cover:
- Monday, Nov 5th: Plenary with focus on strategy, EMEA plan, joint value proposition, customer reference & resell agreement
- Tuesday, Nov 6th: Sales or Pre-Sales parallel all-day sessions on either Private Cloud or Mission Critical SQL
- Wednesday, Nov 7th & Thursday, Nov 8th: Private Cloud or SQL hands-on labs
Attendees can opt to attend either the sales training or the technical training, or both, depending on their preferences.
Cost: Partners will be responsible for their own travel & accommodation costs.
We have secured a strictly limited number of seats for our Top Partners. Please contact your PAM / PBM for more details and to secure your place (places are strictly limited and on a first-come, first-served basis). Alternatively, please contact Oliver Wunderlich (HP) or Colin Riordan (MS) for more details.
DRV Cuts Costs and Boosts Service by Unifying Communications and Collaboration
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DRV deploys an HP end-to-end Unified Communications and Collaboration solution with Microsoft Lync to lower costs and improve customer service. |
Objective
Link the headquarters, a disaster recovery site and all branch offices with a unified networking and telecommunications solution to enhance communications and collaboration, increase customer service levels and reduce costs.
Approach
Identify a networking solution that supports IP telephony and integrates fully with the chosen communications and collaboration tool.
End-to-End Solution
Designed, tested and implemented by Delta Group, the HP Networking solution deployed across DRV’s head office and secondary site comprises four redundantly configured HP Networking 5800 core switches and 44 HP Networking 3100El intelligent
edge switches.
The Microsoft components involve providing voice capabilities to Microsoft Lync and deploying Microsoft Exchange 2010.
“The HP/Microsoft® Unified Communications solution integrates well
with our existing infrastructure, offers better performance than the Avaya or Cisco solutions and will deliver a sound return on investment.
We estimate the payback time is between two and three years. It was the best solution.”
—Csaba Hornyák, IT manager, Transdanubian Regional Waterworks Corporation (DRV)
Read the full Case Study here and to learn more about HP Unified Communications with Microsoft Lync, go to hp.com/go/UCC.
Updated Private Cloud Whitepaper and Calculators with WS 2012 Licensing and Pricing
Microsoft has updated the Private Cloud Economics whitepaper, Private Cloud Economics and the Server Virtualization calculators to reflect Windows Server 2012 (& ECI) pricing and licensing.
With WS 2012, Microsoft's licensing cost advantage holds (6X-15X less expensive depending on VM density) and there is no tax charge on any virtualization, memory, or density like VMware. Moreover, with Microsoft's WS 2012 Hyper-V, there is a product that VMware cannot even match.
HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft Academy in Finland
Two days of intense hands-on labs at Microsoft Academy in Finland with access to live environments conveniently scheduled in time for the Windows Server 2012 Launch on September 4th.
We had a full class with attendees from Finland and Estonia covering partners such as Logica, Tieto, G7Data, Canon, Telegrupp and Atos IT Solutions and Services. |
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Due to the amount of hands-on lab time, we included a technical overview of Windows
Server 2012 into the agenda on launch day. Needless to say the amount of questions and interest
was through the roof!
General Availability for Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 is October 26 - Are you ready?
| Check out the following links and tools that will help you get access and achieve Windows 8 compatibility for your desktop apps. |
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- Download the Windows 8 Release to Manufacturer Version today through your MSDN and/or TechNet account to see for yourself how Windows has been reimagined for both new and desktop apps.
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If you do not have an active MSDN/TechNet, you can download the Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day evaluation here.
- Get the SDK and test your app. The Windows 8 SDK includes the Windows App Certification Kit to test your app and get it ready for certification.
- Read the Windows 8 certification requirements to learn what you need to do to get your desktop app certified on Windows 8 and qualify to list in the Windows Store and earn the right to use Windows 8 certification logos.
- Download the Windows 8 Compatibility Cookbook which has tips and fixes on common issues.
- Check the information on your app’s compatibility on the Compatibility Center for Windows 8. If you’d like to add apps or update compatibility status for published apps, please follow the instructions available in the submission template.
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Internet Explorer 10 will also available on Windows 8. The new touch-first browsing experience will be plug-in free.
We encourage you to test all your web applications to work in IE10 and other modern browsers. |
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