14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft Partners worldwide amassed in excess of $580 billion in 2010, according to a new white paper from IDC. The research firm estimated the local revenues that members of the worldwide Microsoft ecosystem produced the past year, illustrating the massive increase over 2009 and 2007.
According to IDC, the revenues of the Microsoft Partner Network members jumped to $580 last year from $537 billion in 2009. Back in 2007, Microsoft Partners generated revenues of $475 billion.
With the staggering amount of revenues produced by Microsoft Partners in the past year alone, it’s no wonder that Darren Bibby, program vice president for IDC Software Channels and Alliances Research reveals that they, together with the Redmond company, have a significant impact on the global economy.
“Microsoft does an excellent job of providing great products for partners to work with, as well as effective sales, marketing and training resources,” Bibby notes.
“And the number of Microsoft partners working together is growing. The result is that the Microsoft ecosystem has achieved impressive results and has a very bright future.”
The Microsoft Partner Network is a program through which the software giant offers companies its working with a variety of resources including training and support to deal with customers.
“As business models continue to change, the Microsoft Partner Network allows partners to quickly and easily identify other partners with the right skill sets to meet their business needs, so Microsoft partners are set up to compete and drive profits now and in the future,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft.
“The data provided in IDC’s study reflect the fact that the opportunities available to partners will have them poised for success now and in the future.”
