https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/feed.xml Are you looking to build your technical capabilities? Develop the technical skills you need to increase sales, deploy more effectively and accelerate app development by receiving technical guidance for real-world scenarios through a wide range of engagements with Microsoft partner technical consultants – available through your Microsoft Partner Network benefits. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:11:53 GMT en-US hourly 1 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/dive-deep-into-power-bi-common-scenarios Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:11:52 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=11085 no cost and will help develop powerful insights to transform your business. Technical Deep Dive on Power BI Common Scenarios – Prepare your customers for their Power BI deployments, by understanding common scenarios and data source options. During this three-hour session, we will dive deeper into the preparation and planning for Power BI data sources. This includes importing data, direct queries, embedded Power BI, Dynamics 365 for Sales scenarios, hybrid scenarios, and more. Explore the full suite of technical webinars and consultations available for the Data and AI technical journey at aka.ms/DataAITechJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/technical-webinars-and-consultations-available-now-thru-august Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:19:25 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=11025 NO COST to you as an MPN member. If you are looking for one-on-one technical assistance, focused on real-world scenarios, explore the list of technical consultations available, using your MPN technical presales and deployment benefits. Apps-Infrastructure_technical-webinars-consultations-list_June-July-August Business-Applications_technical-webinars-consultations-list_June-July-August Data-AI_technical-webinars-consultations-list_June-July-August Modern-Workplace_technical-webinars-consultations-list_June-July-August Complete-list_technical-webinars-consultations_June-July-August Fore more information on all technical journeys and the recommended paths to consume these webinars and consultations, visit aka.ms/technicaljourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/increase-efficiency-and-productivity-with-azure-services Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:22:43 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=11015 Stay up to date and utilize the latest developments in Azure services. In these technical webinars, available to you as a Partner Network member at no cost, you will receive marketing and business news, plus migration and deployment how-to. Introduction to Azure IaaS – Discover how SMBs can utilize Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to increase efficiency and productivity, while reducing IT operating expenses (OpEx) by implementing cloud and hybrid cloud scenarios. Taking advantage of Azure’s scale and consumption-based billing, SMBs can leverage services that would normally be far beyond their means to implement. With Azure, you have the ability to expand your role as a service provider and business advisory. Learn how these powerful tools can help you broaden your customer base and service offerings, grow revenues, increase margins, and accelerate your speed to market. ​ Technical Deep Dive on Migrating Applications to Azure – Learn how to streamline your app hosting and deployment processes using Microsoft Azure web workloads and understand the migration paths that apply to your application. Our Microsoft technical experts will teach you how to migrate existing business applications as well as test the Azure environment by activating your internal-use rights (IUR) benefits. You’ll discover how to leverage Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Service, Containers in Azure, Azure Active Directory, Cosmos DB and Azure SQL database to streamline deployment processes and quickly respond to your customers' needs.​ ​This course is organized in 4 different 2-3-hour sessions, each consumable individually or together, depending on your needs. By attending the sessions within this technical training webcast, you will learn: ​

• How to plan and migrate an application to Azure​
• How to streamline the application deployment processes​
• About IUR benefits and how they can impact your planning and deployment​

What’s New in Azure Infrastructure as a Service – As the Microsoft Azure platform continues to rapidly evolve, we’ve designed this technical training webcast series to help MPN partners remain up-to-date on the latest developments in Azure services. You’ll receive important news and updates regarding new service availability, feature updates or releases in Azure. The information presented will be mostly technical in nature, but occasionally our Microsoft technical experts will provide marketing and business news that is of interest to partners building a cloud practice. During this webcast you’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback regarding Azure. ​ Check out the full Apps & Infrastructure technical journey of technical webinars and technical consultations at aka.ms/AzureAppInnovation and aka.ms/O365AppInnovation.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/intelligent-communications-rapidly-grow-your-knowledge-base Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:08 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=11005 Technical Deep Dive on Microsoft Teams Direct Routing – Discover how users can easily be transitioned to Calling in Microsoft Teams and learn that in using Direct Routing, call center agents can continue to use their applications while transitioning other users. Direct Routing is a capability of Phone System in Office 365 to help customers connect their SIP trunks to Microsoft Teams. In the simplest deployment model, customers start with SIP trunks from their telecommunications provider. Next, customers will use and configure a supported Session Border Controller (SBC) from one of our certified partners. Finally, they will connect their SBC to Microsoft Teams and Phone System. By integrating with an existing PBX, pilot users can be moved to Calling in Teams while users remain on their legacy PBX; The call traffic between these users during the transition stay within the organization. Technical Deep Dive on Microsoft Cloud Voicemail – Cloud Voicemail is replacing Exchange Online Unified Messaging (UM) in providing voice messaging functionality for Skype for Business 2019 voice users. ​ Cloud Voicemail provides the following benefits for on-premises and online users who have mailboxes on Exchange Server 2019 or Exchange Online: ​

• Voicemail answering and deposit functionality with enhanced speech transcription​
• Access to Exchange mailbox voicemails by using Skype for Business Online or Outlook clients​
• Ability to use the Office 365 web-based portal to manage voicemail options​
• Support for Exchange mailboxes on-premises or in the cloud​
• Leveraging of existing user greetings from Exchange Online Unified Messaging

Explore the full suite of technical webinars and consultations available for the Intelligent Communications technical journey at aka.ms/IntelligentCommsTechJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/technical-webinars-for-the-week-of-6-10-6-14 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:22:52 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10985 Technical-webinars-6.10-thru-6.14 To find additional and times for times for the webinars above, as well as the full suite of webinars and consultations available, visit aka.ms/TechnicalJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/learn-how-to-build-end-to-end-cloud-scale-analytics-solutions-in-azure-2 Thu, 30 May 2019 20:16:36 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10955 Additional dates/times will be added to the technical webinars below: Adopting Cloud Scale Analytics – Learn how to use Azure cloud services like Data Lake Analytics, Data Lake Store, Data Factory. (English – June 27) View the full technical journey available to help you build your Data and AI practice by connecting with Microsoft Partner Technical Consultants remotely through technical webinars and technical consultations at aka.ms/DataAITechJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/technical-webinars-for-the-week-of-6-3-6-7 Wed, 29 May 2019 20:13:06 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10935 no cost to Microsoft Partner Network members! Technical-webinars-6.3-thru-6.7 To find additional dates and times for the webinars above, as well as the full suite of webinars and consultations available, visit aka.ms/TechnicalJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/technical-webinars-for-the-week-of-5-27-5-31 Thu, 23 May 2019 14:44:06 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10875 no cost to Microsoft Partner Network members! Technical-webinars-5.27-thru-5.31 To find additional dates and times for the webinars above, as well as the full suite of webinars and consultations available, visit aka.ms/TechnicalJourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/new-modern-workplace-services-now-available Wed, 22 May 2019 14:14:47 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10835 New technical consultations: Teamwork Solutions Starter Kit (Cost: Up to 5 partner advisory hours) – Build your Office 365 Teamwork knowledge and receive personalized guidance from a Partner Technical Consultant to assist with customer deployments. As a perfect follow-up to Introduction to Microsoft Teamwork Solutions, this starter kit will build on your foundational knowledge by diving deeper into specific topics such as (but not limited to) Microsoft Teams migration paths and product demos. Throughout this consultation, you can also ask any specific questions you may have. Teamwork Presales Consultation (Cost: Up to 5 partner advisory hours) – During this one-to-one consultation, a Microsoft expert will provide guidance on customer presales questions by guiding you through the advanced functionalities of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and other Office 365 applications. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of how to propose and plan the right customer solutions and mitigate potential issues along the way. Topics covered during this consultation include migration planning, information architecture and product demos. Throughout this consultation, you can also ask any specific questions you may have. Teamwork Solutions Deployment Consultation (Cost: Up to 5 partner advisory hours) – Let our Partner Technical Consultants help ensure a smooth and successful deployment process during this one-to-one consultation. Whether you need an architecture review or assistance during the deployment itself, our Microsoft experts will cover the most complex scenarios you may encounter. You’ll receive an overview of the various deployment options available including how to protect your customer’s data and how to ensure they stay compliant with regulatory requirements. Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance Presales Consultation (Cost: Up to 5 partner advisory hours) – Have you chosen to deliver on the security and compliance capabilities of Microsoft 365? During this one-to-one technical consultation, you’ll receive personalized presales guidance for your first opportunities. Understand how Microsoft 365 can help build a practice that enables your customers to proactively guard against threats, utilize identity and access management as well as protect their information. Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance Deployment Consultation (Cost: Up to 5 partner advisory hours) – Define best practices and develop a process for secure and compliant deployments with a Microsoft 365 expert. Explore how individual Microsoft 365 security products and services such as Azure Information Protection, Office 365 Advanced Data Governance, Office 365 Data Loss Prevention, Windows Information Protection, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Office 365 Cloud App Security and Microsoft Intune can be landed in your customer’s environments. You’ll also learn how to convert license sales to deployed products, ensuring renewals and continued revenue. Explore the full suite of technical webinars and consultations available for the Modern Workplace technical journey at aka.ms/technicaljourney.]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ptsblog/get-prepared-to-address-real-world-scenarios-when-closing-deals-and-deploying-microsoft-dynamics-365-solutions-2 Thu, 16 May 2019 14:25:16 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ptsblog/?p=10825 Dynamics 365 Business Central Starter Kit Consultation – Understand the capabilities and advantages of Dynamics 365 Business Central from a Microsoft Partner Technical Consultant, helping you sell and deploy solutions more effectively. Designed for partners who are new to Dynamics 365 Business Central, this consultation will help you to expand your technical skillset by covering topics such as licensing, feature overviews, product demos, and integration. ​ ​Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Starter Kit Consultation – In this one-to-one consultation, a Microsoft technical expert will help you to understand the capabilities and advantages of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, enabling you to get started and build your Dynamics practice. Designed for partners who are new to Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, this consultation will help you to expand your technical skillset, so you are better prepared to sell and deploy Dynamics solutions. Microsoft Power Platform Starter Kit Consultation – Learn what are the Microsoft Power Platform components, including the key capabilities of Microsoft PowerApps, Flow and Power BI. You’ll understand the different licensing options available for the Microsoft Power Platform.  Dynamics 365 for Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service Starter Kit Consultation – In this one-to-one consultation, we’ll help you understand the capabilities and advantages of Dynamics 365. Our Partner Technical Consultations will share the latest information and trends with Dynamics 365, helping you to get started and build your Dynamics practice. If you’re new to Dynamics 365, then this consultation will help you expand your technical skillset, so you are better prepared to sell and deploy customer solutions. ​ Dynamics 365 for Talent Starter Kit Consultation – Start building your Dynamics 365 for Talent practice by learning the capabilities and advantages from a Microsoft Partner Technical Consultant. Designed for partners who are new to Dynamics 365 for Talent, this consultation will help you to expand your technical skillset, so you are better prepared to sell and deploy Dynamics for Talent solutions. If you are interested in learning how to implement a Human Capital Management Solution, then this consultation is for you!  Explore the full technical journey available to help you build your Business Applications practice by connecting with Microsoft Partner Technical Consultants remotely through technical webinars and consultations at aka.ms/technicaljourney.]]>