
Your organization could be the next Microsoft Partner of the Year Award winner! With the submission deadline looming, don’t wait to submit your nomination to be considered. Final submissions are due April 21, 2021 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. This could be your year to be celebrated and recognized for your hard work, success, and innovation. Key information Time is running out,….
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Weekly top blog posts, events and videos for US partners
CONTINUE READING "Top Stories for US partners the week of April 12"

Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021. That’s just around the corner! Are your customers ready? Help them make the move from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams. Customers will benefit from the way Teams streamlines the way they work. You will benefit from the deeper relationships and higher margins Teams value-added services can bring to….
CONTINUE READING "Get customers ready for Skype for Business Online retirement"

Nearly every Microsoft customer engagement is touched in one way or another by a partner. Incentives programs are key in how Microsoft is helping partners help customers. The Partner Incentive Co-operative Marketing Funds (Co-op) are investments in the form of reimbursements for partner activities that help differentiate and build channel awareness and pipeline for Microsoft products. Participating partners can fund….
CONTINUE READING "Re-invest in your business with Microsoft Co-op funds"

The sudden push into remote work this past year has prompted more and more business leaders to consider the long view when it comes to digital transformation. The rising demand to bring people together with secure cloud productivity has led to a parallel demand for more specialized cloud experts. Just as Microsoft 365 has stepped into the cloud productivity gap….
CONTINUE READING "Which Modern Work & Security Certification is right for you?"

Microsoft partners are unlocking global markets with the Digital Geo Expansion program, which provides the resources and guidance needed to build new partnerships and grow their business beyond borders. Launch your own self-guided expansion journey through a member-exclusive partner portal, where you’ll find rich digital resources, invitations to webinar events, marketing services, strategic agency partnerships, and more. Register for the Digital….
CONTINUE READING "Accelerate your cloud business in new markets with Geo Expansion"

Looking for partner training courses, community calls, and events? Refer to the Events Calendar that’s updated regularly as we learn about new offerings. To stay in touch with us and connect with other partners and Microsoft sales, marketing, and product experts, join our US Partner Community on Yammer. New posts on the US Partner Community blog Azure’s Well-Architected Framework | Pillar 4: Reliability….
CONTINUE READING "Top Stories for US partners the week of April 5"

Welcome back to Azure’s Well-Architected Framework blog series. So far, we’ve walked you through an introduction to the Well-Architected Framework and a deep dive into the pillars: Cost Optimization , Operational Excellence and Performance Efficiency. This blog post will focus on the fourth pillar: Reliability. Building application reliability on Azure Building reliability from the ground-up into a cloud application is….
CONTINUE READING "Azure’s Well-Architected Framework | Pillar 4: Reliability in the cloud"

Welcome to the US Partner Community Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule of partner training, webcasts, community calls, and office hours. If you want to search for specific types of events or look further ahead at what’s planned, check out our Events Calendar. Keep an eye out for new events and offerings being added! Week of March 29 – April 2 Week….
CONTINUE READING "April 2021 Hot Sheet partner training schedule"

The cloud is for every customer. It’s also an opportunity for every partner. This is the second blog in a two-part series about selling Azure solutions to help you and your customers compete in today’s economy. In our last post we talked about why you should start a cloud practice. Today, we’ll look at how you can begin. We invite you to register for the Azure Fundamentals Tech Intensity Workshop, April 6-7, to learn….
CONTINUE READING "SMBs want cloud solutions. Here’s how to start with Azure."