The whole HostingCon 2010 push for Microsoft has been to push their cloud hosting channel. The Microsoft cloud channel is beginning to be huge. Roughly 8,000 partners have sold BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite) to two or more customers. And during Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 (WPC10) last week, CEO Steve Ballmer communicated some clear milestones to partners.
Microsoft Channel Chief Jon Roskill offered additional cloud server perspectives during this WPC10 press conference:
