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Top stories
Windows 10 Creators Update coming April 11
- Read the announcement blog post by Yusuf Mehdi
- April 18: Windows and Devices Partner call about Windows 10 Creators Update
- Register for the Windows 10 Partner Technical Roadshow in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles
- Learn about Windows as a service on the US Partner Enablement blog
Time is running out! Polish, finalize, and submit your 2017 Partner of the Year Awards nomination
- The awards tool will close on Thursday, April 6
- Awards information and materials
- Download the awards tool tutorial PDF
Deliver digital transformation impact with Secure Productive Enterprise
- April 6: Secure Productive Enterprise and Office 365
- April 26 – Secure Productive Enterprise and Windows 10
- April 27: Secure Productive Enterprise and Enterprise Mobility + Security
- Introduction to Secure Productive Enterprise for partners
- Secure Productive Enterprise marketing campaign
- Sign in to the Drumbeat website for Secure Productive Enterprise resources
Microsoft Inspire Session Catalog now available
- Get a look at how we’ll help partners Hear, Learn, and Collaborate at Microsoft Inspire
- Explore the Session Catalog, and check back often – we’ll be adding new sessions over the coming weeks
- Register today for your All Access pass
Add managed services to your cloud offering for increased revenue and profitability
- Get an overview of the Managed Services Provider site and guide
- Read the announcement
- Visit the MSP Hub
- The era of managed services
- MPN 101 on demand: Managed Services Provider guide
- April 13: How to make money with Microsoft cloud
Help your customers do more with new Windows 10 Pro devices
- Sign up for the April 12 webcast
- New low-cost Windows 10 Pro devices for SMB customers
- Windows 10 Pro vs. Chrome partner readiness and marketing campaign
Microsoft Azure training, certification offers, and ISV solutions
- Azure infrastructure solutions webcasts: Find new ways to meet customer needs
- Sign up for Azure Infrastructure sales webcasts and accelerate your cloud revenue
- Self-paced Azure training plus certification offers
- Classroom and on-demand training options from Microsoft Learning Partners
- Download the Cloud Infrastructure and Management Playbook
Celebrate National Small Business Week, April 30 – May 6
- Join the partner marketing readiness calls on April 6, April 13, and April 20 (this is an ics file)
- Check out the National Small Business Week partner resource guide
- See more ways to participate on Yammer
Microsoft and Adobe announce availability of joint offerings
- Read the announcement
- Adobe Campaign and Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Adobe Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
Our guide to finding and taking the technical training you need
- MPN 101: Partner training and accreditation resources
- Microsoft Virtual Academy
- Sharpen Your Azure Skills
- Microsoft Official Courses (MOC) On Demand
- Partner learning paths
- Microsoft Press books
US Partner Community call schedule
Community calls and a regularly updated, comprehensive schedule of partner training courses are listed on the Hot Sheet.
- April 4 (rescheduled from March 28) – Open Source Solutions
- April 4 – Application Development
- April 6 – Office 365 and Voice
- April 7 – US SMB Partner Insider calls
- April 11 – Dynamics 365
- April 13 – Azure Infrastructure and Management
- April 18 – Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
- April 18 – Windows and Devices
- April 20 – ISV Community
- April 25 – Open Source Solutions
- April 26 – Secure Productive Enterprise and Windows 10
- April 27 – Enterprise Mobility and Security
- Full community call schedule
- Recaps of previous months’ calls