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Migrate and Modernize Summit! Sept 23-24 2025!
Partners, mark your calendars! On September 23-24, Microsoft is hosting the Migrate and Modernize Summit, a digital event to help you and your customers accelerate cloud migrations to Azure and simplify modernization. This event is appropriate for both partner and customers. As a partner, you will hear important product announcements that will enable you to: Transform your migration and modernization practice Leverage AI to simplify and accelerate Migrations and Modernization to Azure, unlocking new projects and revenue. Drive new leads Inspire customers to engage in an assessment using your partner organization and services. Unlock Azure Accelerate funding Activate Microsoft investments / partner benefits that drive your partner services. (Specialized partners) Your customers will learn how to make their cloud migration and modernization a reality with Keynote Presentations from Microsoft leaders such as Scott Guthrie, Jeremy Winter, Amanda Silver and Cyril Belikoff Breakout Tracks tailored for decision-makers and practitioners to see migration and modernization agents in action, as well as local tracks to go deeper on specific topics Customer Stories including Sanofi, Thomson Reuters, and OneDigital Live Demos to bring to life the latest innovations around AI-assisted tooling and products. Read the full blog hereICYMI: Upcoming Azure Accelerate Partner Webinar on September 25!
We're excited to take the next step in the launch of Azure Accelerate - showing our ecosystem how partners are already seeing success with it! Azure Accelerate is Microsoft’s unified offering that brings together Azure Migrate and Modernize with Azure Innovate, built on the foundations of Azure Essentials. Azure Accelerate gives partners access to trusted experts, significant investments, and comprehensive coverage for every stage of the cloud and AI journey. Learn more!Register now for the Migrate to Innovate Summit
Join the summit on March 11, presented in partnership with Intel. Stay agile, innovate for the future, and maintain a competitive edge by accelerating your cloud migration and modernization journey. Microsoft thought leaders will discuss the latest news and trends, showcase real-world case studies, and share how Azure can help you fully embrace AI. Join us to: Maximize business value and build the foundation for successful innovation by leveraging the latest Azure and Intel capabilities for your workloads. Dive into case studies and real-world examples showcasing how organizations have successfully transformed their business and how you can be next by migrating and modernizing on Azure. Make sure your cloud migration and modernization journey is using the best practices and strategies featured in product demonstrations. Register now > Migrate to Innovate Summit Tuesday, March 11, 2025 9:00 AM–11:30 AM Pacific Time (UTC-7)Before linking you must first complete at least one exam or certification
Dear Microsoft Microsoft partners gains awesome insights from learners skilling progress AND certifications under Insights in Partner Center! Hence we guide our learners when "creating" their personal Microsoft Learn accounts to associate to the partnership - already when creating the Learn account. Both to do the association to get the ESI-discount (now that association is also needed to have users showing up in ESI-insights unfortunately, as this change interferes with other processes to cross-check ESI users with actually associated accounts to the partnership) as well as associating to our partnership (already when creating the account, for FUTURE tracking in MAICPP programs!) Why have you now made also this dramatically change for your partners, that interferes with our smoothly working processes? I assume you didn´t even check with the partner community before making this change! "Before linking your Microsoft Learn profile to your Partner Center account, you must first complete at least one exam or certification in your Microsoft Learn profile." This and other recent changes really complex an already complex management of the partnership and fulfilment/maintenence of MAICPP! Gabriel Yttermalm Alliance Manager Microsoft for Digital Services Europe (business line of Orange Business)"The Future of AI" Upcoming hybrid meeting with Microsoft Texas Client Director on panel!
You're invited to join us in-person or virtually on May 23! https://www.iamcp.org/ (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) TOLA Chapter (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas) rotates monthly and hosts chapter meetings in Austin, Houston and Dallas. All meetings are hybrid and anyone is welcome to attend, no matter where you are! Our May 23rd meeting: The Future of AI and Its Impact on Your Organization Artificial intelligence (AI) will change every aspect of digital work in the coming decade. AI’s reach will proliferate in your organization and those of your partners, customers, and rivals, thanks to continued advances in hardware, software, analytics, and the ability to scale these changes. Join IAMCP for an interactive panel discussion with key business leaders to explore how their respective organizations are using or planning to use AI to advance and improve organization productivity. You will get the opportunity to interact with our panel and discuss the impact of planning, budgeting, and challenges of AI implementation. Our Panel: Stephen Elkins - Texas Client Director – Microsoft Ricardo Blanco - Deputy Executive Commissioner for IT and Chief Information Officer at Texas Health and Human Services Tim Weinheimer – Chief Innovations Officer at Hahn Labs Join us online or in-person (lunch included) in Austin at the Microsoft office - 10900 Stonelake Blvd., Suite B-225 Austin, TX 78759 11:30am-1:00pm CST https://www.iamcp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1859675&group= Not a member of IAMCP? You can still attend for $30 or, as a new member, join for $1 for your first 90 days! I myself have been a member of IAMCP for about 2+ years and I'm the Secretary of the Houston chapter. There are plenty of other virtual meetings every month covering all topics concerning partners. It's a great way to understand the ecosystem, how to gain designations and credentials, and find partner to partner opportunities.Azure Database for MySQL
Dear partners, Please find attached two decks: 1) Build Critical Apps on a scalable MySQL Database 2) Build limitless, trusted business critical apps with Azure Database for MySQL Thanks. Regards, Shantanu Mane Director, Azure Partner Business Strategy Infrastructure Migration
Unlocking Success as an Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP)
Advanced Support for Partner's Evangelist Giselle Alaniz recently posted a new blog article about the Azure Expert MSP Program on LinkedIn that we invite you to read. Read the full article here. Azure Expert MSP is an elite program that only accepts the top-notch Azure managed services providers. It gives you access to many perks, such as a special badge, preferential referrals, co-selling opportunities, and continuous support from Microsoft. In the blog post you will find the steps and requirements to join this exclusive club, as well as the benefits of being an Azure Expert MSP. You’ll discover how to differentiate yourself in the market, boost your capabilities, ace the audit, and keep up with the ongoing requirements. And remember, Giselle is one of four Advanced Support for Partners (ASfP) Evangelists who connect directly with Partners to discuss paid support and benefits to help cloud partners achieve success. If you want to speak with one of the ASfP Evangelists about the ASfP benefits, cloud growth, and technical enablement, complete this form today. -- Advanced Support for Partners (ASfP) is an economically priced Microsoft Partner offering that provides unmatched value to partners through a wide range of benefits including account management, technical cloud enablement consultations, and an elevated technical support experience across the Microsoft Cloud, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and the Power Platform. To learn more.. Book a meeting with an ASfP Evangelist Download the ASfP Fact Sheet View the ASfP Impact Slide Visit the ASfP website Stop by the ASfP Partner CommunityWelcome to the Azure Partners Tech Community!
Welcome to the NEW Azure Partners Tech Community! This vibrant community is a centralized platform for Azure Partners to engage with each other and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to grow their business. It is a central destination for thought leadership on business best practices, Partner news, education, events, and new business opportunities. Get started by subscribing from the top right-hand corner! Community Guidelines DO: Be positive, kind, and curious. “Kudo” posts and ask questions. Be friendly with others on the network. Feel free to provide feedback, but keep it constructive. Search before you post! There is a chance that your question has already been answered. The search function on this platform is very powerful - take advantage of it! Keep private matters private. Double-check to make sure you are posting confidential information responsibly and in the correct place. Add a profile picture and fill out your profile! It’s easy and quick and helps people discover you. Fine-tune your email notification preferences. Just head to your profile settings by clicking on the “Edit” button below your profile photo in the top right corner. Click “notifications” in the left navigation, and then navigate to the network/community of interest and adjust your settings as needed. DON’T: Use the Azure Partners community as a sales channel by posting content to solely promote your own products and solutions. Any solution created by our Partners, ready for sale, should be found on Azure Marketplace or AppSource. Post technical support questions. This community is a destination for partners to engage in business discussions. Post solicitation, spam, and/or content-free posts not related to Microsoft partners or products. This is a place for all of us to learn and discover each other, not a place to reach customers. Violators may be banned from the network. Be negative. Constructive feedback is good but avoid personal remarks, sarcasm, and blame. Wander off-topic. No posting about sports, religion, politics, or other things that don’t belong here. Share content from a private group. Respect your colleagues and our acceptable usage policy. Harvest user data. Some members may share personal information here. If you spam members from this network, Microsoft may take legal action.
Exported records for Marketplace Private offers
Hello Team, My partner would like to have an export/ Private Offer record for the private offers that customers accept in Azure Marketplace transactions. Is there such a functionality/ who could help creating one if also meaningful for you? Additional Partner Info:...we are not the only partners transacting via Private Offer functionality, who need a clear documented record of the private offer acceptance, other than the green check-marks in the Partner Center. However, so far it seems there is no built in functionality.Linux/ OSS DB Partner webinars
Dear partners, We are excited to announce Linux / OSS DB partner webinars! Azure Database for MySQL Webinar - August 9, 2023, 8 am PT Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux Webinar - August 24, 2023, 8 am PT Azure Database for PostgreSQL Webinar - September 5, 2023, 8 am PT Please register! Thanks. Regards, Shantanu
