Microsoft Inspire 2018 – My Session Recommendations #5 – Office Upgrades

It's time for #5 in this series of posts, this time the focus is Microsoft 365 Business. The three earlier posts are Microsoft Inspire 2018 – My Session Recommendations #4 – Microsoft 365 BusinessMicrosoft Inspire 2018 – My Session Recommendations #3 – Windows 10 and DevicesMicrosoft Inspire 2018 – My Session Recommendations #2 – Windows Server and Microsoft Inspire 2018 – My Session Recommendations #1 – Microsoft 365 Security Sessions, which I will update as new sessions are added to the agenda. For today's post I've included sessions that cover Office 365 subscriptions, as well as perpetual Office licences, with an eye towards Office 2010 End Of Support and changes in support for Office 2016 connecting to Office 365.

WIN05 - Windows 7 and Office 2010 End of Support: What you need to know

Description

Windows 7 and Office 2010 have been successful for many years, but they're reaching End of Support in 2020, and that’s coming up quickly now. With tens of millions of current commercial users, it’s essential that partners continue the push to migrate customers to Microsoft 365. Attend this session and learn how you can help your customers shift, how Microsoft is preparing to help you, and how you can attach additional services to create new recurring revenue.

Partner Outcome

Learn about partner opportunities to shift customers' businesses to Microsoft 365

OFC303 - Translate the Office 365 ProPlus momentum into business opportunities

Description

Join us to discuss the customer value proposition, partner opportunities, and Microsoft investments that can help you take advantage of the Office 365 ProPlus opportunity. As Office 365 ProPlus continues to gain momentum, there are two major events that will impact many customers’ Office strategies. Find out more in this high-value session.

Partner Outcome

Ready to drive Office 365 ProPlus customer conversations, understand the partner opportunity, and learn about Microsoft investments.

WIN08 - Taking a data driven approach to application compatibility on Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus

Description

Microsoft has a rich collection of data-driven tools (Windows Analytics Upgrade Readiness, Ready for Windows, and more) to catalog your enterprise applications as you test, and determine which ones are compatible with the latest Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus builds as your organization adopts the latest semi-annual channel (SAC). These tools can even help you identify which apps are ready for deployment as well as candidates for modernizing. Come find out how to adjust your development and r

Partner Outcome

Analytics tools to help you manage your business.