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Register by May 1 to save $300 on your Microsoft Inspire all-access pass
- The all-access pass is US$1,995 through May 1 – the price will increase on May 2
- Explore the Session Catalog
- May 17 MPN 101 Community call: Preparing for Microsoft Inspire
- Learn about the Microsoft Community Connections sweepstakes to win a pass to Microsoft Inspire
May 2: Learn what’s next for Microsoft in Education
May 3: Microsoft Business Forward with CEO Satya Nadella and Worldwide Commercial EVP Judson Althoff
- Add this online event to your calendar, and tune in to see what’s next
- Learn more about this digital transformation event, with updates about Dynamics 365 applications, LinkedIn, PowerBI, and more
How the Cloud Solution Provider program can lead to more revenue for your business
- Read the blog post by worldwide cloud profitability lead, Melissa Mulholland
- Cloud Solution Provider program resources
- Indirect CSP Providers in the United States
- Get started with managed services for business growth and profitability
Sign up for SMB JumpStart 4-week virtual workshops
- Cloud PBX and PSTN in Skype for Business Online – Starts May 16
- Reimagine Hybrid Cloud Storage with the StorSimple Virtual Appliance – Starts May 23
Growing opportunities for cloud partners with open source
- Capture the cloud opportunity and drive digital transformation with open source technologies and Microsoft
- Through June 30, obtain a coupon code for a $99 Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator exam (terms/conditions apply)
- Microsoft Azure certification offers
- Free Azure training for your team
- Azure sales training
Government agencies and digital transformation with the Microsoft cloud
- On Demand: Virtual Azure Gov Discovery Day
- Microsoft in Government
- The Microsoft Cloud for Federal, State, and Local Governments: Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Microsoft Dynamics
- Follow the Microsoft Government team (@Microsoft_Gov) on Twitter
Help your customers maximize their investment in Windows 10 and Office 365
- OneDrive for Business Quick Start Guide (download)
- Office 365 Productivity Library
- Adjust when your PC restarts after a Windows update
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
Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Summit news and highlights
- Register to watch on-demand keynotes from the 2017 Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Summit
- Read Aziz Benmalek’s blog post about the era of hybrid cloud and managed services
- Download the Cloud Practice Development Playbooks
- Follow the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Services team (@MSFTHost) on Twitter
US Partner Community call schedule
Community calls and a regularly updated, comprehensive schedule of partner training courses are listed on the Hot Sheet.
- May 1 – Azure Partner Solutions: Nimble Storage
- May 3 – MPN 101: Storytelling through community and branding
- May 4 – Office 365 and Voice
- May 5 – US SMB Partner Insider regional calls
- May 8 – Azure Partner Solutions: Quest Software
- May 10 – MPN 101: New Partner Orientation
- May 11 – Azure Infrastructure and Management
- May 15 – Azure Partner Solutions: HVR Software
- May 16 – Dynamics 365
- May 17 – MPN 101: Preparing for Microsoft Inspire
- May 18 – Application Development
- May 18 – ISV and Application Builder
- May 18 – Windows and Devices
- May 22 – Azure Partner Solutions: Quantum
- May 23 – Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
- May 25 – Enterprise Mobility + Security
- May 30 – Azure Partner Solutions: Noobaa
- May 30 – Open Source Solutions
- Full community call schedule
- Recaps of previous months’ calls