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Register by February 27 for the Digital Transformation by Industry self-paced sales courses
- Self-paced training about Digital Transformation across a wide variety of industries
- Stories about digital transformation by industry
- Partner marketing resources for digital transformation
- Sales excellence partner webcasts
Skype for Business Technical Airlift events in March and April
- Sign up for a Skype for Business Technical Airlift event in a city near you
- Skype for Business training schedule
- Skype Operations Framework training and assessment
Internet of Things (IoT) training opportunities and resources
- March 21-22 in San Jose: IoT in action with Microsoft
- March 27-28: Technical deep dive – Connected solutions with IoT (Level 300)
- March 28-30: IoT Virtual Boot Camp – Workshops + hands-on labs
- Schedule of Technical Deep Dive on Connected Solutions with IoT
- Azure IoT practice-building site
- Azure IoT Suite learning path
- Windows and Devices competency: IoT Device Builders option
US Partner Community call schedule
- February 28 – Open Source and Containers
- March 2 – Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance
- March 3 – US SMB Partner Insider calls: East Region, Central Region, West Region
- March 7 – Application Development: Hybrid connectivity
- March 8 – MPN 101: New Partner Orientation
- March 9 – Azure Operations Spotlight
- March 14 – Dynamics 365 for Project Services and Field Services
- Full community call schedule
- Recaps of previous months’ calls
Microsoft Inspire: Executive invitation and Partner of the Year Awards
- US Partner VP Stephen Boyle invites you to Microsoft Inspire this July
- 2017 MPN Awards resources: Guidelines, FAQ, tips for writing your best entry
- Learn about Group Discount and Payment Plan registration options
- Conference website and registration
SMB Live events coming to US cities in March and April
- Full Schedule – Business: Maximize Your Cloud Opportunity with Hybrid IT
- Full Schedule – Technical: Microsoft Azure – Spec, Price, and Bid Your Microsoft Cloud Solutions
- March 7: Chicago, IL – Maximize Your Cloud Opportunity with Hybrid IT
- March 8: Chicago, IL – Microsoft Azure – Spec, Price, and Bid Your Microsoft Cloud Solutions
- March 7: Philadelphia, PA – Maximize Your Cloud Opportunity with Hybrid IT
- March 8: Philadelphia, PA – Microsoft Azure – Spec, Price, and Bid Your Microsoft Cloud Solutions
- March 8: Bellevue, WA – Maximize Your Cloud Opportunity with Hybrid IT
- March 9: Bellevue, WA – Microsoft Azure – Spec, Price, and Bid Your Microsoft Cloud Solutions
Understanding the cloud infrastructure and management opportunity
- Eduardo Kassner, Worldwide Partner Group CTO, talks about the IaaS market opportunity
- Download the Cloud Infrastructure and Management Playbook
- Learn about best-of-breed solutions for Azure infrastructure components like networking, security, and desktop virtualization
- Sign up for Azure Infrastructure/Management Partner calls
- Azure Partners Yammer group
Services for cloud application and IP development
- Developing applications on Microsoft Azure
- Get tips for successfully planning your Microsoft Azure applications and solutions
- Starter Kit Consultation: planning tools and guidance for common Azure scenarios
- Xamarin Starter Kit Consultation
- Developer Marketplaces Consultation
- Cloud Application Development playbook
Microsoft Trust Center: Detailed security, privacy, and compliance information for Microsoft cloud services
- Learn how Microsoft implements and supports, security, privacy, compliance, and transparency across cloud products and services
- New ISO cloud computing standard helps customers compare cloud offerings
- Threat management and protecting against ransomware attacks
- Looking at Microsoft security from a developer’s perspective
- Cloud for Global Good initiative