Data, analytics, and intelligence partner resources and training schedule – Spring 2017

Microsoft data platform is a powerful, scalable, and reliable data platform that runs mission critical and data intensive workloads, on premises and in the cloud.

• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server on Azure (virtual machines)
• Cortana Intelligence Suite
• Microsoft Power BI
• Cloud Platform Roadmap

Data and Analytics Partner community

• Blog series
• Community calls
• Training and enablement
• Join the Yammer group
• YouTube playlist

Refer to the US Partner Community Hot Sheet for a comprehensive and frequently updated schedule of partner courses, calls, and webcasts.

Sales training

Date	Course title and link to register
May 30	Noobaa: Software-defined object storage for on-premises data centers More Azure Partner Solutions calls

Technical training

Date	Course title and link to register
May 30	Noobaa: Software-defined object storage for on-premises data centers More Azure Partner Solutions calls
June 6 in Denver, CO	TechTalk: Harnessing the Power of Intelligent Data and Application Development
June 12	Introduction to Cortana Intelligence Suite (Level 200)
June 13	Cortana Intelligent Suite: Azure Data Factory (Level 300)
June 16	Cortana Intelligent Suite: Machine Learning (Level 300)
July 17	Cortana Intelligence Suite: Azure Data Factory (Level 300)
July 20	Technical Deep Dive on Power BI Common Scenarios (Level 300)
July 24	Cortana Intelligence Suite: Big Data Analytics using Data Lake (Level 300)
July 26	Cortana Intelligent Suite: Machine Learning (Level 300)
July 31	Cortana Intelligent Suite: Big Data Analytics (Level 300)
August 16	Cortana Intelligence Suite: Azure Data Factory (Level 300)
August 23	Cortana Intelligence Suite: Big Data Analytics using Data Lake (Level 300)
August 24	Technical Deep Dive on Power BI Common scenarios (Level 300)
September 6	Cortana Intelligent Suite: Machine Learning (Level 300)
September 8	Introduction to Cortana Intelligence Suite (Level 200)
September 28	Technical Deep Dive on Power BI Common Scenarios (Level 300)

Related competencies

• Data Analytics competency (follow the learning path)
• Data Platform competency (follow the learning path)

On-demand training

• Data Platform Solutions sales training
• Azure and data platform training for your team
• Data Exposed series on Channel 9
• TechNet Virtual Labs
• Courses for Data Professionals on Microsoft Virtual Academy
• Microsoft Professional Degree in Data Science

Partner resources

• Technical presales and deployment services for Microsoft Azure partners
• Technical journey for Microsoft Azure: Data platform modernization
• Technical presales and deployment services for Microsoft Azure partners