March 2017 Hot Sheet partner training schedule

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02/27/2017

Welcome to the US Partner Community Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule of partner training, webcasts, community calls, and office hours. This post is updated frequently as we learn about new offerings, so you can plan ahead. Looking for product-specific training? Try the links across the top of this blog.

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Community call schedule

Community calls for the US Partner Community are led by experts from across the US Partner Team, and provide practice-building and business-building guidance.

Community name	March call	April call
Application Development	Hybrid connectivity – on demand	April 4 – Introduction to serverless computing
Azure Infrastructure and Management	SAP HANA on Azure – on demand	April 13 – Azure Operations Spotlight
Cloud Services Partner Incentives	March 30	April 27
Data Platform and Advanced Analytics	Azure Data Factory – on demand	April 18
Dynamics 365	Dynamics 365 for Project Services and Field Services – on demand	April 11 – Using Power App and Flow with Dynamics 365
Enterprise Mobility + Security	Azure Active Directory Connect – on demand	April 27 – Secure Productive Enterprise for EMS Partners
ISV and Application Builder	Launch your Cloud Application in 6 to 8 weeks on Azure – on demand	April 20
MPN 101	Partner incentives and investments – on demand New Partner Orientation – on demand Partner program membership renewal process – on demand Managed Services Provider resources – on demand	No calls scheduled at this time – check listing page for updates
Office 365 and Voice	Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance – on demand	April 6 – Secure Productive Enterprise for Office 365 Partners
Open Source Solutions	April 4 (new date) – OSS infrastructure tooling	April 4 (new date for the March call) – OSS infrastructure tooling April 25
SMB Partner Insider	East Region – on demand Central Region – on demand West Region – on demand	April 7 – East Region April 7 – Central Region April 7 – West Region
Windows and Devices	Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection – on demand	April 18 - Windows 10 Creators Update launch April 26 - Secure Productive Enterprise for Windows Partners

Week of March 27–31

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
March 27–29	Atlanta, GA	Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300)	Architects, IT Pros, Presales Engineers
March 27–29	Bellevue, WA	Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300)	Architects, IT Pros, Presales Engineers
March 27–28	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Windows deployment (Level 300; 3 hours/day)	Technical roles
March 27–28	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Connected solutions with IoT (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 27	Online	Rubrik: Backup and recovery rethought – get modern data protection built by hyperscale cloud veterans More Azure infrastructure solutions webcasts	Technical roles
March 27	Online	The message of digital transformation – The Azure opportunity Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
March 27	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Cloud Hybrid Storage (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 27	Online	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Cloud PBX with On-Premises PSTN Connectivity (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 27	Online	Windows 10 Deployment Masters	Technical roles
March 28–30	Minneapolis, MN	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 28–30	Chicago, IL	Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Practice Enablement technical training (Level 300)	Solution Architects, Presales Technical Roles, Deployment Roles
March 28–29	Los Angeles, CA	Data Platform and IoT Technical Training (Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Azure IoT Suite)	Technical Consultants, Application Consultants, Presales Roles
March 28–30	Online	Internet of Things (IoT) Virtual Boot Camp (Workshops + hands-on labs)	IT Professionals and Developers
March 28	New York, NY	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 28	Indianapolis, IN	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 28	Austin, TX	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 28	San Francisco, CA	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 28	Chicago, IL	Build a Cloud Ready partner business	Partner Business Executives
March 28	Community call	Open Source Solutions (OSS) Partner Community call: Infrastructure management tools	Technical roles
March 28	Online	SMB Jumpstart: How to position Power BI to your customers More SMB Jumpstart webcasts	Sales and Technical roles
March 28	Online	Lead with identity in retail and drive digital transformation Morning option Evening option More Enterprise Mobility + Security webcasts	Sales Professionals
March 28	Online	Ask the Experts: Lift and Shift to Azure (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 29	Los Angeles, CA	Drumbeat Grow Office 365 Partner Workshop More cities and dates	Sales Professionals
March 29	New York, NY	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 29	Indianapolis, IN	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 29	Austin, TX	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
March 29	San Francisco, CA	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
March 29	Washington DC	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
March 29	Chicago, IL	Microsoft Partner Program Overview	Business, sales
March 29	Online	Technical Deep Dive on Windows Security (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 29	Online	Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200)	Technical roles
March 30	New York, NY	Microsoft Partner Program Overview	Business, sales
March 30	Washington DC	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
March 30	Atlanta, GA	Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200)	Sales and Presales Technical roles
March 30	New York, NY	Build a Cloud Ready partner business	Partner Business Executives
March 30	Online	Technical Deep Dive on Windows Management (Level 300)	Technical roles
March 30	Online	Doing business in the Cloud - Insights from successful sellers Morning session Afternoon session More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
March 30	Community call	Cloud Services Partner Incentives	Technical roles
March 30	Office hours	Marketing SureStep office hours	Marketing
March 31	Online	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300)	Technical roles

Week of April 3–7

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
April 3–4	Online	Technical Deep Dive on Windows Deployment (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 3	Online	Understanding Azure Infra– The value proposition and sales scenarios Morning session Afternoon session More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
April 4	Online	Simulate cyber attacks with the Advanced Threat Analytics Playbook	Technical roles
April 4–6	Atlanta, GA	Skype for Business Technical Airlift More cities and dates	Technical roles
April 4–6	Iselin, NJ	Skype for Business Technical Airlift More cities and dates	Technical roles
April 4	Nashville, TN	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 4	Omaha, NE	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 4	Denver, CO	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 4	Community call	Application Development Partner Community call: Introduction to Serverless Computing	Technical roles
April 4	Online	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 4	Online	SMB Jumpstart: Licensing Power BI More SMB Jumpstart webcasts	Sales and Technical roles
April 4	Online	Grow, manage and increase business profitability by actively using Office 365 Internal User Rights (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 5	Nashville, TN	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 5	Omaha, NE	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 5	Denver, CO	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 5	Tampa, FL	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 5	Online	Ask the Experts: Azure Pricing Calculator (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 5	Online	Microsoft SQL Server 2016 – the path to modernization More partner sales webcasts	Sales Professionals
April 5	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Defining requirements for a Skype for Business deployment (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 6	Tampa, FL	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 6	Community call	Office 365 and Voice Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise	Technical roles
April 6	Online	Modernize customer's infrastructure with Software Defined Data Center Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
April 6	Online	Introduction to SharePoint Online: External sharing with SharePoint Online and partner facing Extranet Sites (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 6	Online	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: DevOps Last Mile - A Discussion of Branching, Build, and Release Management	Technical roles
April 6	Online	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 7	Community call	SMB Partner Insider call – East Region	Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing
April 7	Community call	SMB Partner Insider call – Central Region	Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing
April 7	Community call	SMB Partner Insider call – West Region	Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing

Week of April 10–14

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
April 10	Online	Introduction to SharePoint Online: Moving to Cloud with OneDrive for Business (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 10	Online	Extend your customer's data center with the flexibility and availability of cloud Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
April 11	Atlanta, GA	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 11	Phoenix, AZ	SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT More cities and dates	Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers
April 11	Online	Ask the Experts on Azure SQL: Best practices of migrating SQL On Premises to Azure SQL	Technical roles
April 11	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Defining network requirements for Skype for Business deployment (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 11	Community call	Dynamics 365 Partner Community call: Using Power App and Flow with Dynamics 365	Technical roles
April 11	Online	SMB Jumpstart: Delivering a Dashboard in a Day Workshop More SMB Jumpstart webcasts	Sales and Technical roles
April 12	Atlanta, GA	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 12	Phoenix, AZ	SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions More cities and dates	Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical
April 12	Online	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Build a great conversationalist with Azure Bot Service (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 12	Online	New Windows Pro Devices vs. Chrome Devices - Partner Profitability and Customer Capabilities Showdown	Business, Sales
April 12	Online	Ask the Experts: Microsoft PowerApps and Microsoft Flows (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 13	Community call	Azure Infrastructure and Management Partner Community call: Azure Operations Spotlight (continued)	Technical roles
April 13	Online	Introduction to Dynamics 365 Technical Onboarding: Dynamics CRM Online, Integration with Power BI and Microsoft Social Listening Overview (Level 200)	Technical roles

Week of April 17–21

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
April 17–19	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Management and Security (Level 300; 3 hours/day)	Technical roles
April 17	Online	Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 18	Community call	Data Platform and Advanced Analytics Partner Community call	Technical roles
April 18	Online	SMB Jumpstart: Leveraging Solution Templates to accelerate customer acquisition More SMB Jumpstart webcasts	Sales and Technical roles
April 18	Online	Dynamics University for Partners Demo Series: Best Practices on Demoing Dynamics 365 Solutions in Multiple Industries (Level 200)	Sales Professionals
April 18	Online	Introduction to Windows Security (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 18	Online	What's new and highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 18	Online	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Migrating a Skype for Business Backend Database to SQL AlwaysOn (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 19	Online	Coffee in the Cloud: Compete strategies More partner sales webcasts	Sales Professionals
April 19	New York, NY	Drumbeat Optimize Office 365 Partner Workshop	Sales Professionals
April 19	Irvine, CA	Drumbeat Optimize Office 365 Partner Workshop	Sales Professionals
April 19	Online	What's new in Enterprise Mobility Suite (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 19	Online	Ask The Experts Dynamics 365: Inventory and purchase management capabilities in Dynamics 365 for Field Service (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 19	Online	Ask The Experts Skype for Business: Enterprise Voice best practices (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 20	Community call	ISV and Application Builder Partner Community call	Technical roles
April 20	Community call	Windows and Devices Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise	Technical roles

Week of April 24–28

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
April 24–May 10	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Customization and Configuration Exam Preparation (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) Morning option Evening option	Technical roles
April 24–May 24	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hors/day)	Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants
April 24–April 26	Online	Office 365 Cloud Productivity Competency Boot Camp (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 24	Online	Enhanced development and testing Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
April 25–May 25	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hours/day)	Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants
April 25–May 11	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Sales (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) Morning option Evening option	Sales Professionals
April 25	Community call	Open Source Solutions (OSS) Partner Community call	Technical roles
April 25	Online	Virtual Azure Gov Discovery Day	Government roles
April 25	Online	Ask the Experts: Azure SQL– Securing Data with Azure SQL (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 26	Online	Microsoft PowerApps and Flow Hack-a-Thon (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 26	Online	Ask The Experts: Exchange Online – Email security best practices (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 26	Online	Ask the Experts: PaaS – Building Microservices on Azure Service Fabric (Level 200)	Technical roles
April 27	Community call	Cloud Services Partner Incentives	Technical roles
April 27	Community call	Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Community call: Secure Productive Enterprise	Technical roles
April 27	Online	Simplify hybrid cloud management with process automation Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
April 27	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Storage (Level 300)	Technical roles
April 28	Online	Technical Deep Dive: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300)	Technical roles

May 2017

Date	Location	Course, webcast, or call	Who should attend
May 4	Online	The business continuity of today – How to challenge tomorrow Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
May 8	Online	Higher, faster, stronger – SAP deployment, dev-test and training on Azure Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
May 11	Online	Provide customers with more choices in the cloud – Open Source on Azure Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
May 15	Online	Lead the discussion with the client – Boost your sales Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars	Sales Professionals
May 16	Online	Dynamics University for Partners Demo Series: Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Solutions in the Financial Services Industry (Level 200)	Sales and Presales roles
May 16–June 1	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Online Deployment (2 days/week, 1.5 hours/day) Morning option Evening option	Technical roles
May 30–June 28	Online	Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Retail (3 days/week, 2 hours/day)	Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants

Microsoft 2017 events lineup

Microsoft Build: May 10–12 in Seattle, WA

Microsoft Data Insights Summit: June 12–13 in Seattle, WA

Microsoft Inspire (formerly Worldwide Partner Conference): July 9–13 in Washington, DC

Microsoft Ignite: September 25–29 in Orlando, FL

Microsoft Envision: September 25–29 in Orlando, FL

Comments

Anonymous
March 11, 2017
That is mind blowing! Amazing stuff for Partners.

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