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Introducing the SMB Assessment Desk
With 71 Million SMB organisations across Asia, Microsoft has launched a new SMB Assessment Desk that has been designed to provide more customers with: Rapid Security Assessment - a holistic security assessment via CSAT Quickscan, providing actionable recommendations on security improvements to drive M365 and Azure security consumption Azure Express - a comprehensive server migration assessment via Azure Migrate/RV Tools and AMA Workbook, providing recommendations on migrating current on-premises and cloud environments to Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions. Partners can leverage this service to provide their customers with a holistic security assessment via CSAT Quickscan, providing actionable recommendations on security improvements to drive M365 and Azure security consumption. If your customer has more than 30 endpoints you can leverage the desk to run the assessment for you and support you in presenting the findings. Request support here Solution Assessment Program (microsoft.com) In the attached folder you can download a summary presentation on the desk and some assets you can use with your customers including a flyer and a sample report. We've also included a document on our tool requirements.Microsoft AI Partner Innovate, Brisbane, April 16 | Content now available
Hi everyone, I'm happy to share the content from the "Microsoft AI Partner Innovate" run in Brisbane on April 16. You'll find 3 files here - one for each key segment - early morning, late morning, and after lunch. Again it was so good to catchup with the partners, share learnings, gain insights and enjoy chatting about work and life. I look forward to coming back to Brisbane, the Gold Coast and other parts of Queensland in the near future to help innovate further around Microsoft 365, the Copilots, Business Applications and Azure. Regards, Phil
Account Verification - MS Partner Centre
I am attempting to sign up with Microsoft as a MS Partner (Which I have done in the past for several other organisations, and until now, never had an issue). I have submitted a support case with case number 2305300010001219. Error message: Our system has indicated multiple failed attempts from your account. We are unable to proceed with your Account Verification. What can I do to get verified?Microsoft AI Partner Innovate, Sydney, April 4 | Content available here
Thanks for attending the Microsoft AI Partner Innovate event in Sydney on April 4. It was an absolute pleasure to see so many enthusiastic partners networking, learning, asking questions and getting ready to help their customers with adoption of Microsoft Copilot and AI. Again the discussion with a partner, Chuong of Fuse Technology in this case, was popular with attendees. And the security section by Jordan was really insightful and appreciated. Please consider what Emma covered in the Tech for Social Impact [ TSI ] segment and all the value presented in the GTM and Sales Excellence sessions. The slides from the day are here. Regards, Phil on behalf of the Microsoft team and SponsorsMicrosoft AI Partner Innovate Perth, March 26 | Content Available here
Thanks for attending the Microsoft AI Partner Innovate event in Perth on March 26. It was so good to see some familiar faces and meet so many other new partners full of enthusiasm and opportunity for the Era of AI and Copilot. The slides from the day are here. Regards, Phil on behalf of the Microsoft team and SponsorsGet Started with AI and Generative AI!
Below are some resources to take away and get started with AI and Generative AI Learn News articles, videos, etc. Introduction to Azure OpenAI Service (30 mins) Develop AI solutions with Azure OpenAI (3 hours) Get certified! Or just browse the free self-paced learning Azure Fundamentals - Certifications Ponder Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot | Your Copilot for Work - YouTube The Copilot System: Explained by Microsoft - YouTube Responsible AI Play Bing Chat ChatGPT Deploy your private ChatGPT running in your own Azure environment Azure ChatGPT (currently offline, will be back shortly) Register to access Azure OpenAI Service Tell your friends Grab some mates/customers and run a hackathon🥷 (walkthrough from scratch) Share this page of resources: https://aka.ms/10k-women-AI See more links around getting started with Generative AI: https://aka.ms/genAI-links
Event Invitation: Storytelling about Generative AI and Copilot
At Microsoft, we are on an exciting journey with big goals, to improve and accelerate workplace diversity and inclusion within our industry. We are delighted to be able to extend this focus and offer it to our business partners via our #10kWomen initiative, which aims to train, upskill and create job opportunities in tech for 10,000 women in New Zealand. If you are in the IT profession, looking to make a difference and look into a new world of opportunity, and are keen to equip yourself with the latest technologies and hot topics, this event will be something you can't miss! Are your customers talking a lot about ChatGPT, OpenAI, and Copilot? This is a session for you to get to know more about Generative AI and Copilot. To understand how these latest technologies will be able to bring you more business opportunities and, most importantly, bring you closer to your customer’s interests and how these technologies can help them growing their business. Also, you will hear from our panel speakers about their own career journeys and learn how Microsoft can help you start your own. If you plan to join in person, we will also celebrate the new fiscal year kick-off with a networking session after the presentation. Speakers Shireen Chetty Panel Speaker Senior Specialist Manager, Microsoft New Zealand Ali Meredith Panel Speaker Director, Product Partnership LawVu Anusha Ahluwalia Panel Host Partner Development Manager Microsoft New Zealand Abby Shen Speaker Partner Technology Strategist Microsoft New Zealand Nick Westbrook Speaker and Panel Sr. Partner Technology Strategist Microsoft New Zealand Target audience: Sales and Marketing roles Topic: Storytelling about Generative AI and Copilot Date: Aug16, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm Format: In person and Virtual (5/F, 22 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland) Please submit your registration here. We look forward to you joining us!
MAPS Excessive Price Increase
I just renewed my MAPS subscription. As a background I'm a one person organisation. For many years the price was A$440 inc GST. This year, the price was over A$710 inc GST. Which is a price increase of over 75%. I was told this was because now all pricing is based on USD so I'm paying the equivalent of US$400, and that it's not a price increase. I'm posting this to raise my objection to the exhorbitant price increase, and find out if other people have also been similarly effected.Episode 152 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting
Hi everyone, I look forward to having many of you join the meeting tomorrow, Tuesday March 19, 1:00pm Sydney time. The topics for the meeting are Commerce and Operations Updates Building a Copilot : a conversation with four Cloud Specialists around Azure Open AI, Copilot Studio, pro-code, low-code Updates from Past Meetings News and Events, and Technical Readiness and Skilling Slides for the meeting are here along with other files referenced in the meeting. See you online soon and if you don't have the meeting in your calendar just send me, philme@microsoft.com an email and ask to be added. Happy to do it. Regards, PhilSlides from Episode 156 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Monthly Online Meeting now available
Hi everyone, please find here the content from the Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting held on Tuesday August 20. In the session we covered highlights from various Commerce and Operations webinars held over the past 30 days, a discussion on questions raised last meeting and via the online form in segment called "Menagerie", some of the changes in content from past meetings, general news in the last month, and some of the recent and forthcoming Skilling opportunities. Enjoy the content and to those that joined in person ... thank you. Regards, Phil
Webinar: Accelerate your Cloud Adoption
Join Dave Wymer, our Senior Azure Infrastructure Specialist, as he explores Azure ecosystem offerings. Discover the implications of recent Broadcom changes, the importance of VMware solutions, and how Microsoft can support your organisation. Find here the presentation deck as attached. We'd love to continue our conversation and address any of your queries or needs around solution assessment, therefore we are offering you an as a follow-up an office hours session on 18 th April, 1:30pm (AEDT) register here: https://msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3e1c036b-b1d9-45ac-8520-13c50fc990ce@72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47
Welcome to our new Hub for ANZ partners!
Welcome to our new discussion hub for Australian and New Zealand partners! This hub is designed to bring partners together on both a global and local scale, streamlining your access to key content, subject matter experts and networking opportunities with other partners. We’re delighted that you’re here and we encourage you to explore the various ANZ discussion boards, as well as the global partner conversations and resources.Solution partner Attainment
Just interested to know if anyone else finds this program challenging. Just got off a session with Microsoft and from what we reviewed in our Partner portal, this is close to impossible to achieve. Microsoft are very out of touch and seem more interested in growth than development. Complete waste of our time.Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting e154 | Highlights from Build, News, Webinars ..
Join us in 20 minutes for Episode 154 in the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting series. This month we summarize recent news and announcements around CSP, Incentives and Partner Center; look at Highlights from Build; Summarize some of the recent industry news and webinars; and consider some of the forthcoming Sales, Pre-sales and Technical Training. Content for the Online Meeting is pre-published here. See you online soon. Regards, Phil PS: I've just added the slides presented to this post
Creating a test environment that is separate from production tenant
Hello all, I am trying to do some design and tests before implementing into our production environment with tools like Azure gateway and Azure AAD to look out how best to implement a hybrid environment with on premise resources. Is Azure Devtest labs the right tool for this?All about Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data & Journey
Greetings, We are pleased to invite you to join us for an upcoming hybrid event: “All about Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data & Journeys”. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the new changes in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data and Journeys and how they will affect your customers. We will cover: How customers/partners can plan transition Best practice guidance to have successful transition. Latest product change announcement License change announcement. RTM road map FAQ The event will be held on Thursday, September 7th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (AEST) at 1 Denison and refreshments will be provided and for the ones who can’t make it can still attend virtually. There are only limited spots available so please sign up now if you would like to attend this event. We look forward to having you join us! Event Details When Thursday, 7 th September 2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM AEDT (GMT+10:00) Sydney, Where (Venue) 1 Denison, North Sydney, Level 28 Conf Room SYDNEY-DENISON/28D53 (19) Karegron What(Agenda) Meet & Greet with Nibbles Introduction to the Event Session by Fastrack Team (Jinal Makwana & Cemal Tevrizci) Questions & Networking Register Now
Microsoft Inspire - Session recommendations for ANZ Bus Apps partners
As always, our flagship partner event Microsoft Inspire, from 19 – 21 July 2023, will be jam packed with impactful sessions to showcase what’s coming up in FY24 and to help you grow your business. The Session Scheduler is available now so you can start adding sessions to your calendar. To help our ANZ Business Applications partners make the most of the event, we’ve curated a list of our recommended session for below. In good news for our timezone, lots of sessions will be run on-demand so you can listen when suits you. Where sessions are at a specific time, we have linked to the ANZ friendly times where possible - however we recommend you still add the 3 - 7am sessions to your schedule, as they will go on-demand shortly after. Keynotes - don't miss! Inspire Keynote with Satya Nadella – Wed 19 July @ 11 – 12:25pm ANZ Local Connection – Wed 19 July @ 2 – 2.30pm Business Applications Partnering to power AI transformation with the Microsoft Cloud – Wed 19 July @ 3:15 – 3:35am Help your customers grow with the new era of AI powered Business Applications Wed 19 July 4:25 – 4:45am + Expert Q&A session 4:55 – 5:25am Accelerate and scale innovation with AI and the Power Platform – Wed 19 July @ 5:35 – 5:55am + Expert Q&A session 6:05 – 6:35am A new offering to move to the cloud to unlock AI guided productivity – on demand Capitalize on fast growing Business Applications SMB opportunity – on demand Capitalize on the Business Applications partner opportunity with MCPP – on demand Partner Incentives Accelerate customer success with partner incentives Wed 19 July @ 6:45 – 7:05am + Expert Q&A session – 7:15 – 7:45am Making the most of partnering with Microsoft Microsoft Cloud Partner Program: The road ahead – Wed 19 July @ 3:15 – 3:35am + Expert Q&A session 3:45 – 4:15am How Solutions & Services partners can seize the AI Opportunity – Wed 19 July @ 5:35 – 5:55am Power partnerships: Maximizing profitability with Cosell GTM solutions – Thurs 20 July @ 5:00 – 5:30am Maximize Cloud Growth with GSI & Advisory Partners – Wed 19 July @ 6:45 – 7:05am How to make partnering a core strategy for success (P2P) – Thurs 20 July @ 2:45 – 3:15am Enhancing Profitability and Growth, from Enterprise to SMB – on demand Differentiate your services with the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program – on demand Cloud Partner Program: Win deals by co-selling your services – on demand Increase customer outcomes through enablement (skilling) – on demand Optimize your Microsoft Cloud Partner Program Go-To-Market benefits – on demand 10-Step Master Class on Microsoft Partner Center by The Partner Masters – on demand Other interesting session Nonprofit - A Key Differentiator and Growth Lever for Your Business APAC – Thur 20 July 12:30 – 1:00pm Lead accessible digital transformation with a horizons strategy – on demand We look forward to [virtually] seeing you there!Episode 145 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting is set for July 26
Hi, I hope you can join us for Episode 145 of the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting. The agenda for this month is FY24 Licensing Updates and summary of the CSP Spotlight, Licensing Updates and CSP Technical Training calls Review of the "Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot" webinar Highlights from Microsoft Inspire News, Views and Venues : a look at recent and forthcoming news and events Training and Readiness : options for technical training plus hints and tips If you'd like to receive an invitation to the monthly online meetings just email me, philme@microsoft.com. I hope to see you online on July 26, noon Sydney time, and 2:00pm Auckland time. Regards, Phil Microsoft Partner Technology Strategist
