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Marketplace Rewards calculation - Partner ID or Publisher Level ?
Hello the community !! Hope you're keeping awesome !! Nice revamp ! We’ve recently acquired a few start-ups and want to understand the best way to integrate them for Marketplace rewards. Couple of things we need clarity on: Are rewards calculated at the Partner ID level? If so, we’d set up separate Partner Center accounts for each start-up to maximize coverage. Or is it at the Partner Location ID/publisher level? In that case, we’d add them as Partner Location IDs under our current Partner ID and create publisher profiles accordingly. Have an awesome day ! JohanDeepSeek R1 - now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub!
Microsoft just announced that DeepSeek R1, a groundbreaking AI model, is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub. This addition joins a diverse portfolio of over 1,800 models, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-based AI models Key Highlights: Accessibility: DeepSeek R1 is accessible on a trusted, scalable, and enterprise-ready platform, enabling businesses to seamlessly integrate advanced AI while meeting SLAs, security, and responsible AI commitments—all backed by Microsoft’s reliability and innovation1. AI Reasoning: DeepSeek R1 offers a powerful, cost-efficient model that allows more users to harness state-of-the-art AI capabilities with minimal infrastructure investment. Developers can experiment, iterate, and integrate AI into their workflows quickly. Safety and Security: DeepSeek R1 has undergone rigorous red teaming and safety evaluations, including automated assessments of model behavior and extensive security reviews to mitigate potential risks. Azure AI Content Safety provides built-in content filtering by default. Usage: To use DeepSeek R1, search for it in the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry, open the model card, and click on deploy to obtain the inference API and key. This rapid accessibility and robust safety measures make DeepSeek R1 a valuable addition to the Azure AI Foundry, accelerating innovation and unlocking new possibilities for enterprises worldwide. Learn more: DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub | Microsoft Azure Blog .
Query on MCT and linking Microsoft learn account
Hi there, My company is in the process of becoming a Microsoft Training Partner, as our clients have requested official Microsoft 365 training. While going through the process, I had a few questions: Can we hire MCTs who already possess the necessary skills and certifications to help us meet the base criteria for partnership? If I train my employees to develop their Microsoft Learn profiles and earn certifications, which certifications would be the most relevant to our services? Additionally, how many points do they contribute? PS: I was advised by the Training Support team to use this forum as it is relevant to Learning Partners. Thanks, Anup
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Register Today. Open to all Microsoft partners Join the Microsoft nonprofit mid-year partner briefing to gain insights and strategies into our nonprofit partner program. Come if you are curious and just want to learn more. As we navigate the second half of the year, align your strategies with: Microsoft’s nonprofit H2 resources Hear key updates from Microsoft Tech for Social Impact industry leaders Explore advancements across Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, including Security, Microsoft Copilot and AI Learn strategies for collaboration and growth Engage with our TSI team and gain valuable insights to grow your nonprofit business practice. WHAT: Microsoft nonprofit mid-year partner briefing - Online Event WHEN: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 TIME: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET / 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM GMT WHERE: Register TodayApplications are now open - Microsoft Ignite 2024 at Kongresshaus Zurich: Partner with Us!
Microsoft Ignite 2024: Partner with Us! Join Microsoft Ignite 2024, March 8, 2024, in Zurich Kongresshaus, as Sponsoring-Partner and showcase your company's innovation. Sponsorship Packages: Find the details about our sponsoring options in the documents attached. Please note: Premium, Gold, and Silver require to fill in the application form. Application Details: Deadline: December 23, 2023 How: Email chevents@microsoft.com with your application. Act Now: Apply by December 23, 2023. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10, 2023. For questions, reach chevents@microsoft.com. Let’s make Microsoft Ignite 2024 unforgettable together!November Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our November Business Applications Partner Community Call last week! Our next call will be on Friday 1st December. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording on demand at HEREDecember Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our December Business Applications Partner Community Call last week! Our next call will be on Friday 5th January. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording on demand HEREJanuary Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our January Business Applications Partner Community Call last week! Our next call will be on Friday 2nd February. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording on demand HERE
February Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our February Business Applications Partner Community Call! Our next call in the series will be on Friday 1st March. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording will be available on demand within the next week HEREMarch Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our March Business Applications Partner Community Call! Our next call in the series will be on Friday 05th April. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording will be available on demand within the next week HEREApril Business Applications Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our April Business Applications Partner Community Call! Our next call in the series will be on Friday 03rd May. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording will be available on demand within the next week HEREMay Business Applications Partner Community Call
Thanks so much for joining us on our May Business Applications Partner Community Call! Our next call in the series will be on Friday 07th June. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording will be available on demand within the next week HERESeptember Business Applications Community Call
September Business Applications Community Call Thanks so much for joining us on our September Business Applications Partner Community Call last week! Our next call will be on Friday 6th October. You can add these sessions to your diary via the link: https://aka.ms/BAaddtoCalendar For those of you who were unable to attend, you can find the slides attached to this post and the recording on demand at UK Partner Community Calls (microsoft.com)FAQs from Mastering the Marketplace: Developing your virtual machine offer
Developing your virtual machine offer is a webinar offered regularly through the Mastering the Marketplace series. This session reviews the required technical configurations to make Virtual Machine apps and how to publish virtual machines offers to the Azure marketplace. Looking for additional guidance with Virtual Machines? An Azure technical expert will take you through: A brief overview of what a virtual Machine offer type is. How to publish a Virtual machine offer and integrate the solution from the Azure Portal tool to Partner center. How to setup Tenants. How to create different plans to best suit your customers’ needs How to use Cloud-init within the Azure Portal. Attendees can also participate in a short Q&A following the session. Below is a list of recently asked questions from this session. Q1. Once I published the image to the gallery, does it make sense to keep the generalized VM around (if yes, then for what purpose?) or may I delete it? A: You can delete the image after the offer is published live on the marketplace. At full publish, MS maintains a registry of your images, so you no longer have to hold on to it. Q2. Does the standard Microsoft Marketplace agreement work both for transactable and non-transactable? A: Yes it does. It simply is an option for your T&C if you don't have your own. Q3. Last time we used the Direct Shared Gallery it was in Preview and sharing was severely limited (only a few tenants and subscriptions). What is the situation now? A: As of August 2024 it still has these limitations. You can share it across subscriptions on the same tenant but not across tenants. If that doesn't work, you can use a vhd link to publish the VM offer. Q4. What would you recommend in terms of maintenance of the image and how many resources (team size) they would need and how much time they would need to for turnaround. It depends on the image being built out. But once its created and published, marketplace has the image stored, so they no longer need to keep the image after publishing. __________________________________________________________ Additional Resources: Register for the next webinar on Developing your virtual machine offer, August 20 at 9 am PT. Register for additional Mastering the Marketplace webinars here.
Limited-Time Free DP-600 and DP-700 Partner Certification Offer | Terms and Conditions
Offer Terms and Conditions The DP-600 and DP-700 partner exam voucher offer is available to eligible participants as explained in the Rules and Restrictions below. Eligible participants can receive one free Microsoft Certification exam voucher that they can apply to the following exams only: DP-600 and DP-700. Rules and Restrictions: This offer expires June 30, 2025. This exam offer may be redeemed to take one (1) qualifying Microsoft Certification exam (as outlined below), delivered at an authorized Pearson Vue testing center or through a Pearson Vue online proctoring site by the expiration date on the voucher. This exam offer is exam-specific and only redeemable for the following exams: DP-600 - Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate DP-700 - Fabric Data Engineer Associate To be eligible to receive this exam offer you must: Be an employee of a Microsoft partner organization. Provide your partner org email address. Must be a member of the Fabric Partner Community Team channel. If you are not a member, you can join by completing the form at https://aka.ms/JoinFabricPartnerCommunity. You must submit your request via this Form. This offer is subject to availability and can be ended at any time. The Form submissions will be reviewed monthly and exam vouchers will be distributed the first Monday of each month, pending eligibility and availability. Exam vouchers, redemption details, and other communications related to this Offer will be distributed via email. You must use the exam voucher to book the exam by the last day of the month in which you receive the voucher. The exam must be taken before the expiration date on the voucher. This exam offer may only be redeemed once. This exam offer may not be redeemed or exchanged for cash, credit or refund. This exam offer is nontransferable and is void if you alter, revise or transfer it in any way. Any sale or transfer of this voucher code is expressly prohibited and constitutes fraud. Microsoft, Pearson VUE, and the VUE test centers are not responsible for lost or stolen voucher codes. Individuals that (a) fail to show up for their scheduled exam appointment, or (ii) cancel or reschedule their appointment to take an exam seventy-two hours or less from the scheduled time may forfeit their voucher code (voucher code cannot be used again). The fair market value of this exam voucher is $165 (USD). Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. This offer is subject to availability and can be ended at any time. Prior to redeeming your free certification exam, government employees must check with their employers to ensure their participation is permitted, and in accordance with applicable with ethics and compliance policies and laws. This exam offer is not valid and void to applicants residing in Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Region of Crimea, and where prohibited. For additional issues and questions, please contact fabricpartnersteam@microsoft.com.Hyperautomation Go Big Program former RPA 100 how to become partner?
Hi there community, Hoping someone can shed some lights to this. We've been told there is a program called Hyperautomation Go Big Program former RPA 100; we're trying to work on a solution to migrate our client from Blue Prism to Power Automate and seems like Microsoft recently built a migration tool that partners can utilize as part of this program. This the tool can decrease the cost and complexity of migration projects. How do we become an approved partner/provider for the Hyperautomation Go Big Program former RPA 100? and what are the requirements to be part of this? appreciate your guidance!
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