Top 8 ways cloud partners are creating scale in their business

 
I don’t know about you but I thought WPC 2015 was the best one yet. The energy and excitement was off the charts. I walked away from the event feeling as though the Microsoft partner ecosystem is transforming quickly and is looking for ways to innovate and capture share aggressively.  Most exciting to me was the full house (850+ partner attendees) we had at the Partner Profitability Deep Dive Pre-Day on Sunday. If you missed the sessions, I would welcome you to view them on demand here (filter on “Partner profitability” on the right side of the page).
 
In my session Learn What Successful Cloud Partners Know about Building a Profitable Cloud Business I teed up four key pillars of building an optimized cloud strategy which include:
  1. Creating Scale
  2. Developing Focus
  3. Increasing Value
  4. Creating Stickiness
I discussed these four key pillars in my many conversations with partners on the show floor, in one-on-one Connect meetings, and in the panel discussions. I am going to drill in on the first pillar, Creating Scale, in this blog and follow up with the other three pillars in future blogs.