Skype for Business partner training schedule – Winter 2017

Skype for Business lets customers simplify their infrastructure with one platform for calling, conferencing, video, and sharing.

Learn more about Skype for Business

Skype for Business in the Office 365 Enterprise E5 plan

Office 365 technical presales and deployment services

Microsoft Trust Center for Office 365

Office 365 Roadmap

Office 365 and Voice Partner Community

• Blog series
• Community calls
• Training/enablement
• 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

There are currently no sales training courses scheduled.

Technical training

Date	Training title and link to register
February 23	Enhance your business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200)
February 28	What’s new in Skype for Business (Level 100)
March 3	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Telecommunications concepts (Level 200)
March 7–9 in Austin, TX	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)
March 7	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Reference architectures and design (Level 200)
March 8	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Upgrading a Lync Infrastructure to Skype for Business (Level 300)
March 10	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: What should I know about upgrading to Skype for Business (Level 200)
March 14–16 in Fort Lauderdale, FL	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)
March 14	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Meeting and Video (Level 300)
March 15	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Migrating a Skype for Business Backend Database to SQL AlwaysOn (Level 300)
March 17	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Server Core and Voice Improvements (Level 200)
March 21	Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Hybrid Deep Dive (Level 300)
March 22	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Skype for Business Hybrid and User Migration (Level 300)
March 27	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Cloud PBX with On-Premises PSTN Connectivity (Level 300)
March 28–30 in Minneapolis, MN	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)
March 29	Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200)
March 31	Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300)
April 4–6 in Atlanta, GA	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)
April 4–6 in Iselin, NJ	Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300)
April 5	Technical Deep Dive: Defining requirements for a Skype for Business deployment (Level 300)
April 6	Office 365 and Voice Partner Community call: Office 365 Usage – Power BI Content Pack, Usage APIs
April 17	Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200)
April 18	Technical Deep Dive: Migrating a Skype for Business Backend Database to SQL AlwaysOn (Level 300)
April 19	Ask The Experts Skype for Business: Enterprise Voice best practices (Level 200)
April 28	Technical Deep Dive: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300)

Related competencies

• Communications competency
• Communications competency learning path

On-demand training

• Skype for Business learning path
• Skype for Business Operations Framework assessment
• Skype for Business Technical Series
• Skype for Business Online Academy
• Skype for Business courses on Microsoft Virtual Academy
• IT Showcase: Skype for Business at Microsoft
• SMB Partner Tech series for Office 365

Partner content

• Skype for Business on the MPN portal
• Skype Developer Platform
• Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E5 suite on Drumbeat website