Inspire 2019 is just days away, and the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) will be there as always, advocating for Microsoft partners and celebrating its 25th anniversary. On this episode we speak with Jeffrey Goldstein, president of IAMCP Americas and the managing director at Microsoft partner Queue Associates. He'll be at Inspire and he walks us through the themes that both his firm and IAMCP members will focus on, both internally and with Microsoft executives.

Some of the most pressing matters should be no surprise, like how to navigate the changes to gold and silver certifications, the loss of internal use rights (IURs), and the evolving use of AppSource. But Goldstein is also helping lead

Show Notes:

• 2:30 – Inspire 2019 event outlook, including IAMCP's 25th anniversary celebration, board of directors meetings, and Microsoft executive roundtables
• 8:50 – What partners can expect to hear from Microsoft at executive roundtables that's different from the event's formal keynotes.
• 12:00 – What are the most pressing channel issues partners are looking at today?
• 14:45 – IAMCP's role in encouraging winning partner-to-partner initiatives
• 16:00 – What can we infer about Microsoft's view of SMB partners today?
• 18:15 – How many partners will Microsoft realistically manage?
• 20:00 – How Queue Associates has adapted to changes in competencies recently.
• 23:00 – How IAMCP is approaching the impact of the removal of Internal Use Rights (IURs), including its statement on the matter.
• 30:30 – Do partners yet understand the impact of AppSource?

Links:

• IAMCP's Inspire site
• Message from Toby Richards
• Message from Gavriella Schuster