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Episode 001 of the new Series in Cloud & Hosting Partner Online Meetings starts in four hours
Hi, yes, after 17 years and 166 episodes of the Cloud & Hosting Partner Online Meeting we have a reset, a restart, a rewire, a new chapter. As many of you know I took redundancy from Microsoft about 2 months ago and nothing can hold me back from wanting to help the Microsoft Partner Community. "I'm back" 😎. In just four hours from now we start with Episode 001 of the new series and here is the agenda It's not too late to register. Just click https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4a9991d2-4d76-4c73-b02a-ec3d010d6305@3f10d240-96cd-405f-8075-e66a8c526be5. See you online soon. Regards, PhilEpisode 166 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partners starts in two hours
Hi, just to let you know the next episode of the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner online meetings will start at 12:30 Sydney time today. Todays session is one I'm really looking forward to as the focus is "Dynamics Contact Center" to be presented by Josh Burgess. To me Dynamics Contact Center embodies so much of the Microsoft story ... Modern Work, Teams, Dynamics, Azure, Agents and 3rd party technologies too. And moreover offers an incredible opportunity for Microsoft Partners to help customers with Customer Service with omni-channel capabilities linked to current Customer systems and accelerated with Copilot AI. If you don't have the invitation please send me, mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons an email. The pre-approved content for the meeting is available in the Community OneDrive http://aka.ms/chpom to download. See you online soon. Regards, PhilEpisode 165 of Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting starting in two hours
Just two hours until the start of the next Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting. Tuesday June 3, 12:30-1:30pm Sydney time. This meeting will cover the May 1 Partner Announcements, a review of other updates to Commerce and Operations, and a feature focus on "Highlights from Microsoft Build". I've also adding in, last minute, a quick look at the latest Sustainability Report from Microsoft. And as usual we'll cover recent Industry News, look at some forthcoming events and review what you might have missed. To register just click here. Attached here are the slides so you can follow along. These meetings are not recorded and are quite conversational. I hope to see you online soon. Regards, PhilThirty minutes until Episode 164 of Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting
Hi everyone, just to let you know the next Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting starts in 30 minutes. Attached here are the slides. Our focus for this one will be "50 years of Microsoft" and I'll be bringing a few personal perspectives from my nearly 35 years here. As usual we'll touch on recent CSP announcements including the new 3 year subscriptions, other industry news, skilling and review some of the webinars and events held of the past month. See you online soon.Episode 163 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting starting soon
Just one hour until our next episode in the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting series. Focus for this month will be "Deliver business impact through sustainability with AI". As usual we'll start with a look at recent news around Commerce and Operations then move to the focus topic. After that we'll look at updates to some recent meetings, News and Events coming in the near future, and summary of webinars in the last month that you may have missed in the segment called "Did You See". See you online soon and please find here the approved slides for the meeting. Regards, PhilEpisode 162 of Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting | Tuesday Feb 18, 12:30-1:30 Sydney time
Tomorrow is episode 162 of the Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meetings and we have a feature topic "The Future of Hybrid Cloud Partners" to be shared by Dean Corcoran, Regional Technology Strategist for Hybrid Cloud and Data Centre Optimization. Full agenda is Commerce and Operations Update Updates from Past Meetings The Future of Hybrid Cloud Partners by Dean 30 Days in 30 Seconds which is a look at recent news items News, Views and Venues looks more deeply at some of the significant announcements and events Skilling, Training and Readiness covering options for education of Sales, Pre-sales and Technical staff Did You See seeks to summarize some of the skilling events in the past month Please join us online for the one hour Teams meeting. If you don't have an invitation just send me, philme@microsoft.com, an email. Also, please note these sessions are not recorded and using any recording apps will be removed from the meeting. Join the meeting to understand why. Content for the meeting is available here. Regards, PhilMicrosoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Episode 160 Highlights from Ignite, Summary of AI Tour
Hi everyone, we're starting our December call in about 10 minutes so sharing the slides here for you to follow along. Certainly been a busy couple of weeks and I, for one, am looking forward to the holiday season. Regards, philme
Action Pack Renewal Notification
I recently missed my Action Pack Renewal. This was because I did not receive a specific renewal notification. I did receive 'Action required: Link your Partner Center account to Microsoft billing profile' and 'Partner Center account successfully linked to Microsoft billing profile' emails and although these emails mention this was required before renewal and did give the date by which renewal had to be completed this was some time in the future and was not recorded. It was overlooked because in previous years I had received a specific 'Renewal Email' had been sent. I do feel that a specific email should have been issued.Slides 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, PhilMicrosoft 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
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Here are some of the achievements of Microsoft since its emergence: 1. Developed the BASIC programming language for personal computers (1975) 2. Created the Microsoft Windows operating system (1985) 3. Introduced the Microsoft Office software suite (1989) 4. Developed the Internet Explorer web browser (1991) 5. Released the Xbox gaming console (2001) 6. Acquired LinkedIn (2016) 7. Developed the Azure cloud computing platform 8. Released the Microsoft Surface line of tablets and laptops (2012) 9. Developed the HoloLens augmented reality headset (2016) 10. Reached a market capitalization ofMicrosoft 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, PhilMicrosoft 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 SponsorsEpisode 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, PhilEpisode 151 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting now published
Just to let you know, that the content from Episode 151 of the monthly Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner is now available in the Community OneDrive at https://aka.ms/chpom in the folder starting 240220. The main deck is named with "Partner Update" and the special presentation on "Executive Overview of AI" by Dean Corcoran is there too. Next month we will look at "Building Copilots" leveraging Copilot Studio and the Azure Open AI platform. And, as usual, look at updates in Commerce and Operations, News and Events, and other Readiness Updates and Opportunities. Let me know if you'd like an invitation via email to philme@microsoft.com. And the date for the next meeting is March 19, 1:00-2:00pm Sydney time. Regards, Phil
