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Top stories
Empower employees in the digital workplace with Secure Productive Enterprise
- Read the blog post about the partner opportunity by Joel Borellis
- Sign up for partner calls about Secure Productive Enterprise
- Download the Secure Productive Enterprise conversation starters
- Secure Productive Enterprise customer campaign
Optimize your app for Windows as a service
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
Microsoft Inspire updates
- Register before May 2 to secure the current price for an All Access pass
- The Microsoft Inspire Session Catalog is now available
- Announcing the Partner Celebration headliner: Carrie Underwood
- Group Discount for four or more attendees
- Registration Payment Plan
Make the move from the Advisor model to Cloud Solution Provider
- April 13: With the Advisor model no longer available, learn how to make money with Microsoft cloud
- Learn how to participate in the Cloud Solution Provider program
- Compare licensing models
- Get started with managed services for business growth and profitability
April 13: End of support for Azure AD Sync and Windows Azure Active Directory Sync (DirSync)
- Use Azure Active Directory Connect to upgrade
- Deprecation schedule and how to transition documentation
- Technical documentation for Azure Active Directory Connect
ISV and App Builder Innovation events: Big data, bots, speech, and more
- Sign up for Envision in-person and virtual events – Drive innovation with Microsoft Azure and the latest technology trends
- Sign up for Design in-person and virtual events – Architectural considerations and design best practices
- Sign up for Accelerate in-person and virtual events – Coding and design sessions with Microsoft experts
- Partner Technical Services offerings that support app dev on Microsoft Azure and Office 365
Microsoft Azure incentives for partners with the Cloud Platform competency
- Microsoft Azure partner incentives
- Sign in to the Partner Incentives page for details, guides, and more
- Cloud Platform competency requirements and benefits
- Digital Partner of Record and Partner Association resources
Farewell, Office 2007 – Migration resources for upgrading customers to Office 365
- Visit the Microsoft Tech Community page for Office 2007 end of support
- Planning roadmaps for upgrading from Office 2007 servers and clients
- Plan upgrades from Office 2007 to Office 365 ProPlus
- Technical documentation: Deploy Office 365
- Office 2007 Retirement video playlist
Simplify your access to Microsoft tools with SOAP
- Sign up for one-click access to frequently used Microsoft sites and tools
- See an example of what a personalized SOAP panel looks like
US Partner Community call schedule
Community calls and a regularly updated, comprehensive schedule of partner training courses are listed on the Hot Sheet.
- Focus on Secure Productive Enterprise
- April 11 – Dynamics 365
- April 13 – Azure Infrastructure and Management
- April 17 – Azure Partner Solutions: Cloud Endure
- April 18 – Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
- April 18 – Windows and Devices
- April 20 – ISV Community
- April 24 – Azure Partner Solutions: HPe VM Explorer and Data Protector
- April 25 – Open Source Solutions
- April 26 – Secure Productive Enterprise and Windows 10
- April 27 – Enterprise Mobility and Security
- May 1 – Azure Partner Solutions: Nimble Storage
- May 2 – Application Development
- May 4 – Office 365 and Voice
- May 5 – East Region, Central Region, West Region
- May 8 – Azure Partner Solutions: Quest Software
- Full community call schedule
- Recaps of previous months’ calls