Community calls and resources summary for January 2017
Connect and engage with Microsoft technical, sales, and business experts in the US Partner Community. Our expert-led communities will help you build your practice and build your business.
- Practice-building communities are technically focused and led by Technology Solutions Professionals with product and workload expertise
- Business-building communities align to your business model, customer segment focus, and areas of interest
Community activities include regular calls that you can join live and catch on-demand later, Yammer groups for connection with Microsoft and with other partners, and blog series that provide information and resources.
If you missed the January blog posts and calls, get caught up using the links in this post. All of our community calls are listed on the Hot Sheet, the comprehensive training schedule.
Go to the Hot Sheet and sign up for February and March community calls US Partner Community engagement guide Read recaps for previous months
Application Development
Focus on Azure Media Services
Topic resources
- Azure Media Services overview and common scenarios
- Getting Started with Azure Media Services video
- Media Services – Live Streaming learning path
- Media Services – On Demand Streaming learning path
Azure Infrastructure and Management
Focus on Microsoft Azure storage
Topic resources
Microsoft Azure training to build your cloud knowledge and skills
- Free Azure Fundamentals online course
- Access all of the MOOC courses at no cost
- Savings on Azure-focused MCP exams
Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
Focus on the Enterprise Data Warehouse
Topic resources
- Microsoft modern data warehouse
- In-database advanced analytics with R in SQL Server 2016
- Data warehousing deployment
- Azure Data Lake Store
Dynamics 365
Focus on Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics 365
Topic resources
- Power BI Guided Learning courses
- Power BI Partner Showcase
- Power BI pricing and options
- Power BI Desktop
Enterprise Mobility + Security
Focus on Lookout integration with Microsoft Intune
More resources
- Announcement about the Microsoft and Lookout partnership
- Technical documentation about EMS and Lookout integration
- Lookout + Microsoft partnership site
ISV and Application Builder
Partnering with the Microsoft Developer Experience (DX) team
Resources
MPN 101
Microsoft Inspire and program updates
- Community call on demand: Partner resources and announcements recap
- Community call on demand: Introduction to Microsoft Inspire
- Blog post: Three ways Visual Studio licensing benefits can help you boost your business
- Blog post: Get support for attaining your first cloud competency
- Microsoft Cloud Enablement Desk Partner Nomination Form
- Blog post: MPN 101 Resource Guide
Office 365 and Voice
Focus on Skype for Business
Topic resources
- Skype Operations Framework partner learning path and assessment
- Skype Academy – Skype Operations Framework (SOF) training and readiness
- IT Showcase: Skype for Business at Microsoft
Open Source Solutions (OSS)
Focus on DevOps solutions
Topic resources
- Microsoft DevOps
- DevOps videos on Channel 9
- Microsoft Ignite DevOps sessions
- Microsoft Build DevOps sessions
Sales training
- Watch on demand: Drive more revenue with new Windows 10 devices
- Watch on demand: Selling Office as part of Office 365 to your State & Local Government Customers
- Watch on demand: Driving more mobility, identity and security opportunities with Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS)
More resources
- Cloud + Enterprise University Online
- Pitch Perfect for Sales – Digital Transformation with Dynamics 365
- Pitch Perfect for Sales – Secure Productive Enterprise
- Pitch Perfect for Sales – Azure
- Pitch Perfect for Sales – Microsoft Secure