2013 will be a key year for virtualisation expansion beyond midmarket into larger
small businesses. Smaller firms will actually be investing more in advanced servers
to help support virtualisation initiatives, even as they reduce the number of total
servers they operate. 6
– IDC
Next Steps
1. Build your skills to deliver virtualisation and cloud
solutions. Use the Partner Learning Plan tool to
build a plan that meets your needs. You can
leverage the partner learning paths and follow the
recommended training plans or create your own
custom plan across various Microsoft solutions and
Microsoft Partner Network competencies. To get
started, visit: http://aka.ms/smblearningpath
2. Generate new business for your organisation and
send the attached email to all your customers who
are on old versions of Windows Server or Small
Business Server 2003.
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Resources:
Build Your Skills:
? Partner Learning Center:
http://aka.ms/smblearningpath
? MPN:
https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/solutions
/microsoft-windows-server-2012.aspx
? OEM Training Zone:
http://www.oemtrainingzone.com/Pages/resources.aspx
?SelectedCategory=Windows+Server+2012
Tell The Story:
? Campaign Materials on Partner Marketing Center:
http://aka.ms/pmcAheadoftheGame
SMB Server Opportunity, AMI-Partners, February 19, 2013. 2 AMI WW Market Opportunity Model: 2012-2017. Includes SaaS/IaaS/Related spending, but excludes web
hosting. 3SpiceWorks Survey: Windows Server 2012: SMB Adoption, Usage and Attitudes, May 2013. 4Federal Emergency Management Agency, fema.gov.
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Spiceworks State of SMB Report, “SMB IT Spending: How IT Pros are Creating and Managing 2013 Budgets”, December 2012. 6 IDC, Worldwide SMB 2013 Predictions: Impact
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of Changing Priorities, Preferences, and Challenges, March 2013, IDC #240196. Source for vSphere features and pricing: http://www.vmware.com/products/datacentervirtualization/vsphere/compare-kits.html.