Welcome to the Australian Partner Community Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule of partner training, webcasts, community calls, and office hours. This post is updated frequently as we learn about new offerings, so you can plan ahead of time.
If you have any questions/feedback about any of the training below or would like to suggest training for us to run, please email the Microsoft Australia Readiness Team at msaupr@microsoft.com.
SPOTLIGHT
Australian New Partner Orientation Community Call
Type: Beginners
Audience: Anyone
Cost: No Cost
Date & Locations: Skype (February 22), (March 22), (April 26), (May 24), (June 28)
On this call, which will last about 45 minutes, we take you through a demo of the Microsoft Partner Network to help you navigate where to find information to support your business. We will also answer questions from attendees. Join the call to learn about your options for membership in the Microsoft Partner Network, the associated benefits you receive, and where to find the right support and assets. Our MPN 101 resource explains program basics and provides you with links to get further details about your areas of interest. REGISTER HERE
Becoming a Microsoft Global Challenger
Type: Intermediate
Audience: Sales Professionals
Cost: No Cost
Date & Locations: Skype (January 25), (February 22), (March 22), (April 26), (May 24), (June 28)
Challengers teach their customers something new, something that challenges the way they think about their business. They compel customer action by creating the business case for change and lead customers to their solution. By having a customer mindset and putting customers at the centre of every interaction, Challengers have more loyal customers that buy more frequently, with fewer discounts, and will refer you to others. The Massive Open Online Course is entirely online and available on your PC, tablet, and mobile phone. As you join other participants across the globe, expect to spend approximately two (2) hours each week for six (6) weeks learning through videos, activities, and assignments. Every week, new content will become available for you and you’ll have three (3) weeks to complete it to get full credit. Every task and assignment you complete will credit you with points. REGISTER HERE
LEARNING NEWS
- Progressive Discounts on MCP Exams
- New DevOps Workshop released to support the Microsoft Professional Program
- Microsoft Certified Trainer Program Resources Now Available
- North America MCT Summit: February 2018
MICROSOFT PARTNER NETWORK NEWS
- Are innovators born or made?
- To transform or optimize your digital business. That is the question?
- NRF 2018: Where Microsoft partners bring intelligent retail
- Prepare for GDPR!
- Looking Ahead: Opportunities for Partners in 2018
MICROSOFT AZURE
Azure Fundamentals
Type: Technical (L200)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $299
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Perth (February 22-23); Melbourne (February 28-March 1); Canberra (March 12-13)
This course introduces key concepts for cloud computing and how Microsoft Azure aligns with those scenarios. Students are introduced to several key Azure services and solutions that align with the following technical disciplines, Infrastructure as a Service, Hybrid Cloud, Application Development, Big Data and Analytics and Cloud Security. REGISTER HERE
Architecting Azure IAAS and Hybrid Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Architects
Cost: $699
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Sydney (March 14-16)
The Azure IaaS and Hybrid Architect workshop is designed to prepare the architect to design solutions with Microsoft Azure. This workshop is focused on designing solutions using Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and other technologies to enable hybrid solutions such as data centre connectivity, hybrid applications, and other hybrid use cases such as business continuity with backup and high availability. Individual case studies will focus on specific real-world problems that represent common IaaS and Hybrid scenarios and practices. Students will also experience several hands-on labs to introduce them to some of the key services available. REGISTER HERE
Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $899
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Melbourne (February 12-16)
This training explores Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS) and several PaaS technologies such as Azure Web Apps and Cloud Services from the perspective of an IT Professional. This training provides an in-depth examination of Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS); covering Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks starting from introductory concepts through advanced capabilities of the platform. The student will learn best practices for configuring virtual machines for performance, durability, and availability using features built into the platform. Throughout the course the student will be introduced to tasks that can be accomplished through the Microsoft Azure Management Portal and with PowerShell automation to help build a core competency around critical automation skills. REGISTER HERE
Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions with Azure .NET
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $799
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Perth (April 16 -19): Sydney (April 30 – May 03); Melbourne (June 4-7)
This course is intended for students who have experience building ASP.NET and C# applications. Students will also have experience with the Microsoft Azure platform and a basic understanding of the services offered. This course offers students the opportunity to take an existing ASP.NET MVC application and expand its functionality as part of moving it to Azure. This course focuses on the considerations necessary when building a highly available solution in the cloud. REGISTER HERE
Introduction to Containers on Azure
Type: Technical (L200)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $599
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Sydney (March 12-13)
This course covers demonstrates different approaches for building container-based applications and deploying them into Azure. Different modules cover Windows and Linux based Docker containers with popular container orchestrators like kubernetes and DCOS provisioned by the Azure Container Service. The course will also show integration of container registries, specifically Docker Hub and the Azure Container Registry into DevOps workflows. This course starts with the basics of building a Linux and a Windows container running a .NET Core application. The course concludes showing how to customize the ACS templates with the acs-engine to deploy advanced cluster configurations. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp 70-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Azure is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam 70-533 Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Azure is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam 70-535 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Azure is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
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Azure Skills Initiative
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DATA ANAYTICS
Architecture Big Data Analytics
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Architects
Cost: $699
Product: Microsoft Azure
Date & Locations: Canberra (February 12-14); Sydney (February 19-21); Brisbane (March 5-7); Melbourne (March 14-15)
The Azure Big Data and Analytics Bootcamp is designed to give students a clear architectural understanding of the application of big data patterns in Azure. Students will be taught basic Lambda architecture patterns in Azure, leveraging the scalability and elasticity of Azure in Big Data and IoT solutions. An introduction to data science techniques in Azure will also be covered. Individual case studies will focus on specific real-world problems that represent common big data patterns and practices. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp 70-473: Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Data Platform
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Data Platform is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up: 70-475 Designing and Implementing Big Data Analytics Solutions
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Data Platform
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Data Platform is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
MICROSOFT 365
Microsoft 365 Security technical Series for Enterprise
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $99
Product: Office 365 / Windows / Security / EMS
Date & Locations: Perth (February 12-13); Sydney (March 19-20)
Ready to grow your Microsoft 365 Security Practice? Then join us for the Microsoft 365 Tech Series. These workshops are led by Microsoft-certified instructors and will help you get the latest insights to benefit your organization. Session Topic - Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance. We’ll help you with technical aspects of Microsoft 365 security mechanisms and compliance technology through discussion and hands-on labs. Specific topics will include Enterprise-Level Identity Protection, Windows Defender Exploit Guard, Windows Hello, Credential Guard, Azure Information Protection, Conditional Access using Health Attestation, and Ransom-Ware Protection. We’ll also address Security and Compliance Policy and discuss how it can be implemented. REGISTER HERE
Microsoft 365 Distributor Technical Series Events (Dicker Data)
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $99
Product: Office 365 / Windows / Security / EMS
Date & Locations: Adelaide (January 29-30); Sydney (February 5-6)
Dicker Data is pleased to extend an invitation for you to attend the Microsoft 365 Business Tech Series. Microsoft 365 is complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely. The Business Tech Series will help empower your team, safeguard your business, and simplify IT management with a single solution, purpose-built for your business. REGISTER HERE
Microsoft 365 Distributor Technical Series Events (Ingram)
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $99
Product: Office 365 / Windows / Security / EMS
Date & Locations: Homebush (February 26-27); Surface Paradise (March 5-6); Bendigo (March 15-16)
Ingram Micro is pleased to extend an invitation for you to attend the Microsoft 365 Business Tech Series. Microsoft 365 is complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely. The Business Tech Series will help empower your team, safeguard your business, and simplify IT management with a single solution, purpose-built for your business. REGISTER HERE
Microsoft 365 Distributor Technical Series Events (Rhipe)
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $99
Product: Office 365 / Windows / Security / EMS
Date & Locations: Sydney (February 19-20); Melbourne (February 26-27)
Rhipe is pleased to extend an invitation for you to attend the Microsoft 365 Business Tech Series. Microsoft 365 is complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely. The Business Tech Series will help empower your team, safeguard your business, and simplify IT management with a single solution, purpose-built for your business. REGISTER HERE
Microsoft 365 Distributor Technical Series Events (Synnex)
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional
Cost: $99
Product: Office 365 / Windows / Security / EMS
Date & Locations: Melbourne (March 15-16); Perth (March 12-13)
Synnex is pleased to extend an invitation for you to attend the Microsoft 365 Business Tech Series. Microsoft 365 is complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely. The Business Tech Series will help empower your team, safeguard your business, and simplify IT management with a single solution, purpose-built for your business. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Office 365
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Office 365 is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Office 365
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Office 365 is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Master Microsoft 365. Take training to build a practice that takes your business to the next level.
- Microsoft 365 Business Overview: Discover how Microsoft 365 Business can help your customers improve their productivity and protect their data from security threats. Learn More Today
- Cloud Voice: See how this solution provides services, security, and support that traditional phone lines can’t match. Explore Cloud Voice
- Security & Compliance: Learn how Microsoft 365 helps organisations with content security and data usage compliance. Explore Security & Compliance
- Collaboration: Discover how Microsoft 365 solutions help your customers collaborate across their organisation. Explore Collaboration
- Microsoft 365 powered device: Find out how you make device security top priority, while easing IT transition to cloud-based management. Explore Microsoft 365 powered device
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
Dynamics 365 customer engagement Enterprise Edition University for Sales Professionals
Type: Sales (L100)
Audience: Sales Professionals
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Dynamics 365
Date & Locations: Sydney (April 30 – May 2)
This course is about learning how to improve the way you sell Microsoft Dynamics 365 and related Microsoft solutions. REGISTER HERE
Dynamics Cloud Solution Strategy workshop with Neural Impact
Type: Sales (L100)
Audience: Business Decision Makers
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Microsoft Dynamics
Date & Locations: Melbourne (March 26-27)
Developing and launching cloud solutions falls outside most partner organizations’ comfort zone, especially if their existing business model is predicated primarily on project services revenue. But they are increasingly becoming critical to driving high win rates, low sales costs and minimal churn. The Cloud Solution Strategy Workshop is the ideal place to learn how to scope, price, package, and position your cloud solution to ensure it aligns with the business priorities of your target market and appeals to its business decision makers. REGISTER HERE
Implementation Lifecycle for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Dynamics 365 - Finance and Operations
Date & Locations: Sydney (March 14-16)
This course is designed for Solution Architects, Senior Functional Consultants, Senior Technical Consultants and Project managers to understand the technology and tools available through Dynamics Lifecycle services and Visual Studio online to support the implementation of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. The workshop is primarily hands on, taking attendees through the best practices of managing the implementation and deployment of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, and the use of tools commonly used through an implementation to support the management of business processes, data, code and environments. The workshop will follow through an example case study to design, deploy, configure and test a solution on Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. This workshop requires an existing knowledge of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and will only focus on implementation of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, not the use of Dynamics 365 itself, and hands-on experience in previous AX 2012 implementations. REGISTER HERE
Advanced Dynamics 365 for Retail for Presales
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Dynamics 365 - Finance and Operations
Date & Locations: Sydney (March 19-23)
This course covers the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Retail. It also reviews benefits and new features of Dynamics 365 for Retail, focusing on the pain points for many retailers. Important features for retailers will be discussed, including retail channels and organizational modelling, gift cards, loyalty programs, discounts and pricing, product management, point of sale, call centre, and integrations. Each of these discussions will include demonstrations that touch on the most aspects of each topic. This course will also include a hands-on component in addition to the theoretical concepts presentation, where real-life scenarios will be used to illustrate the functionality of the solution. The participants will learn all the available features of the Dynamics 365 for Retail feature areas and the benefits resulting from using the Dynamics 365 for Retail solution. REGISTER HERE
Extensibility Workshop in Dynamics 365 Operations for X++ Apps
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Dynamics 365 - Finance and Operations
Date & Locations: Sydney (February 19-20)
The X++ Extensibility Workshop for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations is a hands-on, developer focused course that will provide a 400-level understanding of the extensibility features in Dynamics 365 for Operations. It will be helpful for organizations planning, designing, and implementing VAR and ISV solutions that will need to migrate away from over layering technology. REGISTER HERE
Extensibility Workshop in Dynamics 365 Operations for Retail Apps
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professional / Developers
Cost: $1,600 USD (Use code PpDw2008 to receive $200)
Product: Dynamics 365 - Finance and Operations
Date & Locations: Sydney (February 21-22)
This Extensibility Workshop for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Retail is a hands-on, developer focused course that will provide a 400-level understanding of the extensibility features in Dynamics 365 for Retail. Understand the new patterns, best practice, POS extensions points and controls introduced in the July release for extending the retail components without inline changes. We will be covering the enhanced way of extending POS, Commerce Runtime, Retail server, CDX and Hardware station with some real-world hands-on scenarios and walkthrough how this helps in seamless servicing (without code merge). REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp MB2-714 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Customer Service
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Dynamics CRM
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Dynamics is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp MB2-715 Microsoft Dynamics 365 customer engagement Online Deployment
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Dynamics 365
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Dynamics is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Next Up Exam Camp MB2-716 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customization and Configuration
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Dynamics 365
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Microsoft Dynamics is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Retail and Talent University for Sales Professionals
Audience: This course is intended for professionals new to Dynamics AX or Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations that will perform the role of application consultant, Pre-Sales. Professionals with experience from other ERP systems will require less time per day on self-paced training and professionals without any previous ERP experience will require more time per day.
Cost: $700 USD
Product: Dynamics 365
Locations: Virtual Instructor Led over Skype for Business
Training Date: Monday February 5 - Thursday February 8, 2018
Training Time: Monday Thursday 1:00pm – 4:00pm
The Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Retail and Talent University workshop is designed for consultants, pre-sales, project managers, solution architects and service leads that need the combined knowledge on functionality and technical concepts for successful implementations of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. All attendees will get an overview on the new Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, understand functionality changes and the challenges associated with planning architecture and deploying in the cloud. An update on pre-sales topics and new process and procedures recommend by Microsoft for implementing successfully will be part of the track. REGISTER HERE
Dynamics 365 customer engagement Enterprise Edition University for Sales Professionals
Audience: This course is designed for experienced Sales Professionals who want to learn more about best practices for selling Microsoft Dynamics 365, how to competently deliver the Microsoft cloud story, and explain the value proposition and key messaging for Dynamics 365 and related Microsoft solutions.
Cost: $700 USD
Product: Dynamics 365
Locations: Virtual Instructor Led over Skype for Business
Training Date: Monday February 19 - Wednesday February 21, 2018
Training Time: Monday Thursday 1:00pm – 4:00pm
This course is about learning how to improve the way you sell Microsoft Dynamics 365 and related Microsoft solutions. REGISTER HERE
MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE MOBILITY SUITE
Next Up Exam Camp 70-398 Planning for and Managing Devices in the Enterprise
Type: Technical (L300)
Audience: IT Professionals looking to earning formal qualifications
Cost: $399
Product: Enterprise Mobility
Date & Locations: Online Self Study February 12 – March 12 / In Person Exam Dates; Melbourne (March 20); Adelaide (Adelaide 20); Perth (March 21); Brisbane (March 23): Sydney (March 26)
Earning any kind of specialist certification is a great way to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re looking for a new challenge, a new job, or a way to make yourself more valuable to your current employer. With the growing importance of the cloud, Enterprise Mobility Suite is a must-have certification for anyone looking to prove their skills. REGISTER HERE
AUSTRALIAN PARTNER SELLER MEMBERS TRAINING
Partner Seller Australia – Hour of Power
Type: Sale (L100)
Audience: Only open to registered Partner Sellers
Cost: No Charge
Duration: Starts: March 2018 - Ends: June 2018
Location: Online via Skype for Business
This monthly community call is for Australian Partner Seller individuals. This call has been established to give you an update on the latest news from Microsoft Subject Matter Experts. It will also equip you with tools that will help you sell, drive deployment and consumption of Microsoft Products. REGISTER HERE
Advanced Technical Training for Cloud and Data Platform Architects
Type: Technical (L400)
Audience: Only open to registered Partner Sellers
Cost: $1,800 USD
Duration: Starts: April 16-20, 2018
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel | Bellevue, WA, USA
In an increasingly digital world, people, not technology will disrupt the status quo. As an IT pro working amid the opportunity of digital transformation, you’re going to be asked to do things differently. You’ll need deep skills, expertise, and confidence to implement meaningful technical solutions that meet advanced customer needs. We’re investing big in helping you develop that skill set with the Intelligent Cloud Architect Boot Camp. REGISTER HERE
MICROSOFT GLOBAL FLAGSHIP EVENTS
MICROSOFT INSPIRE 2018
Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals
Cost: US$1,995
Product: NA
Duration: 5 days
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (July 15-19, 2018)
Join us at the 2018 Microsoft Inspire as we redefine productivity in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. Microsoft Inspire is the largest partner event of the year—a place to connect with fellow partners and with Microsoft, hear about the future direction of Microsoft and the broader IT industry, discover new business opportunities, learn, teach, and share with peers. With past attendance reaching 16,000 attendees from over 140 countries, no other event brings together so many of the most successful, top-tier partners in the Microsoft Partner Network. Microsoft Inspire is where leaders and visionaries of the IT industry gather to spur innovation and growth to new heights. Harness the potential of these great minds and build partnerships to expand the reach of your own solutions. Microsoft Inspire allows you to discover new opportunities and leverage industry connections to get business done. REGISTER HERE
2017 MICROSOFT GLOBAL FLAGSHIP EVENTS (ON DEMAND)
MICROSOFT BUILD
Location: Seattle, USA (May 10-12, 2017)
Audience: Developers
WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT BUILD 2017.
MICROSOFT DATA INSIGHTS SUMMIT
Location: Seattle, USA (June 12-13, 2017)
Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals
WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT DATA INSIGHTS SUMMIT.
MICROSOFT INSPIRE
Location: Washington DC, USA (July 9-13, 2017)
Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals
WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT INSPIRE 2017.
MICROSOFT IGNITE
Audience: IT Professionals
WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT IGNITE 2017.
Expression of Interest please email msaupr@microsoft.com with the course title in the subject line. Once the course opens we will email you the invite.