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Artificial Intelligence for Beginners - A Curriculum
Azure Cloud Advocates at Microsoft are pleased to offer a 12-week, 24-lesson curriculum all about Artificial Intelligence. In this curriculum, you will learn: -Different approaches to Artificial Intelligence, including the "good old" symbolic approach with Knowledge Representation and reasoning (GOFAI). -Neural Networks and Deep Learning, which are at the core of modern AI. -Concepts behind these important topics using code in two of the most popular frameworks - TensorFlow and PyTorch. -Neural Architectures for working with images and text. We will cover recent models but may lack a little bit on the state-of-the-art. -Less popular AI approaches, such as Genetic Algorithms and Multi-Agent Systems. https://microsoft.github.io/AI-For-Beginners/
Microsoft AI Tour in Johannesburg, 23 January 2025
Elevate your AI skills at the Microsoft AI Tour in Johannesburg! On January 23, 2025, we’re bringing together business leaders, developers, and AI professionals for a day packed with insights, hands-on workshops, and networking with Microsoft experts. Discover the latest AI advancements, gain new skills, and learn how responsible AI can transform your industry. Don’t miss this chance to connect with visionaries and enhance your AI expertise. Secure your spot today! 🔗 Register now: Microsoft AI Tour #MicrosoftAITour #ArtificialIntelligence #TechEvent #JohannesburgAI Transformation Partner Playbook
The AI Transformation Partner Playbook is designed to empower you to build and grow your AI transformation practice. The “Overview” section introduces the Microsoft AI strategic pillars. “Innovate Together” guides you through AI skilling through blueprints to monetize your IP and monetize your services. Use the “Market Together” section to learn more about demand generation materials, Marketplace, and Azure OpenAI Service case studies to drive your customers’ imaginations. Finally, leverage the “Sell Together” section to move the needle on customer opportunities with the latest sales assets, information on Azure Innovate, and sales guidance to help you capitalize on the excitement around generative AI. No matter where you are in your AI transformation journey, the AI Transformation Partner Playbook will empower you to accelerate innovation and grow your AI practice. aka.ms/aipartnerplaybook
NEW! Microsoft Copilot Sales Bootcamp
NEW! Microsoft Copilot Sales Bootcamp We’re pleased to invite you to https://aka.ms/aicopilotbootcamp! This multi-day partner event addresses the new era of AI across the Microsoft Cloud. Join us to learn more about our AI capabilities from both business and technical aspects, with an overview of each Microsoft Copilot solution. https://aka.ms/aicopilotbootcamp The event will take place on the following dates and times: September 19-21, 9:00-10:30 AM, Pacific Time September 20-22, 9:00-10:30 AM, London Summer and India Standard Time We help demystify AI and Copilot by covering the narrative, customer conversations, and technical requirements to take advantage of the AI opportunity. Discover how to make the most of this opportunity and get your customers ready for Copilot. What will this event cover? What Azure OpenAI and Copilot are and their capabilities Understanding the AI and Copilot narrative and customer conversation Customer technical requirements to adopt the various Copilots How Copilot is licensed Leveraging Copilot to accelerate Dynamics, Microsoft 365, and Power Platform sales Privacy, security, and compliance Who is this event for? All role types from executives to sellers to architects Anyone looking to understand Microsoft’s AI capabilities across all areas and incorporate them into their customer conversations and projects Anyone experienced in role, but new to Microsoft + AI Be on the lookout for additional deliveries for LATAM, EMEA, and APAC with closed captioning supporting 11 languages. https://aka.ms/aicopilotbootcampMicrosoft Developer Community Meetup: South Africa
Microsoft Developer Community Meetup: South Africa We are excited to invite you to a special Developer Community Night Meetup, featuring esteemed guests from Microsoft. Join us for an evening of networking and knowledge sharing as we bring together four prominent meetup groups: Johannesburg PowerApps and Flow, Johannesburg R User Group, The Johannesburg Data Platform User Group, and The South African Azure User Group. During this event, we will have the privilege of hosting two distinguished speakers from Microsoft: Samer Abu Ltaif, Corporate Vice President and President of CEMA Kalane Rampai, Managing Director of Microsoft South Africa The evening will provide a unique opportunity to hear from these industry leaders about the latest developments in Microsoft technologies and their impact on the developer community. You will have the chance to engage in insightful discussions, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. Don't miss out on this exciting event that brings together like-minded individuals and offers a platform for collaboration and growth within the developer community. We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP by 9 June 2023 to confirm your attendance. Spaces are limited, so make sure to reserve your spot early. We eagerly anticipate your presence at the Developer Community Night Meetup and the opportunity to connect with you. Agenda: Agenda Meetup Registration & RSVP link Start Time Venue Johannesburg PowerApps and Flow https://aka.ms/AAi1qo6 16:30 -17:25 Auditorium 1 Johannesburg MS Developer User Group https://aka.ms/AAicmhm 16:30 -17:25 Auditorium 2 Johannesburg R User Group https://aka.ms/AAicmhl 16:30 -17:25 Auditorium 3 Microsoft Executive Address Kalane Rampai (Managing Director of Microsoft South Africa) Samer Abu Ltaif (Corporate Vice President and President of CEMA) 17:30 -18:00 Auditorium 1,2&3 Networking & Refreshments for all attendees 18:00 -18:30 Microsoft Office The Johannesburg Data Platform User Group https://aka.ms/AAi1qo6 18:30 -20:00 Auditorium 1 The South African Azure User Group https://aka.ms/AAi1qo6 18:30 -20:00 Auditorium 3 Event Date: 13 June 2023 Event Time: 16:30 pm – 20:00 pm Event Venue: Microsoft South Africa, 3012 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2191 Register Here Now If you prefer not to receive these types of communications, just let me know. To learn how to manage your contact preferences for other parts of Microsoft, please read our Privacy Statement. Microsoft South Africa 3012 William Nicol Drive Bryanston, Johannesburg 2191 Call Centre: 0860225567AMMP (New! AMM) Partner Community Call on July 6th at 8 AM & 5 PM PST
AMMP (New! AMM) Partner Community Call Please join this call for the changes to the Azure Analytics and AI Accelerate Program (AAAP) as well as the Azure Migration and Modernization Program (AMMP). While we will announce this news at Inspire, we are giving Azure Specialized Partners with Advanced Specialization(s) a preview. Please join our next AMMP Community Call, details below, to learn about these exciting changes. It is scheduled on July 6th at 8 AM & 5 PM PST. Agenda items will include: What’s coming for AMMP (both Partner-led & Field-led) in FY24 starting July 1 st How Microsoft will measure AMMP Partner-led Partner Performance Open Q&A Both sessions will be presenting the same content. So please register for one session first to allow space for others. https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsit.events.teams.microsoft.com%2Fevent%2Fd46bef68-bfb8-43d8-8281-71d19ee19949%4072f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47&data=05%7C01%7CMadelein.Gray%40microsoft.com%7Cf33580d6d1e24530fa7c08db78658851%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638236149704179758%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=flSOgWrnrGs39%2FZF2Uexl2ZW82jh%2BHJxGMQmsTHBO6Y%3D&reserved=0. https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsit.events.teams.microsoft.com%2Fevent%2Fd3e1bbd4-fce5-456c-9726-2044eb8eaa8b%4072f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47&data=05%7C01%7CMadelein.Gray%40microsoft.com%7Cf33580d6d1e24530fa7c08db78658851%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638236149704334106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HFtXbD1t92xvaKmtkAYY0M5vHpTjAawkkbkkS7%2B%2BtSY%3D&reserved=0. For questions reach reach out to mailto:AMMPpartner@microsoft.comHow to find the MCI workshop training content
Good day, partners, Cybersecurity remains a top concern for our customers. Educate your pre-sales teams via the Partner Ready assets at Sales - Defend Against Threats with SIEM Plus XDR (microsoft.com), then review your eligible customers via MCI engagements overview and eligibility - Partner Center | Microsoft Learn. Additional workshops are listed here Modern Work and Security Build Intent Workshops (microsoft.com) Warm regards, James Avenant GPS South AfricaDigital Events: June 2023 Calendar
Microsoft Digital Events in June 2023 As Microsoft we’d like to share the upcoming ‘English’ Microsoft Digital Events scheduled for June 2023. Join the Digital events scheduled in CEMA to strengthen the resilience across your organization to thrive in an ever-changing world. Let’s move forward together. For the comprehensive view of https://events.microsoft.com/en-us/allevents/?timeperiod=next30Days&isSharedInLocalViewMode=true&country=Turkey&language=English&language=English to keep yourself up to date. Microsoft Azure Digital Events Event Date Event Name Registration Page Target Audience Wednesday, June 7 and 8, 2023 Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days: Data Fundamentals https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/397644/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643824 IT Pro, TDM, Developer, Data Scientist Wednesday, June 7 and 8, 2023 Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Azure for Developers https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399949/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643825 Monday, June 12 and 13, 2023 Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days: Fundamentals https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/398652/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643826 Wednesday, June 14 and 15, 2023 Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days: Migrate and Modernize Your Data Estate and Infrastructure Workloads https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/398671/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643829 Modern Workplace & Security Digital Events Event Date Event Name Registration Page Target Audience Wednesday, June 14 and 15, 2023 Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/398617/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643828 ITDM, IT Manager, TDM, CISO, IT Implementor, Developer, Dev DM, Sec Ops Monday, June 19 and 20, 2023 Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399150/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643830 Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Explore the AI-powered future of security at Microsoft Secure Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399854/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_644372 Monday, June 26, 2023 Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Microsoft Teams Phone https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399299/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643832 Monday, June 26, 2023 Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage your Frontline Workforce https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399212/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643833 Microsoft Dynamics & Power Platform Digital Events Event Date Event Name Registration Page Target Audience Monday, June 12, 2023 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Finance & Operations https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/398832/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643827 IT Pro, BDM, ITDM, App Makers, Pro Devs Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Revolutionize the way sellers and marketers work with next-generation AI copilot (based on GPT) https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/397525/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643834 Wednesday, June 21 and 22, 2023 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals (CRM) https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/399281/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3051471_QSG_EML_643831 * Teams Live Events: When you join this event, your name, email address and/or phone number may be viewable by other session participants in the attendee list. By joining, you’re agreeing to this experienceMicrosoft Build 2023 Hero Announcements
I thought you might be interested to learn about the key announcements shared at Microsoft Build, our global digital event that brings together developers and decision makers to explore the latest innovations from Microsoft and its partners. Join us today to learn from the community of experts who build and support the latest tools and technologies, network and connect with others in the industry, and explore deep technical opportunities to gain the skills necessary to drive the full value from Microsoft technology. This year’s key Build announcements include the latest Microsoft developer innovations, with a focus on building in the new era of AI. Over the past few months Microsoft has announced a range of first-party Copilot applications for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and more. Today, we're sharing the app development pattern we used to create these solutions—and showing how any developer can use this Copilot stack to develop their own copilots. What’s more, we're excited to announce a joint commitment with OpenAI to support and grow the AI plugins ecosystem, embracing an open standard that will enable plugins interoperability across ChatGPT and the breadth of Microsoft’s Copilot offerings. Developers can build plugins that work across both consumer and business surfaces, including ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Dynamics 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other Microsoft first-party Copilot apps. This means developers can build experiences that enable people to interact with their apps using the most natural user interface: human language. Keep reading to learn about these exciting announcements and more, and to discover more ways to connect, learn, and share. Build next-gen, AI powered applications We believe AI is the next massive shift in computing. That’s why at Microsoft we’re investing heavily in AI and the tools to deploy AI, so developers and organizations can do more. With the latest innovation announced at Build, developers can create unique experiences using comprehensive developer tools and new AI and machine learning capabilities. To learn more, read the blog post by Jessica Hawk, CVP of Data, AI, and Digital Applications Marketing. Our latest Azure AI and Machine Learning innovations include the following: • Today, we’re proud to announce Azure AI Studio and new capabilities to harness generative AI, including the capability to easily ground OpenAI models on your data, coming to preview. With just a few clicks, developers can now ground OpenAI models, such as ChatGPT and GPT-4, on their data to quickly and easily to build organization specific conversational AI experiences. • Azure AI prompt flow coming to preview, will provide a streamlined experience for prompting, evaluating, tuning, and operationalizing large language models. Developers and data scientists can quickly create prompt workflows that connect to hundreds of popular open source and proprietary models and data sources for building intelligent applications and assessing the quality of their workflows to choose the best prompt for their use case. • Azure OpenAI Plugins, coming to private preview, will streamline the process of building and consuming APIs that extend the capabilities of GPT-4. The following plugins will be available during private preview: Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft Translator, and Bing Search. • To make working with open-source models easier, we’re also introducing foundation models in Azure Machine Learning, which starts with the model catalog to select from collections of foundation models including both Azure OpenAI Service models, and open-source models curated by Azure Machine Learning and Hugging Face, and provides the ability to fine-tune and deploy those foundation models using Azure Machine Learning components and pipelines. • New Vector search capability in Azure Cognitive Search, in private preview, allows users to now store, index, and search within their datasets based on vector representations of their data, also known as embeddings, to find information that is semantically similar to their search query. Vector search can be used in combination with retrieval plugins for ChatGPT through Azure OpenAI service. • We are now enabling a Provisioned Throughput Model for Azure OpenAI Service, to offer dedicated capacity. • New Azure AI Content Safety service will make it easier for developers to test and evaluate AI deployments for safety by detecting and assigning severity scores to unsafe content across languages in both images and text. We’re integrating Azure AI Content Safety across products, including Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Studio, and Azure Machine Learning, to help practitioners assess models prior to deployment and as a content moderation tool. Today we also announced exciting updates to our comprehensive developer tools and app platform portfolio, including: • Microsoft Dev Box, generally available in July, is an Azure service that gives developers access to ready-to-code, project-specific dev boxes that are secure and centrally managed. Microsoft Dev Box helps support hybrid dev teams of any size, helping developers focus on writing code by streamlining access to all the resources and tools they need for the project at hand. • GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps in preview soon, is a solution that provides the three core features of GitHub Advanced Security into the Azure DevOps platform, so customers can integrate automated security checks into their workflow. It includes code scanning powered by CodeQL to detect vulnerabilities, secret scanning to prevent the inclusion of sensitive information in code repositories, and dependency scanning to identify vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies and provide update alerts. • Azure Deployment Environments (ADE), now generally available, enables developer teams to quickly spin up app infrastructure with project-based templates, minimizing setup time while maximizing security, compliance, and cost efficiency. ADE provides self-service templates that deploy directly from dev tools, code repos, or custom developer portals, and maximize security with centralized permissions and policy governance, access controls, and full management of cloud resource configurations. • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): To give enterprises more control over their environment, we are announcing long-term Support for Kubernetes that will enable customers to stay on the same release for two years—twice as long as what’s possible today. We are also announcing confidential containers in AKS, coming soon in preview, as a first party offer that allows teams to run standard unmodified containers, aligned with Kata Confidential Containers opensource project. Bring your data into the era of AI with Microsoft Fabric We're excited to unveil Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end analytics solution that empowers organizations to manage their data in one place with a suite of analytics experiences that work together seamlessly, helping teams create intelligence faster than ever. Join the Fabric launch virtual event and read the blog post by Arun Ulagaratchagan, CVP of Azure Data, to learn more. • Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end unified analytics solution that brings together data and analytics tools in one place to help data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts uncover and serve intelligence to business users. o Fabric integrates proven technologies like Data Factory, Power BI, and the next generation of Synapse into a single solution, empowering everyone to unlock the potential of their data. The end-to-end analytics stack is automatically integrated and optimized, and users can sign up within seconds and get real business value within minutes. o Fabric offers a suite of role-specific experiences including data integration, data engineering, data warehousing, data science, real-time analytics, applied observability, and business intelligence. o Data brought into Microsoft Fabric is hosted on OneLake, an enterprise-grade data lake that eliminates data movement and duplication. All Fabric workloads are automatically wired into OneLake, just like all Microsoft 365 applications are wired into OneDrive. Data is organized in an intuitive data hub and automatically indexed for discovery, sharing, governance, and compliance. o Fabric is infused with the Azure OpenAI Service at every layer to help customers unlock the full potential of their data, enabling users to leverage the power of generative AI with their data and helping business teams unlock intelligence to drive critical decisions, innovation, and competitive advantage. o Purchasing and managing resources is massively simplified with Fabric. Customers purchase a single pool of compute that powers all Fabric workloads. With this all-inclusive approach, customers can create solutions across all workloads freely without any friction in their experience. Universal compute significantly reduces costs, as any unused capacity in one workload can be used by any other workload. o With Fabric, customers can turn their Microsoft 365 apps into hubs for uncovering and applying insights. For example, users in Microsoft Excel can directly discover and analyze data in OneLake and generate a Power BI report with a click of a button. In Microsoft Teams, users can infuse data into their everyday work with embedded channels, chat, and meeting experiences. Business users can bring data into their presentations by embedding live Power BI reports directly in Microsoft PowerPoint. • Free Trial: try out everything Fabric has to offer by signing up for the free trial: o Everyone who signs up gets a fixed Fabric trial capacity, which may be used for any feature or capability. o Existing Power BI Premium customers can turn on Microsoft Fabric through the Power BI admin portal. o After July 1, 2023, Microsoft Fabric will be enabled by default for all Power BI tenants. Modernize and protect your infrastructure with Microsoft Azure The Azure Infrastructure team announced two new capabilities, including confidential VMs with Intel TDX, which helps you move more workloads to Azure, and Azure Container Storage, which manages persistent storage volumes for stateful container applications in a cost-effective way. To learn more, read blog posts here and here. • Confidential VMs with Intel TDX: We’re excited to announce the expansion of our Confidential VM portfolio with the launch of the DCesv5-series and ECesv5-series in preview. Featuring 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, these VMs are backed by an all-new hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment called Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). Organizations can use these VMs to seamlessly bring confidential workloads to the cloud without any code changes to their applications. • Azure Container Storage: Last week we announced the public preview of Azure Container Storage, Microsoft’s unique container-native storage solution. Today we’re excited to introduce several new features in preview to enhance the performance, reliability, and backup experience for Azure customers. These features include volume snapshot, which allows users to capture the point-in-time state of persistent volumes, enabling you to back up data before applying changes. Additionally, the scalability target of Persistent Volumes has increased, empowering users to easily scale up their storage footprint. This means users can focus on building data services without worrying about the limitations of the underlying infrastructure. Shaping the future of work with AI In March, we announced Microsoft 365 Copilot—your copilot for work—and today we’re excited to announce even more new AI innovation to inspire developers and ISVs on the opportunity of the Microsoft 365 Copilot. To learn more, read the blog post by Rajesh Jha, EVP of Experiences and Devices. • Plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot: Developers can now integrate their apps and services into Microsoft 365 Copilot with plugins. Plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot include ChatGPT and Bing plugins, as well as Teams message extensions and Power Platform connectors—enabling developers to leverage their existing investments. Developers will be able to easily build new Microsoft 365 plugins with the Microsoft Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio. Developers can also extend Microsoft 365 Copilot by bringing their data into the Microsoft Graph, contextualizing relevant and actionable information with the new Semantic Index for Copilot. More than 50 plugins from partners will be available for customers as part of the early access program and thousands of plugins will be available by general availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot. • Teams Live Share SDK: With the Live Share SDK, now generally available, developers can transform Teams apps into collaborative multi-user experiences without writing any dedicated back-end code. The result: a rich, multi-player meeting experience that enables participants to co-watch, co-create, and co-edit content during meetings. • Avatars and immersive spaces for Microsoft Teams: Avatars for Microsoft Teams is now generally available and offers an alternative to the binary option of video or no video and features customizable avatars and reactions. Avatars give users the option of a camera break, while encouraging engagement and fun. Transform your everyday meetings to have a sense of natural co-presence with immersive spaces for Microsoft Teams, now in private preview. Immersive spaces for Microsoft Teams can be accessed through a PC or VR headset, with the ability to easily connect with other participants regardless of whether they join a Teams meeting using video or as an avatar, or in the immersive space directly. • Microsoft Mesh: Microsoft Mesh is a platform that empowers developers and creators to build custom, immersive experiences for the workplace. Mesh gives developers the tools to create shared experiences that help foster a sense of connection and belonging regardless of where workers are located, using a PC or VR headset. Microsoft Mesh is available in private preview starting today. Making it easier to build on and for Windows We’re announcing a lot of exciting updates for Windows developers at Microsoft Build, including Windows Copilot, the brand-new Dev Home, how Hybrid Loop for AI is becoming a reality, and major Microsoft Store updates. To learn more, read the blog post by Panos Panay, EVP & Chief Product Officer. • Introducing Windows Copilot. Windows will be the first PC platform to provide centralized AI assistance with the introduction of Windows Copilot. Together with Bing Chat and 1P/3P plugins, Windows Copilot will allow developers to focus on bringing their ideas to life, complete complex projects, and collaborate instead of spending energy finding, launching, and working across multiple applications. • Dev Home, productivity companion on Windows. Dev Home allows developers to quickly set up their machines and monitor workflows all in one location, enabling greater productivity on Windows. Dev Home also offers WinGet configuration for easier and faster setup, Dev Drive for enhanced file system performance, and easy connection to GitHub. All updates in preview. • Microsoft Store on Windows is announcing new tools and AI features to help developers reach new customers at the right time, in the right place. These include: o Microsoft Store AI Hub: Coming soon, a dedicated section that will curate the best AI experiences, built by the developer community or Microsoft. o AI-Generated review summary: To help optimize app discovery, we are introducing a new tool in Partner Center that leverages AI to generate and suggest search tags for apps to improve discoverability. o AI-Generated keywords: Developers will soon be able to reach more customers with AI-powered smart keyword suggestions, resulting in more precise SEO for their product description pages. o Microsoft Store Ads: Microsoft Store Ads is expanding in three significant ways. Starting in June, it will serve more than 150 regions, supported by Microsoft Advertising. Developers will also be able to reach their customers with a new premium spotlight section of the Store and Bing.com search results. o Backup and Restore App capability: To help developers retain their customers when they switch devices, we are enhancing the backup and restore experience for apps. This update is in preview and is available to Windows Insiders today. • Hybrid Loop for AI becomes a reality: With ONNX Runtime (ORT) and Olive toolchain, we are making it easier for developers to create amazing AI experiences on Windows and other platforms, with less engineering effort and better performance. We created Olive, an extensible toolchain, to ease the burden on developers, simplifying the optimization process, and eliminating the need for deep hardware knowledge. • ORT and Olive are cross-platform so Windows AI investments can extend to all app platforms. ONNX Runtime now supports the same API for running models on the device or in the cloud, enabling hybrid inferencing scenarios where your app can use local resources when possible and switch to the cloud when needed. • With the Azure EP (execution provider) in preview, developers can connect to models deployed in Azure Machine Learning or even to the Azure OpenAI service, providing flexibility to choose larger in the cloud or small local models at runtime and more control over costs and user experience. With just a few lines of code developers can specify the cloud endpoint and define their criteria for when to use the cloud. The future of app development with the Power Platform Developers need to deliver high-quality apps faster than ever before and Power Platform helps by supercharging productivity and changing development with next-generation AI. Learn about the latest Power Platform innovation announced at Build—including how developers can combine the Power Platform, Azure, Visual Studio, and GitHub to accelerate app development, automation, or build chatbots—and discover why Power Platform is the world’s most comprehensive and intelligent tool for developers. To learn more, read the blog post by Charles Lamanna, CVP of Business Applications and Platforms. We’re showcasing advancements in low-code tools to help professional developers be more productive: • To further enhance developer productivity in the Power Platform, Managed Environments now come with the ability to have a catalog of your enterprise-approved templates and components. Professional developers can publish artifacts such as apps, flows, and bots for their organization to use in their own solutions using the PAC CLI and GitHub actions. With every new component in the catalog, the entire organization will enjoy reduced time and cost for every new application. • The developer hub in Power Platform, now in public preview, is a new hub that helps code-first developers quickly learn and onboard to the Power Platform. It offers a single starting point to establish a developer environment using videos and guided walk-throughs so a developer can watch the process and then try for themselves to get started building their own apps faster. Low code and generative AI: • Copilot in Power Pages: We’re excited to introduce Copilot in Power Pages, now in public preview (U.S. only as this time), as the latest in Power Platform AI innovation, allowing makers to use natural language input to generate text copy, build business data-centric forms, activate chatbots, and enable site design themes in seconds for rapid visual setup and customization. • Power Automate – Custom Actions SDK: This feature, now in public preview, enables users to create, use, and manage custom actions in Power Automate for desktop. Users are now able to create custom actions through a publicly available SDK (Modules SDK) and manage groups of actions for their flows by adding/removing custom-developed action groups through a dedicated UI (Assets library) in the Power Automate for desktop designer. • The unified authoring canvas of Power Virtual Agents is now generally available. The unified authoring canvas in Power Virtual Agents brings together the powerful and flexible capabilities from Bot Framework Composer with the intuitive authoring experience that Power Virtual Agents is known for, providing a single authoring canvas where any member of the team, irrespective of their skill level, can collaborate on bot building—from low-code makers through to pro-developers alike. • Power Virtual Agents introduces generative actions, now in limited preview. This feature can automatically create actionable conversation responses by dynamically chaining components existing in Power Virtual Agents today. These components include pre-built and custom connectors, Power Automate flows, topics, and skills. Protect and customize access with the preview of Microsoft Entra External ID We’re announcing several DevSecOps innovations, including the introduction of Microsoft Entra External ID, the future of customer identity and access management. To learn more, read the blog post by Joy Chik, President of Identity and Network Access. • Microsoft Entra External ID, now in public preview: Announcing our next generation customer identity and access management solution that secures access to any app across any external identity from a single, centralized management platform. With Microsoft Entra External ID, users can: o Secure digital relationships: Protect identities with strong authentication and granular access policies. o Control access rights for any external user: Define the right level of access and govern identity lifecycles. o Create people-centric experiences: Design intuitive user journeys to immerse users in your brand experiences. o Accelerate development of secure applications: Make it easy for your app development teams to embed identity security to any application or any customer experience.[UPDATE] You are invited to The FY24 Partner Fast Start Sessions
[UPDATE] Please note that the FY24 Partner Fast Start Sessions have been temporarily postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. Check back for new dates in the next few days. The FY24 Partner Fast Start Sessions: Brought to you by the Africa Global Partner Solutions team. With the beginning of the next financial year fast approaching, the Microsoft Africa Global Partner Solutions Team (GPS) has begun our FY24 Partner planning journey. It is important for our Partner ecosystem to align with Microsoft’s current priorities, strategies, and targets. We want to use this opportunity to encourage accelerated growth, targeting of key customer segments and differentiation through innovation. Please join us for a series of sessions with the Microsoft Africa GTM Leads, Sales Leads (Commercial Solution Area) and Consumption Leads (Customer Success Unit). Learn more about the FY24 Solution Area focuses that will be used across business planning and execution, sales enablement, customer engagement and capacity planning. Simple and clear | One organization | One language The Go-to-Market Leads will showcase key accomplishments in FY23 and outline their vision for the upcoming year. The Commercial Solution Area team will provide comprehensive updates to partner organizations regarding solution areas, solution plays and technical capabilities. Special emphasis will be placed on highlighting hero products and generating a strong pipeline. The Customer Success Unit will present strategies to enhance collaboration between Microsoft and the partner ecosystem, ensuring customers achieve maximum value from their investments. Additionally, the Global Partner Solutions team will offer insights on optimal co-selling practices with Microsoft, along with an overview of the available programs designed to support such collaborations. Each of the six sessions will align to a different solution area and cover the following flow of agenda points: • Introduction • FY23 Highlights | Evolution to FY24 • Solution Area Deep Dive | Cross Solution Strategy • Realising Customer Value with the CSU | Selling with Microsoft • Pipeline Generation Activities • Call To ActionPartner Enablement Newsletter: Latest Enablement Activities, June 8, 2023
The upcoming training opportunities available including Cloud Weeks, Depth Workshops, Sales Enablement, and other related content. See below for more details and to invite your learners to register! Copilot, OpenAI Microsoft 365 Copilot Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Work Learn more about Microsoft 365 Copilot and how it works and find out how you can help your customers prepare to put the power of AI to work for their businesses. June 22, 2023 8AM-9AM PDT https://learning.eventbuilder.com/event/74700 Format: Live Labs: No Azure OpenAI We have new content and assets available for our Microsoft partners on Azure AI and Azure OpenAI. These resources will help partners deliver better AI solutions and services to their clients. You can access them on the partner portal or through the links below. For all partners Microsoft Cloud Executive Enablement Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNoxGPPYnCg&list=PLcgFidNgo6oMZhzhBAf98hzNI8_h5NoAQ&index=5 Skilling and enablement on Azure OpenAI Service for partners https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/solution-areas#tab-2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/explore-azure-openai/ https://aka.ms/AAjhqg3 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/openai/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/openai/whats-new https://github.com/Azure/azure-openai-workshop/ https://microsoft.github.io/PartnerResources/azure/data-analytics-ai/openai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t3qZu1Dy1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_SP_RAl1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0v3apQ2dM&list=PL8_VXqhvJI9CNF6Q409mSjh0InP6_GfBg https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/ Cloud Executive Enablement Series Announcing the Microsoft Cloud Executive Enablement Series This new high impact series features Senior Microsoft leaders discussing current cloud trends and technology solutions. The series provides a unique perspective on the business value of the Microsoft Cloud and ways to engage with your customers. Current episodes: Introducing the new Microsoft Cloud Executive Sales Enablement Series Gain clarity on co-selling with Microsoft and leveraging the Executive Briefing Center Understanding the full power and capabilities of Microsoft Cloud solutions Maximizing ROI with Azure Infrastructure: Key strategies for IT Executives Accelerating business transformation through the power of AI Unlocking the power of data with Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform Connecting the dots: Mainframe opportunities in the cloud world Secure mission-critical workloads in the cloud with Microsoft Vodcast: https://www.youtube.com/@msPartner | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcgFidNgo6oMZhzhBAf98hzNI8_h5NoAQ Podcast: https://mscloudenablement.com/ Cloud Weeks On-demand The Cloud Week format features 8 hours of selected content from the full MOC course, plus 2 hours of exam prep – ideal for individuals who need to balance project work with exam prep. Cloud Fundamentals for Partners https://vshow.on24.com/clients/vshow/microsoft/index.html?showCode=Cloud_Fundamentals&partnerref=CF_ALL_ORG_PEM_PN | https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Cloud_Fundamentals23/registration/20771?partnerref=CF_ALL_ORG_NL_PEFN* Azure Cloud Week https://aka.ms/AAi8o8n Modern Work Cloud Week https://aka.ms/AAi6xjr Business Applications Cloud Week https://aka.ms/AAinik8 Security Cloud Week https://aka.ms/AAi1pw0 * See here for an explanation Depth Workshops Depth: Azure Azure Kubernetes Service Workshop Technical insights on how to use AKS to containerize and deploy applications and benefit from this Azure managed service. June 13-15, 2023 8AM-12PM PDT https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Azure_Depth/registration/23002 Format: Live Labs: BYO Azure Subscription Azure Load Testing Technical Webinar Azure Load Testing is a fully managed load-testing service that helps developers and testers generate high-scale load with ease and gain actionable insights into performance and scalability, and support continuous improvement through automated CI/CD workflows. June 13, 2023 10AM-12PM, 8:30PM-10:30PM IST https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Azure_Depth/registration/23111 Format: Live Labs: BYO Azure Subscription On-demand Azure Depth Workshops Instructor-led intermediate to advanced technical training with technical experts. Uncover new insights, learn about architecture and implementation considerations, and find innovative ways to support business challenges. Available Trainings App Innovation Azure VMware Solution Modernize Java App and Date with Azure Well Architected Framework Infrastructure | Migration to Azure Infrastructure | Azure Virtual Desktop App Innovation | Modernize .Net Apps Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Networking and Network Security Infrastructure | Migration to Azure Infrastructure | Azure Virtual Desktop App Innovation | Modernize .Net Apps Data & AI | Azure Synapse Analytics https://aka.ms/partner/AzureOD (trainings visible once registered) Depth: Modern Work Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot: The AI-Powered Future of Work Learn more about Microsoft 365 Copilot and how it works and find out how you can help your customers prepare to put the power of AI to work for their businesses. June 22, 2023 8AM-9AM PDT https://learning.eventbuilder.com/event/74700 Format: Live Labs: No Teams Premium | Enablement and adoption for IT Pros Webinar Join us for an IT PRO-centric Teams Premium webinar where we will deep dive into feature set-up and enablement, and illustrate real-world implementation demos and share proven best practices to drive adoption change management. June 14, 2023 8AM-9AM PDT June 21, 2023 5PM-6PM PDT https://aka.ms/TeamsPremiumITPROS Format: Live Labs: No Microsoft Teams Rooms Partner Technical Bootcamp Managing and monitoring meetings, and certified Teams Rooms devices by using the Microsoft Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. On-demand https://readiness.transform.microsoft.com/learning-path/57a3b070-7302-4432-86da-74ba25bff58b Partner Virtual Technical Bootcamp for NextGen Windows Experiences The latest investments across Windows 11, Windows 365, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Intune Suite. On-demand Coming soon Microsoft Viva Partner Technical Bootcamp Latest product development and technical knowledge to enable partners to help their customers create a workplace that is centered on the digital employee experience with Microsoft Viva. On-demand https://readiness.transform.microsoft.com/learning-path/d68db727-1264-4a94-866d-f26ca0a46895 Microsoft 365 SMB Masters Virtual Bootcamp Capabilities in selling, managing, and deploying Microsoft 365 solutions for SMBs. On-demand https://readiness.transform.microsoft.com/learning-path/fe543d78-0c3f-402f-8e0d-bb50ff3a322a https://readiness.transform.microsoft.com/learning-path/22f61240-2577-434c-a3ee-5a8c469c1fc6 Depth: Business Applications Customer Success Series Learn from customer success experts about the approach, methodology, insights, and best practices to support customers’ challenges. Build Consumption Capability On-demand Business Value Management Overview On-demand https://aka.ms/AAjv9l1 Format: Live Labs: No Business Value Management Workshop Execution On-demand Value: Potential, Path and Confirmation June 20, 2023 4PM-5PM CEST On-demand Business Applications Workshops View on-demand content to deepen your skills through instructor-led training with technical experts. Uncover new insights, learn about architecture and implementation considerations, and find innovative ways to support your customer business challenges. Available Trainings (Depth and MCLP) Power Platform Low Code Tools D365 Marketing and Customer Insights Extend D365 Finance and Ops Apps D365 Customer Engagement (CRM) Apps Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management D365 Customer Engagement (CRM) Apps Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Dynamics 365 Finance Power Platform Architecture and Governance https://aka.ms/AAk1zzl (trainings visible once registered) A deeper dive into Microsoft Supply Chain Platform Hear from product leaders about the recent announcements and how a supply chain practice can be built with Microsoft. https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/383111/157-GQE-382 Viva Sales: scenarios, features and partner opportunity Core scenarios, key features, and the opportunity for partners. https://info.microsoft.com/US-NoGEP-VDEO-FY23-01Jan-10-Viva-Sales-scenarios-features-and-partner-opportunity-SRGCM8872_LP01-Registration---Form-in-Body.html Depth: Security Security Through the Lens of Zero Trust Security features and capabilities available within Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 that can help protect identity, network and infrastructure workloads hosted in hybrid and cloud environment. June 12-13, 2023 11AM-1:30PM EDT June 26-27, 2023 2PM-4:30PM IST https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Security_Depth/registration/22777 Format: Live Labs: No On-demand Security, Compliance, and Identity Management Workshops Intermediate to advanced technical sessions designed to drive deep skills applications by experienced technical professionals across priority solution plays. Days of the Defender Capture the Flag Compliance and Privacy with Microsoft Purview and Priva Designing a Cloud Security Strategy with Microsoft Defend against threats with Microsoft Sentinel Identify & Access Management with Microsoft Entra Firewall Protection Other Available Trainings Azure Security Management Deep Dive Azure Network Security Deep Dive Implementing Cloud Security with Microsoft 365 Defender Solutions Secure All Things with Microsoft Security Solutions Security Through the Lens of Zero Trust How to Renew Your Microsoft Certifications https://aka.ms/AAjkj3e (trainings visible once registered) Industry Cloud Sustainability Sustainability concepts and how the business thinks about tracking and reporting emissions. On-demand https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Industry_CW23/registration/22817 Healthcare Advanced knowledge of four priority healthcare scenarios for implementing solutions and their capabilities. On-demand https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Industry_CW23/registration/22833 Sales Enablement SMB Network Security Partner Training Hear about how to enhance customer network security on Azure and drive business growth. June 14, 2023 8AM-9:30AM, 6PM-7:30PM PDT https://info.microsoft.com/US-NoGEP-CATALOG-FY23-05May-11-SMB-Network-Security-SREVM14951_Catalog-Display-Page.html Format: Live Labs: No On-demand Sales Bootcamp’s by Solution Area Azure https://vshow.on24.com/clients/vshow/microsoft/index.html?showCode=Sales_Bootcamp®PageId=21827&partnerref=SEBTCP_AZ_ORG_NL_MINDG Modern Work https://vshow.on24.com/clients/vshow/microsoft/index.html?showCode=Sales_Bootcamp®PageId=21822&partnerref=SEBTCP_MW_ORG_NL_MINDG Business Applications https://vshow.on24.com/clients/vshow/microsoft/index.html?showCode=Sales_Bootcamp®PageId=21984&partnerref=SEBTCP_BA_ORG_NL_MINDG Security https://vshow.on24.com/clients/vshow/microsoft/index.html?showCode=Sales_Bootcamp®PageId=21738&partnerref=SEBTCP_SCI_ORG_PEM_PN Microsoft Sales Acceleration Bootcamp Showcase key strategies and best practices our Microsoft field experts pull in at the last mile of their opportunities. On-demand https://aka.ms/AAjrsiy Do More with Less Sales Bootcamp A focus on real-life customer examples, resource demos, and a lot more. On-demand https://aka.ms/AAj1eut End to End Security Solutions for SMB Customers An overview of partner opportunities to build and expand a Microsoft security practice for SMB customers. On-demand https://aka.ms/AAkb441 Modular Training Modular Training The content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum in a modular format for each certification course. Participants have the opportunity to refresh their knowledge on Refresh knowledge on a specific module within a particular course of interest Gain knowledge and prepare towards a certification exam Access certification renewal training towards Access sales content in modules (Coming soon) https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/GSI_MMOC/registration/20801 and start preparing for certification with this on-demand, modular content across Microsoft Solution Areas. Access our Social playbook to target Partners only: find the Social Playbook https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/teams/PartnerEnablementandInnovation/SitePages/Modular-Training.aspx, under “Promotional assets”. On-demand https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/GSI_MMOC/registration/20801 Partner Academy Microsoft offers a wealth of partner programs, tools, resources, and campaign tools that help partners uncover new sales opportunities, reach new customers, and expand their business. Partner Academy is here to connect the dots between those programs, help navigate through multiple resources and allow partners to have richer conversations with their customers! The Academy will focus on simplifying the complexity of key programs, streamline go-to-market opportunities and accelerate sales engagement and support from Microsoft. Register for live and on-demand calls via the https://aka.ms/MicrosoftPartnerAcademy and links below. Partner Enablement Guides Technical and sales guides to help learners find learning resources: learning paths, upcoming events, and exam preparation. https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/training/assets/collection/partner-enablement-guides#/ Other useful information https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/training#/?page=2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/renew-your-microsoft-certification https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/retired-certifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/retired-certification-examsHow to activate your Signature Cloud support
Good morning, partners, As we moved from the Gold and Silver MPN program to the new Solution Partner Designation program, you may not have activated your Signature Cloud support option and are not leveraging this benefit. Microsoft technical support is offered to all customers and partners, but customers receive dedicated support once they leverage their Unified Support options. Similarly, partners with Solution Partner Designation or Advanced Support for Partner have access to Signature Cloud support - but need to activate this service and ensure you log tickets using this enhanced service using the "Service Hub". Kindly review Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Benefits - Technical Support for on-premises or Cloud products - Partner Center | Microsoft Learn for detail to activate the service, and the process on logging tickets with the correct entitlement on the "Service Hub" portal. MPN Administrators - kindly ensure that your support teams have access to your "Access ID" and "Contract ID". Kind regards, James AvenantNovember Partner Enablement
November 7, 2023 Copilot | Sales Enablement | Azure | Business Applications | Modern Work | Security Industry Cloud | SureStep Ambassador/SMB Resellers | Other Resources *New* Partner Training Gallery : Bookmark this page to find up-to-date Technical and Sales enablement events, resources and Playbooks. Copilot Microsoft Copilot Partner Bootcamp Learn more about our AI capabilities from both business and technical aspects, with an overview of each Microsoft Copilot solution. We will help demystify AI and Copilot by covering the narrative, customer conversations, and technical requirements across each Copilot solution. Join us to discover how to make the most out of this opportunity and get your customers ready for Copilot. Register here (On-demand) Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service Copilot Workshop Learn how you can empower agents with tools powered by next-generation AI that fuel collaboration and productivity across teams. And transform operations with automation that drives efficiency and generates outcome-based value for customers. Register here (On-demand) Sales Enablement FY24 Solution Play Sales Bootcamp Open to all partners Learn about the Solution Plays, how to pitch and demo, the opportunity with Copilot, and what programs and resources are available to partners. November 28 – December 1, 2023 UTC-7, UTC+1, UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. SMB Sales Bootcamp Open to all partners Learn about the Solution Plays, how to pitch and demo, the opportunity with Copilot, and what programs and resources are available to partners. December 5-8, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. FY24 High Volume Acceleration Fundamentals Program Open to all Business Applications partners Learn the best practices Dynamics partners around the world are using to accelerate their Dynamics practice and customer adds. HVP Fundamentals November 13-16, 2023 UTC-8 Register here HVP Advanced November 13 & 29, 2023 UTC-8 Register here Microsoft 365 CSP Masters Program Windows 365: Selling Windows in the Cloud Learn how to position, pitch, and discuss opportunities with Windows 365. We will share use-case scenarios, partner profitability, and resources to help you get started. On-demand Coming Soon Microsoft 365 CSP Masters Sales Bootcamp In the sales bootcamp, we will cover: Microsoft 365 partner opportunity, programs, incentives, and tools for partners Key customer use cases and sales scenarios across security, productivity, and Cloud PC Guidance on how to upsell and how to handle common customer objections Register here (On-demand) Microsoft Low Code Sales Bootcamp Open to all partners Learn about the Low Code Solution Play, how to pitch and demo, the opportunity with Copilot in Power Platform, how low code aligns with other practice areas across the Microsoft cloud and what programs and resources are available to partners. Register here (On-demand) Other on-demand sales content Help learners become proficient at starting sales conversations, solving customer challenges, pitching Microsoft cloud value, and overcoming objections by showcasing real-time customer benefits. Sales Bootcamps: Azure Sales Bootcamp Business Applications Bootcamp Modern Work Bootcamp Security Bootcamp Do More with Less Sales Bootcamp Sales Acceleration Bootcamp Register here Trainings visible once registered. Microsoft Cloud Executive Enablement Series: Vodcast: Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program | Microsoft Cloud Executive Enablement Series Podcast: Microsoft Cloud Executive Enablement Series Azure MAICPP Designation : Certification enablement Azure Cloud Week This week-long training will result in a deeper knowledge of technical capabilities, allowing participants to deliver exceptional services to Azure customers and prepare for Microsoft certification. On-demand Register here On-demand certification prep content Modular Training Videos This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course. Register here Depth enablement Uncover new insights, learn about key considerations, and find ways to support customer business challenges with Depth Workshops. Offered as intermediate to advanced technical training and taught by experienced technical professionals, each workshop focuses on a specific topic to help drive deep skills applications across priority solution plays. Microsoft Fabric Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Attend this course to learn more about this comprehensive suite of services, including data lake, data engineering, and data integration, all in one place. November 6-9, 2023 UTC+0 December 4-7, 2023 UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Build and Modernize AI Apps on Azure Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Learn to leverage the power of Microsoft Azure’s Apps, Data and AI solutions to modernize and build intelligent apps focusing on internal business critical applications and external customer-facing apps. November 13-16, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Azure VMware Solution Partner Boot Camp Open to all partners Sales and technical insights into Azure VMWare, a Microsoft service verified by VMware that runs on Azure Infrastructure, and how it can help you modernize applications with Azure native services. November 28-30, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Migrate and Secure Workloads to Azure Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Learn how to design a migration strategy to help your customers migrate their on-premises workloads to Azure using the guidance provided by Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. December 4-7, 2023 UTC+0 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Azure OpenAI Workshop Open to all partners Deepen your understanding of Azure OpenAI Services, tailored for developers and data scientists aiming to do more with less. December 12-14, 2023 UTC+0 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Other on-demand Azure Depth Trainings Instructor-led intermediate to advanced technical training with technical experts. Uncover new insights, learn about architecture and implementation considerations, and find innovative ways to support business challenges. Available Trainings Azure OpenAI Workshop Analytics and AI Boot Camp – Fabric Track Analytics and AI Boot Camp – Azure AI Track Build and Modernize AI Apps on Azure Workshop Migrate and Secure Workshop Enlighten your Apps with Cognitive Capabilities and AI Services ML and ML-Ops with Azure Machine Learning Service Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Workshop Azure Load Testing Technical Webinar Azure AI Boot Camp Azure Networking and Network Security Boot Camp Innovate Across Hybrid with Azure Arc Boot Camp Extend and Innovate SAP with Cloud Services Workshop Data & AI | Azure Synapse Analytics App Innovation | Modernize .Net Apps Infrastructure | Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Migration to Azure Well Architected Framework Boot Camp Modernize Java App and Data with Azure Azure VMware Solution Boot Camp App Innovation Boot Camp Register here Trainings visible once registered. Business Applications MAICPP Designation : Certification enablement Business Applications Cloud Week Labs will be available to a limited number of Microsoft partner participants. Invitations to the labs will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis This week-long training will result in a deeper knowledge of technical capabilities, allowing participants to deliver exceptional services to Dynamics 365 and Power Platform customers, and prepare for Microsoft certification. December 4-8, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+8 Register here On-demand certification prep content Modular Training Videos This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course. Register here Depth enablement Uncover new insights, learn about key considerations, and find ways to support customer business challenges with Depth Workshops. Offered as intermediate to advanced technical training and taught by experienced technical professionals, each workshop focuses on a specific topic to help drive deep skills applications across priority solution plays. Build Next-generation AI-powered Customer Experiences with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Data) Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Learn how to transform customer data into actionable, real-time insights driving customer-centric experiences and processes with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Data) and copilot capabilities. November 7-9, 2023 UTC+5:30, UTC-8 Register here Trainings visible once registered. FY24 High Volume Acceleration Fundamentals Program Open to all Business Applications partners Learn the best practices partners around the world are using to accelerate their Business Applications practices, increasing their Dynamics 365 and Power Platform SMB and SMC customers adds. HVP Fundamentals November 13-16, 2023 UTC-8 Register here HVP Advanced November 13 & 29, 2023 UTC-8 Register here Reimagine Process Automation with AI and Power Automate Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Learn how to unlock process insights, get guided recommendations powered by AI, and leverage the different low-code automation capabilities to optimize business operations by simplifying processes, reducing delays and errors, and saving costs. November 20-22, 2023 UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. FY24 Customer Success Series Open to all partners Learn from our customer success experts about the approach, methodology, insights, and best practices to support your customers’ challenges and grow your cloud business. November 29, 2023 UTC+1 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Secure and Govern Power Platform at Enterprise Scale Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Gain an understanding of the architecture of Microsoft Power Platform control that is imperative when designing solutions based on Power Platform. November 28-30, 2023 UTC-8 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Innovate with AI and Power Platform Low Code Tools Workshop Learn how citizen and professional developers alike can leverage AI-powered low code features across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power Pages for reducing time to market, saving costs and increasing business value with line-of-business solutions. On-demand Coming Soon Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service Copilot Workshop Learn how you can empower agents with tools powered by next-generation AI that fuel collaboration and productivity across teams. And transform operations with automation that drives efficiency and generates outcome-based value for customers. Register here (On-demand) Inside the new Dynamics 365 Customers Insights Licensing Curious about how the new Dynamics 365 Customer Insights will affect your customers? Experts from the Customer Insights team will cover the naming strategy, product experience, and dive deep into licensing scenarios. Register here (On-demand) Other on-demand Business Applications Depth Trainings View on-demand content to deepen your skills through instructor-led training with technical experts. Uncover new insights, learn about architecture and implementation considerations, and find innovative ways to support your customer business challenges. Available Trainings Optimize Dynamics 365 Implementations with Process-focused Solutions Boot Camp Secure and Govern Power Platform at Enterprise Scale Workshop Reimagine Processes Automation with AI and Power Automate Workshop Innovate with AI & Power Platform FY23 Customer Success Series Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform Dynamics 365 Project Operations | Project Accounting Dynamics 365 Finance | Cost Accounting Power Platform | Architecture & Governance Microsoft Customer Experience Platform Extend Dynamics 365 F&O with Power Platform Dynamics 365 Marketing & CI | Personalize Experiences Register here Trainings visible once registered. Modern Work MAICPP Designation : Certification enablement Modern Work Cloud Week Labs will be available to a limited number of Microsoft partner participants. Invitations to the labs will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis These week-long virtual events will teach you about Microsoft 365 and Endpoint administration, Microsoft Teams management, and collaborative communication solutions. Each day you will learn from subject matter experts, expand your technical capabilities, and build the skills needed for your role. November 6-10, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+8 Register here On-demand certification prep content Modular Training Videos This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course. Register here Depth enablement Microsoft Teams Phone Partner Bootcamp Open to all partners To help prepare you for working with customers on upgrading their telephony solutions, we’ve worked together with Microsoft Teams Engineering to create the Teams Phone Bootcamp for Partners. This year we will also be including a Sales track with speakers from our Specialist Technical Unit to share our customer approach, propensity and methodology including toolsets to help your sellers and solution architects identify customers ready to make the transition to Teams Phone and how to structure the business case. November 9, 2023 UTC+5:30 Register here Microsoft Teams Rooms Partner Sales Bootcamp Open to all partners Join us for the next Microsoft Teams Rooms Partner Sales Bootcamp, where we will share advanced knowledge, experience, and resources designed to help partner sales teams drive the conversation for Microsoft Teams Rooms and how it can turn any space into a smart workplace. November 29, 2023 UTC-7 December 5, 2023 UTC+5:30 Register here Microsoft 365 CSP Masters Program Unleashing the Power of Cloud PC Windows 365 for IT Pros Learn how to leverage Microsoft Intune and Microsoft 365 Lighthouse for simpler cloud desktop management with demos to illustrate real-world implementation. Attendees will also get access to resources to help them get started. On-demand Coming Soon Powering Business Growth with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse Delve into the innovative Sales Advisor capability and discover how Microsoft 365 Lighthouse simplifies customer management, offers standardized configurations, enhanced security, and robust risk management. On-demand Coming Soon Microsoft 365 CSP Masters Technical Bootcamp In the technical bootcamp, we will cover: Key deployment and management scenarios across Microsoft 365 security, productivity, device management and Cloud PC How to scale services and manage a multitude of customers with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse Management and deployment demos and best practices Register here (On-demand) Teams Rooms Enablement Opportunities Take advantage of the below skilling opportunities for Teams Rooms. These trainings are based in the Asia region and available for anyone worldwide to attend. Foundations | Jul – Nov | All Days / Times Technical Foundations | Aug – Dec | Day 1 Technical Foundations | Aug – Dec | Day 2 Masterclass: End to End Rooms Management | Online Event Security MAICPP Designation : Certification enablement Security Cloud Week Cyber-attacks are a daily threat to businesses around the world, and the demand for skilled professionals is growing. Security Cloud Week for Partners is designed for technical professionals to discover how Microsoft’s Security, Compliance and Identity solutions can meet these threats. On-demand Register here On-demand certification prep content Modular Training Videos This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course. Register here Depth enablement Uncover new insights, learn about key considerations, and find ways to support customer business challenges with Depth Workshops. Offered as intermediate to advanced technical training and taught by experienced technical professionals, each workshop focuses on a specific topic to help drive deep skills applications across priority solution plays. Microsoft Security Immersion Training Open to all partners This 1:Many immersion workshop is a comprehensive, level 400 gamified learning experiences that allow participants to take on the role of security analysts in a fictional security breach scenario. These exclusive events are designed to help Microsoft security partners skill their own analysts in a community event. Monthly UTC+5:30, UTC-8, UTC+0 Upcoming Dates November 15, 16, 2023 December 6, 7, 2023 Register here Threat Protection and Incident Response with Microsoft Sentinel Workshop Hands-on lab access will be limited capacity and granted on a first come first serve basis Learn how to deploy and connect this SIEM and SOAR solution to different data sources. Learn how to use intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence capabilities for attack detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response. November 7-10, 2023 UTC-7, UTC+5:30, UTC+0 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Incident Response with Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel Open to all partners Dig deep into Incident Response Foundations, Incident Response with Microsoft Sentinel, Securing Your Customer Environments Against Ransomware, Hardening Your Azure IaaS Against Attack, Leveraging Threat Intelligence for Indecent Response, Defending Against Phishing Attacks with Microsoft Defender for Office, and Identifying and Preventing Privilege Escalation. December 11-14, 2023 UTC-8 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Other on-demand Security, Compliance, and Identity Management Trainings Intermediate to advanced technical sessions designed to drive deep skills applications by experienced technical professionals across priority solution plays. Days of the Defender Designing a Cloud Security Strategy with Microsoft Workshop Firewall Protection Defend Against Threats with Microsoft Sentinel Identify & Access Management with Microsoft Entra Compliance and Privacy with Microsoft Purview and Priva Capture the Flag Other Available Trainings Fortify your Data Security with Microsoft Purview Workshop Microsoft Entra Updates and Azure AD Renaming Guidelines Secure Cloud-Native Applications with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Integrated Solutions Implementing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Workshop Migrating to Microsoft Sentinel Boot Camp Security Through the Lens of Zero Trust Secure All Things with Microsoft Security Solutions Azure Security Management Deep Dive Azure Network Security Deep Dive Implementing Cloud Security with Microsoft 365 Defender Solutions Register here Trainings visible once registered. Industry Cloud Implementing Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Open to all partners, labs only selected GSI Sustainability concepts and how the business thinks about tracking and reporting emissions. Gain advanced knowledge to implement Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability in various customer scenarios and become proficient at configuring the features of Microsoft Sustainability Manager. November 13-14, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+1, UTC+8 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Implementing Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Open to all partners, labs only selected GSI Advanced knowledge of four priority healthcare scenarios for implementing solutions and their capabilities. Analyze customer use cases, learn how to communicate with customers about the features and benefits of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare (MC4H) and Azure Health Data Services (HDS), then learn how to implement them. November 27-December 1, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+1, UTC+8 Register here Trainings visible once registered. On-demand Industry Cloud content Sustainability: Sustainability concepts and how the business thinks about tracking and reporting emissions. Healthcare: Advanced knowledge of four priority healthcare scenarios for implementing solutions and their capabilities. Register here Trainings visible once registered. SureStep Ambassador / SMB Resellers Business Applications Cloud Week Labs will be available to a limited number of Microsoft partner participants. Invitations to the labs will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis Business Applications Cloud Week for Partners is a virtual skilling event designed to demonstrate the power of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. This week-long training will result in a deeper knowledge of technical capabilities, allowing participants to deliver exceptional services to Business Applications customers and prepare for Microsoft certification. December 4-8, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+8 Register here SMB Sales Bootcamp Open to all partners Learn about the Solution Plays, how to pitch and demo, the opportunity with Copilot, and what programs and resources are available to partners. December 5-8, 2023 UTC-8, UTC+0, UTC+5:30 Register here Trainings visible once registered. Microsoft 365 CSP Masters Program Windows 365: Selling Windows in the Cloud Learn how to position, pitch, and discuss opportunities with Windows 365. We will share use-case scenarios, partner profitability, and resources to help you get started. On-demand Coming Soon Unleashing the Power of Cloud PC Windows 365 for IT Pros Learn how to leverage Microsoft Intune and Microsoft 365 Lighthouse for simpler cloud desktop management with demos to illustrate real-world implementation. Attendees will also get access to resources to help them get started. On-demand Coming Soon Powering Business Growth with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse Delve into the innovative Sales Advisor capability and discover how Microsoft 365 Lighthouse simplifies customer management, offers standardized configurations, enhanced security, and robust risk management. On-demand Coming Soon Sales Bootcamp In the sales bootcamp, we will cover: Microsoft 365 partner opportunity, programs, incentives, and tools for partners Key customer use cases and sales scenarios across security, productivity, and Cloud PC Guidance on how to upsell and how to handle common customer objections Register here (On-demand) Technical Bootcamp In the technical bootcamp, we will cover: Key deployment and management scenarios across Microsoft 365 security, productivity, device management and Cloud PC How to scale services and manage a multitude of customers with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse Management and deployment demos and best practices Register here (On-demand) Level-Up LMS SureStep Ambassadors The Level-Up Learning Management System provides skilling aligned to mainstream solution plays through an on-demand platform. Courses are embedded with assessments to drive Sales, Pre-Sales and Depth enablement. Note: Access is limited and must be requested via AskGPSEnablement@microsoft.com. In the subject line, include the words "Level-Up Access Request" and in the body of your email, indicate your name, work email address and which Microsoft partner you work with. Explore Level-Up Other Resources Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology (MCEM) for Partners *New Resource Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology (MCEM) for Partners connects Microsoft sales, support, industry solutions delivery, and partners to bring more value to the customer by placing them at the heart of every deal. By employing this methodology, we can co-innovate and co-develop with our customers, understanding their unique needs and desired outcomes. Please visit the landing page for more information and see below for available videos. MCEM Introduction MCEM Stage 1: Listen & Consult MCEM Stage 2: Inspire & Design MCEM Stage 3: Empower & Achieve MCEM Stage 4: Realize Value MCEM Stage 5: Manage & Optimize MCEM Benefits Summary Microsoft Applied Skills *New Resource Announcing Microsoft Applied Skills, the new scenario-based credentials that provide learners with validation of targeted skills. Advances in AI, cloud computing, and emerging technologies have made it more important than ever to demonstrate proficiency in the most sought-after technical skills and we are proud Microsoft is leading the way. For more information, read the blog on MS Learn: Announcing Microsoft Applied Skills, the new credentials to verify in-demand technical skills. Resources Microsoft Applied Skills video Microsoft Certifications video Official Announcement on the Microsoft Learn Blog Partner Playbooks The Partner Playbooks are guides to enablement offerings, helping partners skill-up wherever they are in their learning journey. Playbooks are updated regularly. Partner Training Gallery The Partner Training Gallery includes Technical and Sales enablement events (live and on-demand), resources and Playbooks. This site will be updated frequently. Partner Tech Connect – Azure Cosmos DB - Monthly Brownbag Sessions The Azure Cosmos DB Engineering Group leads a monthly technical session for registered members of the Azure Cosmos DB partner community. Each session focuses on a topic chosen based on popular demand and includes a portion dedicated to the Roadmap. To register you can join the community at: https://aka.ms/cosmosdbptc As a member of Azure Cosmos DB’s technical community you can raise your queries at Stackoverflow by using tag azure-cosmosdb-partner or Microsoft Q&A. Microsoft Learn Career Connected Microsoft Learn Career Connected brings together skilling organizations, newly skilled job-seekers, and employers in need of talent. This Talent Coalition creates community of connection where people can discover opportunity, further develop their skills, build relationships, and hire the right people for the right roles. Learn More and Get Started Today Partner Academy Microsoft offers a wealth of partner programs, tools, resources, and campaign tools that help partners uncover new sales opportunities, reach new customers, and expand their business. Partner Academy is here to connect the dots between those programs, help navigate through multiple resources and allow partners to have richer conversations with their customers! The Academy will focus on simplifying the complexity of key programs, streamline go-to-market opportunities and accelerate sales engagement and support from Microsoft. Register for live and on-demand calls via the Partner Academy Landing Page and links below. 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You're invited to the EMEA GTM Business Applications Q3 Partner Update. This event is exclusively curated for Partner Sellers, Alliance Managers, Practice Leads, Pre-Sales professionals, Sales Managers, and Marketing Managers. Key Topics: H2 Strategy and Priorities Programme and Product Updates Trainings and Events Calendar Stay at the forefront - don't miss the opportunity to stay ahead of the ever-evolving Business Applications landscape. Save Your Spot: Secure your place now on the 12th of March from 09.30 – 10.30 GMT to be part of the conversation. Register nowGet AI-Ready with Microsoft Copilot! Digital Event
Get AI-Ready with M365 & BizApps Copilot When: June 15, 2023, 1:00 – 3:00 PM (GMT+03:00) Where: Online Please join us for this virtual Partner Session for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Dynamics 365 Copilot and Power Platform Copilot to hear the latest Copilot updates from our CEMA Leads, as well as for exciting demos and partner roadmaps. With Microsoft 365, customers can safely run their business from anywhere with a secure, comprehensive, AI-powered cloud solution that makes hybrid work, work. And with its new capabilities -- like the recently announced https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.microsoft.com%2Fblog%2F2023%2F03%2F16%2Fintroducing-microsoft-365-copilot-your-copilot-for-work%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cv-rmoustafa%40microsoft.com%7C0844e3a951004081d28f08db578a71c4%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638200024360941652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LYFZNMR0U7KEs8C8DMbXw8gDeGH4sE%2B9KkOLsbk1VMA%3D&reserved=0 , your customers can transform the way they work and focus on the things most important to their business. Microsoft Dynamics 365, bringing next-generation AI to every line of business. https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.microsoft.com%2Fblog%2F2023%2F03%2F06%2Fintroducing-microsoft-dynamics-365-copilot%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cv-rmoustafa%40microsoft.com%7C0844e3a951004081d28f08db578a71c4%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638200024360941652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HleJP1YCeh9awljypIfLFB%2BLsaRNB1Q2Uy9JwGpB35s%3D&reserved=0 provides interactive, AI-powered assistance across business functions—from sales, service, and marketing to supply chain. With Dynamics 365 Copilot, we’re introducing the world’s first AI copilot natively built-in to both CRM and ERP applications. Microsoft Power Platform is reinventing software development with AI-powered no-code development. Today, Microsoft Power Platform is announcing https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudblogs.microsoft.com%2Fpowerplatform%2F2023%2F03%2F16%2Fpower-platform-is-leading-a-new-era-of-ai-generated-low-code-app-development%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cv-rmoustafa%40microsoft.com%7C0844e3a951004081d28f08db578a71c4%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638200024360941652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4X3lrPi%2FcM88JluS%2FnuaaW2p%2FLaro%2F7V8xI4reaqVHQ%3D&reserved=0 further democratizing development and enabling even more people to create innovative solutions through natural language. https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=1859586733&wt.mc_id=AID3051097_QSG_EML_644000 Agenda : Topic Duration Welcome & Introduction 1:00 - 1:15 M365 Copilot Scenarios 1:15 - 2:00 Low Code Copilot Scenarios 2:00 - 2:15 Customer Experience Copilot Scenarios 2:15 - 2:30 Service Copilot Scenarios 2:30 - 2:45 Finance & Supply Chain Copilot Scenarios 2:45 - 2:55 Closing 2:55 - 3:00Supercharge Your Developer Productivity with GitHub Copilot - Presented by Scott Hanselman
We are excited to invite you to an exclusive event focused on accelerating your development productivity with GitHub Co-pilot. Join us for "Supercharge Your Developer Productivity with GitHub Co-pilot" featuring the renowned industry expert, Scott Hanselman. As a developer, this event is specifically designed to help you unlock the potential of AI-assisted development tools and the comprehensive Microsoft development platform to innovate faster and streamline your development process. Discover how GitHub Co-pilot, a cutting-edge AI-assisted tool, can transform your development process, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity. Scott Hanselman will share his expertise, best practices, and hands-on guidance on leveraging GitHub Co-pilot effectively, empowering you to maximize your productivity and achieve your development goals. Join us for an engaging morning session that will kick off with a warm welcome from the Microsoft Customer Success Organization lead, followed by an Executive keynote to set the stage for an informative and inspiring event. Throughout the event, you can expect engaging sessions, live demos, and in-depth discussions on the following topics: 1. Spreading the Developer Joy with Scott Hanselman 2. Supercharge your Developer Productivity with GitHub Co-pilot by Scott Hanselman Secure your spot today to be a part of this exclusive event that will equip you with the knowledge and tools to accelerate your development productivity. Register now and take advantage of this unique opportunity to boost your productivity and streamline your development process with the power of AI-assisted development tools and the comprehensive Microsoft development platform. Date: 3 August 2023 Time: 8h00-12h00 GMT+2 Venue: Microsoft South Africa, 3012 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2191 Note: Attendance is by registration only and no-walk-ins will be permitted entry. We look forward to having you join us for this transformative experience! Register Here Now
Azure Open AI – What to build first?
Introduction Azure OpenAI is a powerful tool that can be used to automate processes, extract insights from data, and improve customer satisfaction across a variety of industry verticals. With Azure OpenAI, businesses can create chatbots, analyze customer interactions, detect patterns, generate descriptions, manage store scheduling, translate documents, and automate route and reduce resolution time of helpdesk tickets. Additionally, Azure OpenAI can be used to generate image models for advertisements, extract key information from call logs, suggest long item descriptions, and use intent classification, entity extraction, and sentiment analysis. Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the similarities that exist across various industry sectors. It is important to understand these similarities as they can serve as a useful starting point when creating an Azure Open AI offering. The following sections will outline the commonalities observed in different industries and provide recommendations based on these findings. Findings The commonalities between the use cases across the different industry verticals are the use of Azure OpenAI to automate processes, extract insights from data, and improve customer satisfaction. The use of Azure OpenAI can be used to create chatbots, analyze customer interactions, detect patterns, generate descriptions, manage store scheduling, translate documents, and automate route and reduce resolution time of helpdesk tickets. Additionally, Azure OpenAI can be used to generate image models for advertisements, extract key information from call logs, suggest long item descriptions, and use intent classification, entity extraction, and sentiment analysis. Suggestions Azure Open AI Chatbot The first generic use-case to solve would be to use Azure OpenAI to automate customer service processes. This could include using Azure OpenAI to create a chatbot that can assist customers with common questions and tasks. Additionally, Azure OpenAI could be used to analyze customer interactions and detect patterns that may indicate fraudulent activity. This could help to improve customer satisfaction and reduce the need for manual customer service processes. A repeatable solution that could be marketed would be to use Azure OpenAI to create a customer service chatbot that can assist customers with common questions and tasks. This chatbot could be customized to the specific needs of the customer and could be used to improve customer satisfaction and reduce the need for manual customer service processes. Additionally, the chatbot could be used to detect patterns that may indicate fraudulent activity, helping to improve security and reduce the risk of fraud. Semantic Search One of the most powerful features of Azure Open AI is its semantic search capabilities. Semantic search is a type of search that uses natural language processing to understand the meaning of a query and return more relevant results. With Azure Open AI, developers can create applications that can understand the intent of a user’s query and return more accurate results. Semantic search can be incredibly useful across different industry verticals, as it allows for more accurate and efficient search results, for example: Healthcare: Semantic search can be used to quickly and accurately search through medical records and research papers to find relevant information. It can also be used to identify potential drug interactions and to provide personalized medical advice. Retail: Semantic search can be used to quickly and accurately search through product catalogs and customer reviews to find the best products for a given customer. It can also be used to identify related products and to provide personalized product recommendations. Education: Semantic search can be used to quickly and accurately search through educational materials and research papers to find relevant information. It can also be used to identify potential learning opportunities and to provide personalized learning advice. Financial Services: Semantic search can be used to quickly and accurately search through financial records and research papers to find relevant information. It can also be used to identify potential investment opportunities and to provide personalized financial advice. A repeatable solution that could be marketed would be to use Azure OpenAI to create the basis for a sematic search solution to allow customers to query and return more relevant results based on their internal documentation etc. Building If you are looking to create a proof-of-concept (PoC) version of the above suggestion, the following links can provide you with the necessary resources to get started. Chatbots ChatGPT + Enterprise data with Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Search Enterprise Search with OpenAI Architecture Simple Chatbot using Azure OpenAI service Sematic Search Enterprise Search with OpenAI Architecture GPT-Azure-Search-Engine Cookbook OpenAI Cookbook - https://github.com/openai/openai-cookbook Use Cases Examples: Description: Aircraft company using to convert natural language to SQL for aircraft telemetry data. Example Architecture: Description: Insurance companies extract information from volumes of unstructured data to automate claim handling processes. Example Architecture:Enabling the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) partner ecosystem
We are pleased to invite you to our Global Partner Solutions Enablement session for the combined Europe, Middle East and Africa region. During this connection we will unfold key pillars of the Global Enablement Strategy and how that lands in EMEA, along with key strategic offerings and programs towards building partner tech intensity and sales capability. Don’t miss our “Enabling the EMEA partner ecosystem” session and discover: How to increase capability for teams and individuals across sales, presales, designations/specializations and delivery The new programs available on Partner Enablement Register now and become empowered to lead the transformation! When: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (GMT+01:00) Where: Online Register at Microsoft EventsMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Copilot, the world’s first copilot in both CRM and ERP digital event
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot, the world’s first copilot in both CRM and ERP A Next Generation AI for Sales and Marketing virtual event that focuses on the value proposition of Dynamics 365 CX supercharged with copilot and generative AI capabilities. The era of AI-guided productivity is here, and Microsoft is at the forefront of helping business users learn how they can leverage interactive, AI powered assistants to help users. On March 6, Microsoft https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/03/06/introducing-microsoft-dynamics-365-copilot/ Dynamics 365 Copilot, providing interactive, AI-powered assistance across business functions—from sales, service, and marketing to supply chain. With Dynamics 365 Copilot, we’re introducing the world’s first AI copilot for both CRM and ERP. We are looking forward to share with you more details during a webinar focusing on Sales and Marketing. The webinar will showcase how next-generation AI can assist sellers and marketers. Sellers can be more productive by automating routine tasks and using copilot to prioritize their efforts on growing business. Marketers can take advantage of the latest AI-powered tools to learn more about their customers, create targeted customer segments, and generate personalized content. Join us to discover how Microsoft is pioneering a new era of innovation with the introduction of Copilot to help revolutionize the customer experience. https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/397525/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3058737_QSG_EML_642727 Customer and Partner. If your marketing team have not received the co-branded Through Partner Marketing invitation, please let me know madgray@microsoft.com During the event, participants/attendees will learn how to: Boost seller productivity with AI taking care of tedious tasks (today only 32% time spent with customers) Help marketers gain deep insights into their customers to deliver relevant interactions. Leverage enterprise-ready AI built for security and privacy on Microsoft Azure Speakers will also share their real seller and marketer experiences of using Copilot internally at Microsoft. Topic: Copilot & AI in Dynamics 365 Sales and Marketing Date: June 14th, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM GMT+4 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM CET Target Attendees: BDMs, ITDMs Segments: Enterprise & SMC-CorporateWelcome to the MCI Partner Landing Page for Webinars & On-Demand Content
MCI Partner sessions are dedicated to assist Partners with questions related to new and/or existing incentive offers in MCI. In this page, you will find upcoming adoption call or webinar events that you can register to attend or listen back to past recordings. Important! The events below will be recorded so you can watch again or share with anyone who was unable to attend live. Simply use this landing page to access the recording after the event ends. Also, materials for these events will be provided. Simply click on the event link from this page to access the attachments for the event. We look forward to connecting with you. MCILandingPage Listing Page (eventbuilder.com)
