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Microsoft 365 Holistic Security Bootcamp - May 15-19
Join us on May 15-19, 2023 for the Microsoft 365 Holistic Security Bootcamp: a 10-hour foundational to intermediate learning series comprised of 2-hour webinars spanning across 5 days for Microsoft Partners. In this bootcamp you will dive deeper into 4 security pillars of Zero Trust: Identity, Endpoints, Apps and Data. Throughout your journey emphasis will be placed on why each security area is important, where each protects across the attack kill chain and how each holistically integrates with each another. Security areas to be discussed are: - Identity: MFA, Conditional Access, Azure AD Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management and Microsoft Defender for Identity - Endpoints: Microsoft Intune (MDM) and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Apps: Microsoft Intune (MAM) and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Data: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Data Loss Prevention and Sensitivity Labels - Holistic Security & Assessment: Microsoft 365 Defender, Insider Risk, Compliance Manager, Secure Score and Microsoft Sentinel By the end of the 5 webinars, you will have a deeper understanding of our Microsoft 365 security stack and important points of holistic integration that highlight the value of our Microsoft XDR story. Register today: https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Security_Depth/registration/23001Introducing Teams Premium with Introductory Pricing
Virtual and hybrid meetings continue to take up most of the time spent at work. Now, more than ever, leaders need an integrated solution that combines all the advanced meeting capabilities, takes meeting culture to the next level, and allows them to do more with less. We're pleased to announce that Microsoft Teams Premium has launched through CSP and will be available with an introductory pricing offer until June 30, 2023. Teams Premium helps make meetings more personalized, intelligent, and protected. The new offer includes premium value for Teams meetings that allows organizations the ability to manage advanced virtual appointments and webinars, and use time-saving meeting solutions with one offering. Visit the Teams Premium Partner Portal webpage for more information and to access resources that you can use to engage in customer conversations about Teams Premium https://cloudpartners.transform.microsoft.com/products/teams-premiumNEW! Microsoft Teams Rooms SMB Partner Playbook
For partners serving small and medium businesses (SMBs), the work-from-anywhere world creates new opportunities to provide value-added managed services to a hybrid workplace. With Microsoft Teams Rooms , you can grow your business with services such as infrastructure assessment, device deployment, user training, change management, ongoing management of the complete meeting environment, onsite support, and more. The new Microsoft Teams Rooms SMB partner playbook provides practical guidance to help you build a profitable practice. It includes step-by-step resources including: Understanding the opportunity Developing sales and technical skills Activating sales and marketing plans Managing and deploying the solution Learn more details and access the Microsoft Teams Rooms SMB PlaybookNEW: Microsoft 365 E3 DMWL Offer in CSP
The Microsoft 365 E3 DMWL Promotion for CSP customers is now available, from February 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, with a 15 percent discount on the net partner price for new customers. Read more here: Microsoft 365 & Security for Partners Download and bookmark the dedicated DMWL ME3 landing page register for the 2-part Renew and Upsell Webinar series for partners ( to-partner OFT ) on February 6 (8:00 AM PST) or February 9 (5:00 PM PST) and February 22 (8:00 AM PST) or February 27 (5:00 PM PST) and the Do More with Less Sales Bootcamp on February 7 (PST), February 8 (IST & GMT).
2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards: Nominations are now open
https://aka.ms/potya. Nominations will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on April 3, 2024. In 2024, we're thrilled to introduce additional opportunities for recognizing partner impact. Our Business Transformation category now includes two new awards – AI Innovation and Copilot – designed to showcase exceptional partner momentum in these crucial areas. Furthermore, the Netherlands introduces three new categories: Netherlands – Data & AI: Breakthrough business case Reference cases (OpenAI, Copilot) Number of new customer wins, sold licenses, Azure growth Netherlands – Security: Reference cases (Security) E5, ACR growth, workshops/incentives usage Netherlands – ESG: Significant social impact Reference cases (ESG) Lastly, the Partner Innovation category, debuting this year, offers awards that celebrate various aspects of partner value. Furthermore, across our award list, partners will find exciting new opportunities to be acknowledged with fresh awards in our Solution Area and Industry categories. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the award categories and ensure a compelling nomination, please download The Netherlands POTYA guideline in the attachment and visit https://aka.ms/potya to https://aka.ms/POTYA_GuidelinesNEW: Partnering in the age of AI - Playbook
The AI Transformation Partner Playbook has been crafted to provide you with the tools to establish and expand your AI transformation venture. The initial segment, labeled "Overview," presents Microsoft's strategic AI pillars. The section titled "Collaborative Innovation" steers you through AI enhancement using detailed plans to capitalize on your intellectual property and service offerings. Utilize the "Joint Market Engagement" segment to gain deeper insights into materials for generating demand, the Marketplace, and case studies involving Azure OpenAI Service. Lastly, make use of the "Unified Selling Approach" section to propel customer opportunities forward with cutting-edge sales resources, information regarding Azure Innovate, and sales guidance to assist you in harnessing the excitement surrounding generative AI. Download the playbook: AI Partner PlaybookAnnouncement: Do More With Less - SMB campaigns
This co-branded semi-customizable campaign has everything you need to execute an account-based marketing campaign to enable new opportunities. Help your SMB customers navigate market uncertainty and accelerate growth when they migrate to the Cloud, optimize their investment, and reinvest in solutions that drive their business. Get started with the Campaign Execution for Cloud Migration and Secure Workplace!How to execute "Do More with Less" in CSP with Co-ops
To help you plan the investments in the best way possible, we’ve created these 2 guides - CSP Indirect Providers and CSP Direct Bill and Indirect Resellers - to drive the “Do More with Less” Campaigns for Azure, Modern Work & Security and Business Applications, including key activities and % of investment per type of Co-Op funds claim category – Market development, Partners Readiness and Demand Generation – and additional Programs and Incentives to complement your customers’ journeys and your profitability. Find them here: https://aka.ms/playbookThe 2023 SMB Security Scholarship Program
Are you a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Indirect Reseller Partner? Do you want to be one of the first 100 partners to sell Microsoft Defender for Business? Then you could be eligible for the 2023 SMB Security Scholarship Program and win a tailored training experience and a trip to Mallorca, Spain! Check out all the details here 👉 https://cloudpartners.transform.microsoft.com/smb-partner-security-scholarship-programNavigating Microsoft ISV partnerships
ISV partners whether you're a first-time app builder, migrating from another cloud provider, or seeking to boost sales, we have benefits and programs specially catering to you. Explore them here:ISV 101: navigating Microsoft ISV partnerships - Microsoft Cloud Partner ProgramCompliance and Data Protection for M365 E5 Upsell - Playbook
The opportunity for partners to grow their business with MS is bigger than ever before. A 2022 Forrester study found*: An opportunity for partners to increase compliance revenue by 16%.* A 27% increase in compliance solution attach rate. Mitigate Compliance and Privacy Risks provides a focus on non-CISO pain points, to drive regulatory, legal, and privacy management conversations. Protect and Govern Sensitive Data adds Insider Risk management and ensures customers know, classify, and protect their data as well as ensure their environment is protected from accidental or unauthorized sharing of sensitive data. Download the Playbook HEREAnnouncing Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture
Accelerating innovation across the agriculture value chain The agriculture industry is at a turning point, and the way we produce food must change. While food may seem plentiful in many global regions, the number of people going hungry has continued to increase over the last nine years. Learn how our partners are building on top of Microsoft Azure Data Manager to help organizations better ingest, store, and manage farm data. Learn more on our blog here:https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-microsoft-azure-data-manager-for-agriculture-accelerating-innovation-across-the-agriculture-value-chain/2022-Microsoft Netherlands Partner of the Year - Axians
We are excited to announce that Axians is the winner of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for the Netherlands! We received more than 100 nominations for this year’s Partner of the Year Award. We were impressed by the breadth of nominated solutions and inspired by the success stories submitted this year – all were a reflection of the diverse and innovative solutions portfolio built by our partners and the meaningful impact they enable through these solutions is a compelling reminder of the importance of partnership. Axians , part of VINCI Energies, is focused on helping their customers to compete, grow and prosper in an ever-changing technological world with a variety of solutions in different industries. They have been an innovative Microsoft partner for many years. Being a people-driven organization they have a strong mission in improving lives through Digital Innovation. Axians is a real changemaker in the world of Education. The eXam Workplace of Axians enables educational institutes fully secured and orchestrated virtual workplaces on a pay per exam basis. The solution uses Microsoft's sustainable and circular Azure cloud technology, Citrix virtual workplace solutions, Ivanti's process orchestration & self-service technology. The solution has evolved and offers the necessary technologies that eliminates unnecessary energy consumption, depreciation, and physical traffic. Resulting in their mission of improving lives by enabling those taking the exam to do that where and when they want, saving time and using a sustainable solution. Join us in congratulating Axians for their award! To see the full list of all Partner of the Year Award winners globally visit https://aka.ms/POTYA2022_announcement. We are excited to virtually gather at Microsoft Inspire on the 19th & 20th July 2022 to recognize and celebrate these incredible achievements and share new opportunities to develop and expand your business. If you have not already registered for Microsoft Inspire, we encourage you to do so today!
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