Optimization Partner Resources

Microsoft

February 2009


New Resources

Simple to Save Cost Savings Calculator: This tool provides an easy to use, 10 minute, high-level TCO analysis to determine potential cost saving projects that customers can focus on before embarking on a full TCO engagement. This tool can be used face to face with customers or customers can go directly to the site and do a self assessment.

Simple Savvy Savings - 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost Cutting Hero: Read this compelling white paper by Tom Pisello, CEO & Founder of Alinean, Inc., to learn about 9 projects that can drive significant savings with minimal investment.

Cost Savings calculator and 9 projects that can help customers save money: This presentation delivered by Tom Pisello, CEO & Founder, Alinean Inc., explains how to use/present results from the Simple to Save Cost Savings Calculator and the Simple Savvy Savings white paper to help customers save money. (File size 124 MB)

Welcome

There is significant customer momentum behind IT infrastructure and application platform Optimization that can help Microsoft partners drive opportunities for growth and business success. Microsoft Partners using Optimization to drive sales have experienced improved opportunities with customers. Microsoft OSC partner, Intergrupo reports: “[Optimization] assessments—and subsequent discussions about business problems and potential solutions—often lead to services contracts to help customers improve in target areas...Last year our Infrastructure Optimization business unit increased its revenue by 70 percent.”

The Optimization Partner Kit provides Optimization models & best practices, training resources, and solution planning & sales resources.

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Please send your Optimization questions and feedback to askmsio@microsoft.com.