Welcome to the January Hot Sheet, a schedule of training opportunities for Microsoft U.S. partners, so you can plan your activities for the new year. You can access a list of December’s events, as well as recently-updated Hot Sheets for Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 and the new Office anytime at http://aka.ms/hotsheetnews.
Popular now:
Licensing Assessment for Sales Specialists
Pre-Sales Technical Assessment for Business Intelligence
SharePoint Server 2013 - All Partners / Business Development
Featured Promotions
Earn Accreditations for a Chance to Win Winter Prizes
Earn prize drawing entries when you prepare for and pass your Microsoft sales specialist and pre-sales technical specialist assessments through December 31, 2012. Prizes include Aspen travel packages and $200 Columbia gift cards. Official Rules.
Save Up to 40% on Competency Exam Packs and a Free Second Shot
Partners can now purchase a Competency Exam Pack and save up to 40% on select Microsoft certification exams taken by May 31, 2013. Plus, they’ll receive one free retake for each exam they don’t pass the first time. Terms and conditions.
Improve your ability to sell, deploy or manage Windows Azure, Windows Intune and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. For each featured course you take this December, you’ll be entered to win an Xbox 360 Pro Console. Official rules.
New Year Training Sweepstakes Will Feature the New Office
Get up to speed on the customer opportunity with the new Office. For each featured course you take in January and February, you’ll be entered to win a $120 Amazon gift card or Nikon digital camera kit. The featured training list and rules will be posted January 2 at http://aka.ms/ustrainingsweeps.
In-Person Learning
January 8 in Chicago and January 14 in DC: Microsoft Lync 2013 Technical Ignite
Stay ahead of the market with this four-day workshop. Presentations will cover a wide variety of topics for Lync, both on-premise and online, and there will be hands-on labs that create an interactive Lync experience.
January 22 in Boston:Windows Server 2012 Ignite Technical Boot Camp
Update your skills and knowledge to Windows Server 2012 with this four-day, intensive training. This course is also exam preparation material and maps directly to Exam 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012.
Developer and IT Pro Events
Find a free live event near you on MSDN or TechNet.
Microsoft Dynamics In-Person Events
Visit PartnerSource for classroom training on Microsoft Dynamics products.
Live Online Events
View a six-week outlook of in-person and live online training by Region on the partner portal: http://aka.ms/eastregion, http://aka.ms/centralregion and http://aka.ms/westregion.