by Colleen Tyler, General Manager of Global Partner Marketing & GTM
MCAPS Start for Partners is a no-cost, digital-only event taking place Wednesday, July 22, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM Pacific Time. This year’s event is designed to give partners a fast start to FY27, with guidance on Microsoft priorities, innovation, investments, and go-to-market motions.
As customers move from AI experimentation to scaled execution, partners play a critical role in turning Frontier Transformation into measurable business outcomes. MCAPS Start for Partners is designed to give you a clear view of where Microsoft is focusing in FY27 and how those priorities translate into partner opportunity across sales planning, technical readiness, Microsoft Marketplace strategy, co-sell motion, security practice growth, and customer transformation.
This event is designed for the teams responsible for FY27 execution, including alliance leaders, sales, presales, technical and practice leaders, marketing, Microsoft Marketplace, customer success, and business decision-makers. Whether your organization serves small and medium-sized businesses, enterprise customers, or both, MCAPS Start for Partners can give your teams the guidance they need to align early, reduce rework, and move faster into the year ahead.
FY27 starts here, together. Hear from Microsoft leaders and partner voices about where we are investing, what is changing, and how to activate AI-led opportunities to drive growth this year.
Featured sessions at MCAPS Start for Partners
This year’s sessions span AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, Security, the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, co-sell, Microsoft Marketplace, and partner investments.
Whether your organization is building solutions, expanding services, scaling through Marketplace, or aligning with Microsoft sellers, these sessions are designed to accelerate turning FY27 priorities into execution.
Keynote: Powering Frontier Transformation
AI is moving into broad, scaled deployment, and partners are essential to turning that momentum into customer outcomes. This session will frame the FY27 opportunity across build, go to market, and growth while showing how Microsoft is simplifying the way partners capture that opportunity.
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