Community calls and resources summary for March 2017
Connect and engage with Microsoft technical, sales, and business experts in the US Partner Community. Our expert-led communities will help you build your practice and build your business. Community activities include regular calls that you can join live and catch on-demand later, Yammer groups for connection with Microsoft and with other partners, and blog series that provide information and resources.
Practice-building communities
Technically focused and led by Technology Solutions Professionals with product and workload expertise
Business-building communities
Align to your business model, customer segment focus, and areas of interest
If you missed the March blog posts and calls, get caught up using the links in this post. All of our community calls are listed on the Hot Sheet, the comprehensive training schedule.
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Application Development
Hybrid identity
Topic resources
- Growing opportunities for cloud partners with open source
- Access and Identity Management solutions
- Azure Active Directory Hybrid Identity design considerations
On the blog
Azure Infrastructure and Management
SAP HANA for Microsoft Azure
Topic resources
- SAP HANA on Azure
- SAP on Microsoft Azure documentation
- SUSE Linux on Azure
- SAP on Azure videos on Channel 9
On the blog
- Growing opportunities for cloud partners with open source
- Microsoft Azure infrastructure solutions webcasts in April and May 2017
Build your Azure skills and knowledge
- Growing opportunities for cloud partners with open source
- Microsoft Azure training and certification offers
- Savings on Azure-focused MCP exams
Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
Extract, transform, load (ETL) with Azure Data Factory
Topic resources
- Introduction to Azure Data Factory Service
- Orchestrating Big Data with Azure Data Factory
- Data Science Track in the Microsoft Professional Program
- LearningAnalytics@Microsoft website
- Compute environments supported by Azure Data Factory
Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Field Service and Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation
Topic resources
- Project Service Automation Overview
- Project Service Automation video playlist
- How Field Service can boost revenue
- Field service customer success stories video playlist
- Connected Field Service architecture
On the blog
Enterprise Mobility + Security
Azure Active Directory Connect
Topic resources
- Windows Azure Active Directory Sync (DirSync) and Azure AD Sync reach end of support on April 13, 2017
- Azure AD Connect sync: Understand and customize synchronization
- Azure AD Connect sync: Technical concepts
- Azure AD Connect sync: Understanding the default configuration
- Azure AD Connect sync: Understanding Users and Contacts
- Azure AD Connect Sync: Understanding Declarative Provisioning Expressions
- Best practices for changing the default configuration
On the blog
- EMS Partners: A closer look at Azure Active Directory Connect
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Tools and References from Microsoft – Identify Function
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Tools and References from Microsoft – Protect Function
ISV and Application Builder
Launch your cloud applications on Microsoft Azure
- Watch the community call on demand
- New services that help partners build apps on Microsoft Azure and Office 365
Topic resources
- ISV Resource Hub
- Developer training and resources
- Cloud Application Development Playbook
- Cloud Ready Assessment
MPN 101
March call topics: Partner incentives, partner program overview and renewals, Managed Services Provider (MSP) resources
- Community call on demand: Partner incentives and investments
- Community call on demand: New Partner Orientation
- Community call on demand: Partner program membership renewal process
- Community call on demand: Managed Services Provider resources
- Managed Services Provider blog posts
Resources
Office 365 and Voice
Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance
Topic resources
- New Office 365 capabilities help you proactively manage security and compliance risk
- New Security Analytics Service: Finding and Fixing Risk in Office 365
- Using the Office 365 Secure Score API
On the blog
- Getting to know and love Microsoft Teams
- Collaboration options: Office 365 Groups, Microsoft Teams, and Yammer
Open Source Solutions (OSS)
OSS infrastructure management tools
- Watch the community call on demand
- Read the introductory blog post
- Growing opportunities for cloud partners with open source
Topic resources
Sign up for sales training courses
On-demand sales training
- Learn how to execute a winning Microsoft Office 365 E5 sales strategy in Healthcare
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Pricing and Licensing
- Coffee in the Cloud: The Mystery of the Kiosk sku
- Watch more Coffee in the Cloud and sales training webcasts on demand
- Cloud + Enterprise University Online
- Cloud + Enterprise Data Platform University Online
- Office 365 Drumbeat sales resources
SMB Partner Insider
East Region
Central Region
West Region
Windows and Devices
Focus on Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection
Topic resources
- Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection
- Windows Security
- Microsoft Secure website
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Blog
- Microsoft Security Response Center