US partner training picks for the week of June 15, 2015
Each week, we share our recommendations for upcoming partner training courses, webcasts, and calls, selected from our US partner training schedule, the Hot Sheet. Regardless of your role, our courses, webcasts, and calls can help you build your skills and knowledge. Enjoy!
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June 15–19: Partner Practice Enablement for Azure
This five-day virtual technical training provides you with an introduction to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Networks Services. You’ll get the foundational knowledge for running new workloads or migrating existing workloads from on-premises, and an overview and hands-on training for Microsoft Azure Active Directory and Windows Server Active Directory common workload scenarios. Register.
June 17 Cloud Profitability webcast: Changing business operations in a cloud environment
When building the cloud plan for your company, you’ll need to consider your business model. It’s no longer enough to rely on resale and project services because that’s not where the biggest profit lies. The June focus for the weekly Cloud Profitability webcasts is on understanding the Intellectual Property (IP) business model. Catch up on the June 3 and June 10 webcasts on demand, and sign up for future webcasts. Learn more.
June 18: Azure Partner Community call
The June focus for the Azure Partner Community blog series and call is on how announcements from Build and Ignite will impact partners, and taking stock of your Azure practice to decide on next steps for your business so you can build an actionable technical readiness plan.
June 18–19: Office 365 Practice Accelerator for SMB
In this technical training you will learn the fundamental deployment principles and processes that lead to repeatable, successful deployments of Office 365 for small and medium business (SMB) customers. You’ll get an introduction to your Office 365 opportunities, guidance for getting started, and coverage of Office 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer, and Skype for Business.
Office 365 technical training webcasts in June and July
Get training for Microsoft Cloud Productivity and Enterprise Social solutions, delivered by experts from the MPN Partner Technical Services team. Register for these upcoming courses:
Recommended reading
These blog posts and articles will help you stay informed about training related opportunities and offerings.
- Office 365 Partner Community: Announcements from Ignite
- The evolution of partner enablement
- US Sessions at WPC 2015 focus on enabling great customer experiences through technology, and your profitability
- Your keys to cloud profitability at WPC 2015
- Be ready for the opportunities of Windows 10
- MPN relationship management: helping our partner admins do their job