Microsoft Azure partner training resources and schedule – Winter 2017

Take advantage of the growing collection of integrated cloud services in Microsoft Azure that include analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage, and web, and gain the skills to develop solutions that can lower total cost and help improve scalability, security, and privacy.

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Technical presales and deployment services for Microsoft Azure partners

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Free online training for Microsoft Azure

• New Azure training and certification offers
• Free Azure Fundamentals online course
• Access the MOOC courses at no cost
• Enroll in free Microsoft Azure training for AWS Experts

Get certified on Microsoft Azure

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• Find the right IT certification
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Technical journeys for Microsoft Azure

• Cloud Application Development
• Cloud Infrastructure modernization
• Data platform modernization
• Mobility and security

Practice-building communities for Microsoft Cloud

Application Development	Azure Infrastructure and Management	Data Platform and Advanced Analytics	Enterprise Mobility + Security	Open Source solutions
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Sales training

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

Date	Course title and link to register
Through March 31	Cloud Application Development: Introduction to DevOps (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Azure Fundamentals (Self-Paced)
New courses in 2017	Check the Cloud + Enterprise University Online schedule for updates
March 6 in Edina, MN	Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200)
March 10 in Dallas, TX	Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200)
March 20 in Chicago, IL	Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200)
March 30 in Atlanta, GA	Enterprise Mobility + Security Presales Training (Level 100–200)
April 3	Understanding Azure Infra– The value proposition and sales scenarios Morning session Afternoon session More Azure Sales webinars
April 6	Modernize customer’s infrastructure with Software Defined Data Center Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars
April 10	Extend your customer’s data center with the flexibility and availability of cloud Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars
April 24	Enhanced development and testing Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars
April 27	Simplify hybrid cloud management with process automation Morning option Afternoon option More Azure Sales webinars

On-demand sales courses

Watch the Cloud + Enterprise University Online schedule for new sales training courses in 2017.

• Cloud Application Development
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Data Platform
• Internet of Things
• Mobility + Security

Technical training

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

Date	Course title and link to register
Through June 30	Azure Fundamentals (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Automating Azure Workloads (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Managing Azure Workloads (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Microsoft Azure for AWS Experts (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Microsoft Azure Identity (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Microsoft Azure Storage (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (Self-Paced)
Through June 30	Microsoft Azure Virtual Networks (Self-Paced)
February 22	Ask the Experts: Azure PaaS – Azure App Services (Level 200)
February 23 in Philadelphia, PA	Beyond US Roadshow Technical Event: Enterprise Security and Infrastructure; Productivity and Business Apps; Microsoft Azure and Data Analytics
February 23 in Irvine, CA	Beyond US Roadshow Technical Event: Enterprise Security and Infrastructure; Productivity and Business Apps; Microsoft Azure and Data Analytics
February 23 in San Francisco, CA	Beyond US Roadshow Technical Event: Enterprise Security and Infrastructure; Productivity and Business Apps; Microsoft Azure and Data Analytics
February 27–March 24 Registration ends February 17	Cloud + Enterprise University Online: Selling SAP on Azure
February 27	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Storage (Level 300)
February 27	Ask the Experts: Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Level 300)
February 27	Technical Deep Dive on building connected solutions with IoT (Level 300)
February 27	Armor Anywhere: Protection for Virtual Machines in the Public Cloud More webcasts
March 1	Grow, manage and increase business profitability by actively using Azure Internal Use Rights (Level 200)
March 6	Archive360: Compliance archive platform built on Microsoft Azure More webcasts
March 7–9 in Iselin, NJ	Cloud Application Development Technical Training (Level 200–300)
March 7–9 in San Francisco, CA	Data Platform and IoT Technical Training (SQL Server, Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Azure IoT Suite)
March 7	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200)
March 7–10	Technical Deep Dive: Creating apps for the Intelligent Cloud (Level 200; 3 hours/day)
March 8	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 200)
March 9	Azure Infrastructure and Management Partner call: Azure Operations Spotlight
March 13–14	Technical Deep Dive: Migrating applications to Azure (Level 300; 3 hours/day)
March 13	Riverbed: WAN Optimization, Remote office consolidation, and more More webcasts
March 14–15 in Burlington, MA	Data Platform and IoT Technical Training (Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Azure IoT Suite)
March 14–16 in Nashville, TN	Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300)
March 14–16 in Dallas, TX	Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Practice Enablement technical training (Level 300)
March 15	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Load testing and monitoring with Application Insights (Level 300)
March 20	Druva: Heterogeneous SaaS backup, hybrid object storage, and information governance More webcasts
March 20–22 in Atlanta, GA	Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Practice Enablement technical training (Level 300)
March 20–22 in San Diego, CA	Cloud Application Development Technical Training (Level 200–300)
March 20–22	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (Level 300)
March 21–22	IoT in Action with Microsoft
March 21–23 in Atlanta, GA	Data Platform and IoT Technical Training (Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Azure IoT Suite)
March 22	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Azure App Services (Level 200)
March 22–24	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Management and Security (Level 300; 3 hours/day)
March 27–29 in Atlanta, GA	Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300)
March 27–29 in Bellevue, WA	Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management and Security Technical Training (Level 300)
March 27	Rubrik: Backup and recovery rethought – get modern data protection built by hyperscale cloud veterans
March 28–30 in Chicago, IL	Enterprise Mobility + Security Partner Practice Enablement technical training (Level 300)
March 28–30 in Nashville, TN	Cloud Application Development Technical Training (Level 200–300)
March 28–29 in Los Angeles, CA	Data Platform and IoT Technical Training (Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Azure IoT Suite)
March 28–30	Internet of Things (IoT) Virtual Bootcamp (Workshops + hands-on labs)
March 28	Ask the Experts: Lift and Shift to Azure (Level 300)
April 4	Application Development Partner Community call - Introduction to Serverless Computing
April 4	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 300)
April 5	Ask the Experts: Azure Pricing Calculator (Level 200)
April 6	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: DevOps Last Mile – A Discussion of Branching, Build, and Release Management (Level 300)
April 6	Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200)
April 11	Ask the Experts on Azure SQL: Best practices of migrating SQL On Premises to Azure SQL (Level 200)
April 12	Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Build a great conversationalist with Azure Bot Service (Level 200)
April 13	Azure Infrastructure and Management Partner Community call: Azure Operations Spotlights (continued)
April 17–19	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Management and Security (Level 300; 3 hours/day)
April 25	Virtual Azure Gov Discovery Day
April 25	Ask the Experts: Azure SQL– Securing Data with Azure SQL (Level 200)
April 26	Ask the Experts: PaaS – Building Microservices on Azure Service Fabric (Level 200)
April 27	Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Storage (Level 300)

Related competencies

• Application Development competency (follow the learning path)
• Cloud Platform competency (follow the learning path)
• Datacenter competency (follow the learning path)
• Enterprise Mobility Management competency (follow the learning path)
• Nominate your partner business for Cloud Enablement Desk assistance

On-demand training

• Fast Start courses for Azure
• SMB Partner Tech series for Azure
• Microsoft Azure courses for IT Pros
• Microsoft Azure courses for Data Pros
• Cloud Application Development courses
• Microsoft Azure on Channel 9
• Enterprise and Security courses for IT Pros

Partner content

• Technical presales and deployment services for Microsoft Azure partners
• How to activate your Microsoft Azure internal use rights licenses