March 2017 Hot Sheet partner training schedule
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Community call schedule
Community calls for the US Partner Community are led by experts from across the US Partner Team, and provide practice-building and business-building guidance.
Community name |
March call |
April call |
Application Development |
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Azure Infrastructure and Management |
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Cloud Services Partner Incentives | ||
Data Platform and Advanced Analytics |
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Dynamics 365 |
Dynamics 365 for Project Services and Field Services – on demand |
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Enterprise Mobility + Security |
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ISV and Application Builder |
Launch your Cloud Application in 6 to 8 weeks on Azure – on demand |
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MPN 101 |
Partner incentives and investments – on demand New Partner Orientation – on demand |
No calls scheduled at this time – check listing page for updates |
Office 365 and Voice |
Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance – on demand |
April 6 – Secure Productive Enterprise for Office 365 Partners |
Open Source Solutions |
April 4 (new date for the March call) – OSS infrastructure tooling |
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SMB Partner Insider |
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Windows and Devices |
April 18 - Windows 10 Creators Update launch April 26 - Secure Productive Enterprise for Windows Partners |
Week of March 27–31
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
March 27–29 |
Atlanta, GA |
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300) |
Architects, IT Pros, Presales Engineers |
March 27–29 |
Bellevue, WA |
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300) |
Architects, IT Pros, Presales Engineers |
March 27–28 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Windows deployment (Level 300; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 27–28 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Connected solutions with IoT (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 27 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 27 |
Online |
The message of digital transformation – The Azure opportunity |
Sales Professionals |
March 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Cloud Hybrid Storage (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Cloud PBX with On-Premises PSTN Connectivity (Level 300) | Technical roles |
March 27 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 28–30 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 28–30 |
Chicago, IL |
Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Practice Enablement technical training (Level 300) |
Solution Architects, Presales Technical Roles, Deployment Roles |
March 28–29 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Technical Consultants, Application Consultants, Presales Roles |
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March 28–30 |
Online |
Internet of Things (IoT) Virtual Boot Camp (Workshops + hands-on labs) |
IT Professionals and Developers |
March 28 |
New York, NY |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 28 |
Indianapolis, IN |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 28 |
Austin, TX |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers | |
March 28 |
San Francisco, CA |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers | |
March 28 |
Chicago, IL |
Partner Business Executives |
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March 28 |
Community call |
Open Source Solutions (OSS) Partner Community call: Infrastructure management tools |
Technical roles |
March 28 |
Online |
Sales and Technical roles |
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March 28 |
Online |
Lead with identity in retail and drive digital transformation |
Sales Professionals |
March 28 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Lift and Shift to Azure (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 29 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Sales Professionals |
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March 29 |
New York, NY |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 29 |
Indianapolis, IN |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 29 |
Austin, TX |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 29 |
San Francisco, CA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 29 |
Washington DC |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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March 29 |
Chicago, IL |
Business, sales |
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March 29 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Windows Security (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 29 |
Online |
Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 30 |
New York, NY |
Business, sales |
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March 30 |
Washington DC |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 30 |
Atlanta, GA |
Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200) |
Sales and Presales Technical roles |
March 30 |
New York, NY |
Partner Business Executives |
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March 30 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Windows Management (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 30 |
Online |
Doing business in the Cloud - Insights from successful sellers |
Sales Professionals |
March 30 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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March 30 |
Office hours |
Marketing |
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March 31 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
Week of April 3–7
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 3–4 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Windows Deployment (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 3 |
Online |
Understanding Azure Infra– The value proposition and sales scenarios |
Sales Professionals |
April 4 |
Online |
Simulate cyber attacks with the Advanced Threat Analytics Playbook |
Technical roles |
April 4–6 |
Atlanta, GA |
Technical roles |
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April 4–6 |
Iselin, NJ |
Technical roles |
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April 4 |
Nashville, TN |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 4 |
Omaha, NE |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 4 |
Denver, CO |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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April 4 |
Community call |
Application Development Partner Community call: Introduction to Serverless Computing |
Technical roles |
April 4 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 4 |
Online |
Sales and Technical roles | |
April 4 |
Online |
Grow, manage and increase business profitability by actively using Office 365 Internal User Rights (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 5 |
Nashville, TN |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Omaha, NE |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Denver, CO |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Tampa, FL |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 5 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Azure Pricing Calculator (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 5 |
Online |
Sales Professionals |
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April 5 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Defining requirements for a Skype for Business deployment (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 6 |
Tampa, FL |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 6 |
Community call |
Office 365 and Voice Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise |
Technical roles |
April 6 |
Online |
Modernize customer's infrastructure with Software Defined Data Center |
Sales Professionals |
April 6 |
Online |
Introduction to SharePoint Online: External sharing with SharePoint Online and partner facing Extranet Sites (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 6 |
Online |
Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: DevOps Last Mile - A Discussion of Branching, Build, and Release Management | Technical roles |
April 6 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 7 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
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April 7 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
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April 7 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
Week of April 10–14
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 10 |
Online |
Introduction to SharePoint Online: Moving to Cloud with OneDrive for Business (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 10 |
Online |
Extend your customer's data center with the flexibility and availability of cloud |
Sales Professionals |
April 11 |
Atlanta, GA |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 11 |
Phoenix, AZ |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 11 |
Online |
Ask the Experts on Azure SQL: Best practices of migrating SQL On Premises to Azure SQL |
Technical roles |
April 11 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Defining network requirements for Skype for Business deployment (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 11 |
Community call |
Dynamics 365 Partner Community call: Using Power App and Flow with Dynamics 365 |
Technical roles |
April 11 |
Online |
Sales and Technical roles |
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April 12 |
Atlanta, GA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 12 |
Phoenix, AZ |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 12 |
Online |
Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Build a great conversationalist with Azure Bot Service (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 12 |
Online |
Business, Sales |
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April 12 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Microsoft PowerApps and Microsoft Flows (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 13 |
Community call |
Azure Infrastructure and Management Partner Community call: Azure Operations Spotlight (continued) |
Technical roles |
April 13 |
Online |
Technical roles |
Week of April 17–21
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 17–19 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Management and Security (Level 300; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
April 17 |
Online |
Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 18 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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April 18 |
Online |
SMB Jumpstart: Leveraging Solution Templates to accelerate customer acquisition |
Sales and Technical roles |
April 18 |
Online |
Sales Professionals |
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April 18 |
Online |
Introduction to Windows Security (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 18 |
Online |
What's new and highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 18 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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April 19 |
Online |
Sales Professionals |
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April 19 |
New York, NY |
Sales Professionals |
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April 19 |
Irvine, CA |
Sales Professionals |
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April 19 |
Online |
What's new in Enterprise Mobility Suite (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 19 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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April 19 |
Online |
Ask The Experts Skype for Business: Enterprise Voice best practices (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 20 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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April 20 |
Community call |
Windows and Devices Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise |
Technical roles |
Week of April 24–28
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 24–May 10 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Customization and Configuration Exam Preparation (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
April 24–May 24 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hors/day) |
Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants |
April 24–April 26 |
Online |
Office 365 Cloud Productivity Competency Boot Camp (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 24 |
Online |
Enhanced development and testing |
Sales Professionals |
April 25–May 25 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hours/day) |
Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants |
April 25–May 11 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Sales (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) |
Sales Professionals |
April 25 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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April 25 |
Online |
Government roles |
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April 25 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Azure SQL– Securing Data with Azure SQL (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 26 |
Online |
Microsoft PowerApps and Flow Hack-a-Thon (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 26 |
Online |
Ask The Experts: Exchange Online – Email security best practices (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 26 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: PaaS – Building Microservices on Azure Service Fabric (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
April 27 | Community call |
Technical roles |
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April 27 |
Community call |
Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise |
Technical roles |
April 27 |
Online |
Simplify hybrid cloud management with process automation |
Sales Professionals |
April 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Storage (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 28 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
May 2017
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
May 4 |
Online |
The business continuity of today – How to challenge tomorrow |
Sales Professionals |
May 8 |
Online |
Higher, faster, stronger – SAP deployment, dev-test and training on Azure |
Sales Professionals |
May 11 |
Online |
Provide customers with more choices in the cloud – Open Source on Azure |
Sales Professionals |
May 15 |
Online |
Lead the discussion with the client – Boost your sales |
Sales Professionals |
May 16 |
Online |
Sales and Presales roles |
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May 16–June 1 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Online Deployment (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
May 30–June 28 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Retail (3 days/week, 2 hours/day) |
Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants |
Microsoft 2017 events lineup
Microsoft Build: May 10–12 in Seattle, WA
Microsoft Data Insights Summit: June 12–13 in Seattle, WA
Microsoft Inspire (formerly Worldwide Partner Conference): July 9–13 in Washington, DC
Microsoft Ignite: September 25–29 in Orlando, FL
Microsoft Envision: September 25–29 in Orlando, FL
Comments
- Anonymous
March 11, 2017
That is mind blowing! Amazing stuff for Partners.