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Marketplace trainings and events calendar
-Welcome to our calendar for accessing upcoming Marketplace trainings and events, along with links to recent resources.
This page is a go-to resource for discovering training sessions and events designed specifically for software development companies related to Microsoft Marketplace. Whether you’re building innovative solutions or publishing to the commercial marketplace, you’ll find content to help you stay ahead in today’s fast-moving tech landscape.
We’ve organized dedicated areas for partners and customers, making it easy to find sessions most relevant to your needs. Some events are upcoming, while others are past recordings that remain valuable for learning and growth.
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Explore the upcoming AI events below, revisit past sessions, and feel free to comment with any questions.
****Sessions updated as of 01/29/2026****
Partner and Channel Partner sessions
Upcoming sessions
| Date | Time | Area | Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18/26 | 8:30 AM PST | Office Hours (Partner) | How to build a Microsoft Marketplace channel practice | Building a successful Marketplace practice takes the right people, process, and strategy working together. Learn how top performing partners organize their teams across alliances, operations and leadership | February 2026 Office Hours |
| 03/18/26 | 8:30 AM PST | Office Hours | Marketplace Office Hours for Partners | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help you sell through Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | March 2026 Office Hours |
| 04/15/26 | 8:30 AM PST | Office Hours | Marketplace Office Hours for Partners | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help you sell through Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | April 2026 Office Hours |
| 05/20/26 | 8:30 AM PST | Office Hours | Marketplace Office Hours for Partners | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help you sell through Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | May 2026 Office Hours |
| 06/17/26 | 8:30 AM PST | Office Hours | Marketplace Office Hours for Partners | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help you sell through Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | June 2026 Office Hours |
Recent Recorded Sessions
| Date | Area | Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/21/26 |
Office Hours (Partner) | Microsoft Partner Center reporting | Get to know the Partner Center Insights and Earnings workspaces. Walk through Earnings, Customer, Order, Usage and Revenue reports. | View the recording |
| 12/18/25 | Office Hours (Partner) | Introducing resale enabled offers | Explore resale enabled offers through Microsoft Marketplace. | View recording |
| 12/04/25 | Office Hours (Partner) | AI-powered acceleration: scale faster on Microsoft Marketplace | Go beyond listing basics and explore how Microsoft Marketplace can act as a strategic revenue engine. | View recording |
| 11/04/25 | Office Hours (Partner) | How to structure your Microsoft Partner Center account for long-term success | Learn best practices for setting up your Partner Center account for operational and marketplace success. | View recording |
| 08/28/25 | Office Hours (Partner) | Certified software designations: FY26 benefits updates | Overview of certified software designations and FY26 benefit updates. | View recording |
Customer sessions
Upcoming sessions
| Date | Time | Area | Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25/26 | 10:00 AM PST | Office Hours (Customer) | Marketplace Office Hours for Customers | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help use Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | To come |
| 03/25/26 | 9:30 AM PST | Office Hours (Customer) | Marketplace Office Hours for Customers | Tune in for updates, insights, and live Q&A to help use Microsoft Marketplace. Topic TBD. | To come |
Recorded sessions
| Date | Area | Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28/26 | Office Hours (Customer) | Optimize cloud cost and performance | Learn proven strategies to accelerate time-to-value for cloud and AI investments using Microsoft Marketplace. | View the recording |
| 12/11/25 | Office Hours (Customer) | Chart your AI app and agent strategy | Insights into build, buy, or blend approaches for AI apps and agents using Microsoft Marketplace. | View recording |
| 07/30/25 | Office Hours (Customer) | FinOps and the Microsoft Marketplace | Learn how Microsoft Marketplace supports FinOps practitioners and accelerates AI transformation. | View recording |
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- myflipgrid2321Copper Contributor
Great roundup of Marketplace trainings and events......super useful for staying on top of what’s happening. Pairing sessions like these with tools such as Flipgrid makes it even easier to share takeaways, ask questions, and keep the conversation going after the event.