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CDX - Terms Of Use Last Updated - March 12, 2024

JeremyTBradshaw — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:20:08 GMT

I'm not a big fan of these 2 limitations in the terms of use:

CDX tenants have an administrative user that should not be deleted or altered in any way.
External domains are not to be connected to CDX tenants.

For the 1st, I want to set my own password on the admin@ account. What's so wrong with that? You could reset it if you really need/want to get in there. This is not fair.

For the 2nd, of course we want to test with custom domains! This is again no fair.

The other thing - I've already added my custom domain in my VSE Azure Subscription which I've associated to my CDX tenant directory. In there, I'm testing out SMTP as a Service via Azure Communication Services. Again, of course I want to use my own custom domain, with DKIM, DMARC, SPF, etc. This is completely reasonable.

Today I login to CDX to see if my ability to request renewal of my renewable tenant is available yet, and I can't even get in without accepting the new terms. But it says:

Violations of the CDX Terms of Use will result in the immediate deprecation of tenants as well as access to CDX without notice.

By proceeding, you agree to the Microsoft Platform policies

Accept and Continue

So I guess I have to go dismantle my stuff gracefully before I accept the terms. I had reset the password long ago on Admin, just knowing that-that particular term is ridiculous, but previously I don't recall the prohibition of custom domains. I really don't see what the problem is.

Please can we take away these 2 points in the terms?

Canada is now included in the Americas Partners community

Kim_Doucette — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:53:36 GMT

We've moved! Please visit the Americas Partners (US, Canada & Latin America) community to find information relevant for partners in Canada. We look forward to seeing you there!

Microsoft Canada Impact Awards 2023 Winners and Finalists!

MicrosoftCanadaGPS — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:01:21 GMT

Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Canada Impact Awards Winners and Finalists

Microsoft Canada is excited to announce our Impact Awards Winners and Finalists. These awards showcase the incredible achievements of our partners over the past year.

Congratulations to this year’s winners and finalists in 25 winning categories, who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, commitment to their customers, and care for our world.

As Microsoft partners, you have consistently harnessed Microsoft’s solutions to empower your customers to enable digital transformation and achieve more.

Microsoft Canada Impact Awards 2023

Prix Impact 2023 de Microsoft Canada

AI Impact Award - ISV

Winner: Natural Reader

Finalist: Calian

Prix Impact IA - Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Gagnante: Natural Reader

Finaliste: Calian

AI Impact Award - Services

Winner: BDO Lixar

Finalist: Adastra

Prix Impact IA - Services

Gagnante: BDO Lixar

Finaliste: Adastra

Analytics Impact Award

Winner: Accenture/Avanade

Finalist: Slalom

Prix Impact Analyse

Gagnante: Accenture/Avanade

Finaliste: Slalom

Breakthrough Partner Impact Award - ISV

Winner: Adlib

Finalist: Conexiom

Prix Impact Partenaire Mondial - Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Gagnante: Adlib

Finaliste: Conexiom

Breakthrough Partner Impact Award - SI

Winner: Optimus

Finalist: Xerris, an Accolite Digital Company

Prix Impact Partenaire Mondial - Intégrateurs de systèmes

Gagnante: Optimus

Finaliste: Xerris, an Accolite Digital Company

Business Applications Impact Award

Winner: HSO

Finalist: Alithya

Prix Impact des Applications d'entreprise

Gagnante: HSO

Finaliste: Alithya

Community Response Impact Award

Winner: Creospark Consulting

Finalist: Protiviti

Prix Impact Réponse Communautaire

Gagnante: Creospark Consulting

Finaliste: Protiviti

Finalist: Pax8

Prix Impact Fournisseur indirect de solutions infonuagiques

Gagnante: Ingram Micro

Finaliste: Pax8

Industry Innovation Impact Awards

Winner: Adastra (Financial Services and Manufacturing)

Winner: HSO (Financial Services)

Winner: VNEXT Group (Healthcare)

Finalist: Alithya (Financial Services and Manufacturing)

Finalist: KPMG (Public Sector)

Finalist: Smile Digital Health (Healthcare)

Prix Impact Innovation Industrielle

Gagnante: Adastra (Les Services Financiers et l'Industrie)

Gagnante: HSO (Les Services Financiers)

Gagnante: VNEXT Group (Soins de santé)

Finaliste: Alithya (Les Services Financiers et l'Industrie)

Finaliste: KPMG (Secteur Public)

Finaliste: Smile Digital Health (Soins de santé)

ISV Impact Award

Winner: Zafin

Finalist: Adobe

Finalist: VMware

Prix Impact Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Gagnante: Zafin

Finaliste: Adobe

Finaliste: VMware

Migration Modernization Impact Award

Winner: Accenture/Avanade

Finalist: Long View Systems

Prix Impact Services de Migration et de Modernisation

Gagnante: Accenture/Avanade

Finaliste: Long View Systems

Modern Marketing Impact Award

Winner: Insight Canada

Finalist: Softchoice Canada

Prix Impact Marketing Moderne

Gagnante: Insight Canada

Finaliste: Softchoice Canada

Modern Workplace Impact Award

Winner: CDW Canada

Finalist: Softchoice Canada

Prix Impact Milieu de travail moderne

Gagnante: CDW Canada

Finaliste: Softchoice Canada

Modernizing Applications Impact Award

Winner: ADDATECH Systems Inc

Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services

Prix Impact Modernisation des applications

Gagnante: ADDATECH Systems Inc

Finaliste: Tata Consultancy Services

National Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Impact Award

Winner: Softchoice Canada

Finalist: Ingram Micro

Prix Impact Fournisseur national de solutions infonuagiques

Gagnante: Softchoice Canada

Finaliste: Ingram Micro

National Large Solution Provider (LSP) Impact Award

Winner: Softchoice Canada

Finalist: Insight Canada

Prix Impact Fournisseur national de solutions de grande envergure

Gagnante: Softchoice Canada

Finaliste: Insight Canada

Power Platform Impact Award

Winner: MNP Digital

Finalist: Adastra

Prix Impact Plateforme Power

Gagnante: MNP Digital

Finaliste: Adastra

Public Sector Impact Award

Winner: Slalom

Finalist: Insight Canada

Prix Impact Secteur Public

Gagnante: Slalom

Finaliste: Insight Canada

Security Impact Award

Winner: Difenda

Finalist: Long View Systems

Prix Impact Sécurité

Gagnante: Difenda

Finaliste: Long View Systems

Surface Impact Award

Winner: Compugen

Finalist: Northern Micro

Prix Impact Surface

Gagnante: Compugen

Finaliste: Northern Micro

Sustainability Changemaker Impact Award

Winner: Accenture/Avanade

Finalist: E-Magic

Prix Impact Agent de changement en matière de développement durable

Gagnante: Accenture/Avanade

Finaliste: E-Magic

Tech Intensity - ISV Impact Award

Winner: Calian

Finalist: SOTI

Prix Impact Intensité technologique – Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Gagnante: Calian

Finaliste: SOTI

Tech Intensity - Services Impact Award

Winner: Tata Consultancy Services

Finalist: CGI

Prix Impact Intensité technologique – Services

Gagnante: Tata Consultancy Services

Finaliste: CGI

We look forward to celebrating the diversity of our ecosystem and their outstanding achievements at Microsoft Inspire 2023 on July 18 to 19. Microsoft Inspire is your opportunity to virtually gather with the Microsoft partner community and learn about new opportunities to develop and expand your business.

If you have not already registered for Microsoft Inspire, we encourage you to do so today!

Join us for Microsoft Inspire July 18-19, 2023!

SabrinaSeemangal — Tue, 16 May 2023 18:59:30 GMT

Registration is now OPEN for #MSInspire taking place July 18 – 19, 2023 PT! 💫

Join us for the Microsoft Inspire digital event to learn how to accelerate AI transformation with Microsoft, drive customer success together, and fuel your business growth and profitability. As part of the event, we will celebrate our Canadian Partner of the Year winner and the Canada Impact Awards. :trophy:

Follow this link to register today: https://lnkd.in/eXe7zHXq

We look forward to delivering an impactful, high-value experience for you at Microsoft Inspire!

Download your Microsoft customer propensity data

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:12 GMT

What is CloudAscent?

CloudAscent uses data-driven analysis to identify existing customers who are ready to buy from our partners and provides a downloadable propensity data report. The data shows the customers’ likelihood to purchase Microsoft products including Azure, Modern Work and Business Applications.

It will help you pinpoint customers who’ll be most receptive to your cross-sell and upsell efforts.

CloudAscent applies machine learning models to hundreds of data sources, including customer demographics, industry focus, and existing Microsoft software usage, to produce a targeted list of opportunities that you are likely to close quickly.

Do all partners get a customer leads report?

No. Only partners who have been designated as the Partner of Record for small and medium sized customers will have a report available.

Where can I get my personalized monthly report?

You can download your monthly personalized report from Partner Center.

What should I do with the data?

Align your customer sales outreach aligning with customer intent.

Act Now leads are ready for your sales team to engage with now.
Evaluate leads are ideal to target with multi channel campaigns and may also contain immediate sales opportunities.
Nurture and Educate leads may require a more broad-focus digital marketing campaign.

Leads will align to the key Microsoft Sales Plays and your marketing campaigns can leverage the existing assets available in the Digital Marketing Content OnDemand tool (DMC).

Where do I go for more information?

Hybrid Work: Top 10 Reasons To Choose Microsoft 365

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:10 GMT

Help your customers implement the best hybrid work solutions and unlock the full value of the Microsoft 365 platform.

Top 10 Reasons to choose Microsoft 365:

Unleash you best ideas with rich desktop and web-based apps
Thrive in hybrid work with a modern collaboration platform
Connect and engage with intelligent intranet and social networking
Work smarter and make informed decisions with advanced analytics
Efficiency manage work with lists, automation, bots, and more
Protect sensitive data everywhere, even in motion and when shared
Detect and investigate threats with built-in intelligence
Secure the modern workplace with unified management
Gain visibility, build insights, control data with management controls
Manage compliance with built-in, comprehensive coverage

Hybrid works is here to stay no matter where customers are in their journey. Here are a few resources to:

Help customers navigate the future of the modern workplace
Create a successful hybrid work plan with practical guides .
Access your employee engagement to deliver a great employee experience wherever they work and help you design strategies and prioritize technology investments to address key strengths and gaps for your organization.

Looking for more information on Hybrid Work to enable your team to better serve your customers?

Prioritized Go-to-Market Resources:

Modern work enablement for partners - Find a simplified view of the key upcoming training opportunities available to partners, training resources for the role-based exams, learning journeys across Modern Work, and other key resources. https://aka.ms/enablementguides

Modern Work Go-to-Market partner resources

Modern Work operationalize and go-to-market assets to help convert practice to reality , and accelerate efforts.

Digital Marketing Content on Demand

Partners can drive demand with automated easy to launch go-to-market campaigns .

Uncover upsell opportunities with your customers

CloudAscent uses machine learning technology and hundreds of data sources to highlight new opportunities with your existing customer base.

Key Incentives, workshops and programs

Deliver 1:1 workshops with your enterprise and corporate customers

Hybrid Work Key Incentives & Programs

Delivery of Built Intent Workshops
Top Modern Work Partner Incentive: Online Services Usage - Microsoft 365
Operator CSP Program
FastTrack Ready Partner Program

Train your team

Partner Enablement Resources

Microsoft 365 empowers you to do more with less. Check out these resources!

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:08 GMT

Today, every business, in every industry, is looking to do more with less. Organizations of all sizes require a digital fabric that connects people, places, and processes--creating a massive opportunity to help customers make hybrid work, work. Additionally, pressures from the evolving global economy are requiring businesses to reduce costs and optimize operations as they continue to shift to a world of hybrid work. The multiple capabilities needed to enable Hybrid Work— meetings, chat, phone, scheduling, project management, cloud storage, analytics and automation, security — can easily increase an organization’s total cost of ownership and the administrative complexity that accompanies adding, deploying, and managing each solution separately. Microsoft 365 brings these solutions together into one integrated experience that delivers on the power of the cloud and makes Hybrid Work easier and smarter for employees. Microsoft 365 provides a complete solution for all customers, providing the most powerful and modern tools to do more with less. Customers can save money through vendor consolidation and decreased travel, increase security, and improve productivity and collaboration all with one premium product.

Microsoft 365 empowers you to do more with less. It can help to reduce costs and reduce complexity. Based on Forrester Consulting reports, it can;

Eliminate redundant solutions and cut licensing costs as much as 60% through consolidation to Microsoft 365
Simplify IT management when you automate system updates and reduce IT management cost by 40% and time spent on device management by 24%
Protect the digital worker when you enable zero-trust security model and reduce data breach risk by 45% and overall IAM security management costs by 50%

Data References:

And if that's not enough;

Did you know, customers who have consolidated to Microsoft 365 are:

50% more likely to strongly agree that the employee technology experience "helps keep users protected and data secure" .
57% more likely to report that workers have technology that enables flexibility to choose where they get their jobs done.
81% are more likely to strongly agree that their employee technology experience improves recruitment and retention
51% more likely to report that employees are able to seamlessly collaborate and in real-time
76% more likely to strongly agree employee technology experience helps us delight our customers, stakeholders, and constituents.

If you would like to learn more about this data, please refer to: Enterprise Strategy Group. “Building a Resilient Organization through Integrated Cloud-based IT.” September 2020.

Are you ready to drive more conversations with your customers about cost savings and value realization? Here are a few resources that can help you;

Utilize The Ultimate Modern Work and Security Upsell Guide
Attend the Hybrid Work webinar on October 5, 2022.
Get acquainted with the newly launched Do More With Less campaign, first phase focused on SMB customers including a promo , but will continue to expand across all customer sizes.

Nearly 65%* of SMB's prefer to purchase software solutions as packages, in a "suite of solutions" that meets all their business needs. This presents an opportunity to grow your customer base and generate more revenue by pitching Microsoft 365.

Microsoft launched the new Do More with Less Campaign for SMBs, to enable partners to grow revenue by acquiring new customers and upgrading existing customers to more premium products. The "SMB New Customer and Upsell Promo" offers a low-risk monthly commitment on any of the following products:

Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business
Microsoft Teams Essentials
Microsoft Defender for Business

Now is the time to work with your customers, understand their needs, and implement the right solution for hybrid work and security.

Get started today. The SMB Partner Portal page has everything you need to launch your Do More with Less Campaign for SMBs.

* Meeting the Changing Software Technology Needs of SMBs, Forrester Consulting, September 2022

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:05 GMT

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

February 1 - June 30, 2023

Unlock new sales and revenue with the new Microsoft 365 E3 Do More with Less (DMWL) promotion, from February 1 through June 30, 2023. CSP partners get 15 percent off the net partner price when eligible customers purchase Microsoft 365 E3 with an annual commitment.

For more information, download the FAQ , instruction guide , and promotional guidance .

Visit here for additional Modern Work resources, incentives, and more.

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:03 GMT

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

February 1 - June 30, 2023

For more information, download the FAQ , instruction guide , and promotional guidance .

Visit here for additional Modern Work resources, incentives, and more.

Download your Microsoft customer propensity data

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:55:01 GMT

What is CloudAscent?

It will help you pinpoint customers who’ll be most receptive to your cross-sell and upsell efforts.

Do all partners get a customer leads report?

No. Only partners who have been designated as the Partner of Record for small and medium sized customers will have a report available.

Where can I get my personalized monthly report?

You can download your monthly personalized report from Partner Center.

What should I do with the data?

Align your customer sales outreach aligning with customer intent.

Act Now leads are ready for your sales team to engage with now.
Evaluate leads are ideal to target with multi channel campaigns and may also contain immediate sales opportunities.
Nurture and Educate leads may require a more broad-focus digital marketing campaign.

Leads will align to the key Microsoft Sales Plays and your marketing campaigns can leverage the existing assets available in the Digital Marketing Content OnDemand tool (DMC).

Where do I go for more information?

Hybrid Work: Top 10 Reasons To Choose Microsoft 365

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:58 GMT

Help your customers implement the best hybrid work solutions and unlock the full value of the Microsoft 365 platform.

Top 10 Reasons to choose Microsoft 365:

Unleash you best ideas with rich desktop and web-based apps
Thrive in hybrid work with a modern collaboration platform
Connect and engage with intelligent intranet and social networking
Work smarter and make informed decisions with advanced analytics
Efficiency manage work with lists, automation, bots, and more
Protect sensitive data everywhere, even in motion and when shared
Detect and investigate threats with built-in intelligence
Secure the modern workplace with unified management
Gain visibility, build insights, control data with management controls
Manage compliance with built-in, comprehensive coverage

Hybrid works is here to stay no matter where customers are in their journey. Here are a few resources to:

Help customers navigate the future of the modern workplace
Create a successful hybrid work plan with practical guides .
Access your employee engagement to deliver a great employee experience wherever they work and help you design strategies and prioritize technology investments to address key strengths and gaps for your organization.

Looking for more information on Hybrid Work to enable your team to better serve your customers?

Prioritized Go-to-Market Resources:

Modern Work Go-to-Market partner resources

Modern Work operationalize and go-to-market assets to help convert practice to reality , and accelerate efforts.

Digital Marketing Content on Demand

Partners can drive demand with automated easy to launch go-to-market campaigns .

Uncover upsell opportunities with your customers

CloudAscent uses machine learning technology and hundreds of data sources to highlight new opportunities with your existing customer base.

Key Incentives, workshops and programs

Deliver 1:1 workshops with your enterprise and corporate customers

Hybrid Work Key Incentives & Programs

Delivery of Built Intent Workshops
Top Modern Work Partner Incentive: Online Services Usage - Microsoft 365
Operator CSP Program
FastTrack Ready Partner Program

Train your team

Partner Enablement Resources

Microsoft 365 empowers you to do more with less. Check out these resources!

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:56 GMT

Microsoft 365 empowers you to do more with less. It can help to reduce costs and reduce complexity. Based on Forrester Consulting reports, it can;

Eliminate redundant solutions and cut licensing costs as much as 60% through consolidation to Microsoft 365
Simplify IT management when you automate system updates and reduce IT management cost by 40% and time spent on device management by 24%
Protect the digital worker when you enable zero-trust security model and reduce data breach risk by 45% and overall IAM security management costs by 50%

Data References:

And if that's not enough;

Did you know, customers who have consolidated to Microsoft 365 are:

50% more likely to strongly agree that the employee technology experience "helps keep users protected and data secure" .
57% more likely to report that workers have technology that enables flexibility to choose where they get their jobs done.
81% are more likely to strongly agree that their employee technology experience improves recruitment and retention
51% more likely to report that employees are able to seamlessly collaborate and in real-time
76% more likely to strongly agree employee technology experience helps us delight our customers, stakeholders, and constituents.

If you would like to learn more about this data, please refer to: Enterprise Strategy Group. “Building a Resilient Organization through Integrated Cloud-based IT.” September 2020.

Are you ready to drive more conversations with your customers about cost savings and value realization? Here are a few resources that can help you;

Utilize The Ultimate Modern Work and Security Upsell Guide
Attend the Hybrid Work webinar on October 5, 2022.
Get acquainted with the newly launched Do More With Less campaign, first phase focused on SMB customers including a promo , but will continue to expand across all customer sizes.

Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business
Microsoft Teams Essentials
Microsoft Defender for Business

Now is the time to work with your customers, understand their needs, and implement the right solution for hybrid work and security.

Get started today. The SMB Partner Portal page has everything you need to launch your Do More with Less Campaign for SMBs.

* Meeting the Changing Software Technology Needs of SMBs, Forrester Consulting, September 2022

Plan your Microsoft learning journey in 3 steps

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:52 GMT

There are so many reasons why a partner would want to encourage their teams to consume Microsoft training and get certified. The biggest reason would be to better serve customers, however there are many other reasons such as increasing self-confidence in your abilities, increased job satisfaction, and higher quality work output.

Microsoft training and certification resources give partners access to learning paths designed for their skill level and role. They can choose from the below upcoming events to start strengthening their career, building their organization's prospects, and simplifying certification.

Step 1: Plan your learning journey

It's always good to know where you want to go, before you start on your way.

The Microsoft Certification Map provides you an overview of certifications by solution area to help you select the path that is best for you.

Partner Enablement Guides (technical & sales) help you find upcoming events, preparation for role-based exams, learning journeys and other resources.

Step 2: Learn about basic technical concepts with Cloud Fundamentals

If you are looking to get an introduction to basic technical concepts across Azure, Business Applications, Security, and Modern Work, there are many ways to get started.

Microsoft Learn provides an interactive, online learning experience for you to gain knowledge at your own pace and on your own schedule.

Microsoft Virtual Training Days are virtual events that are pre-recorded, instructor led Fundamentals training sessions.

Cloud Week for Partners is a one-week event offered by solution area that provides preparation for advanced role-based certifications and enables your organization to meet the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP) skilling requirements.

Step 3: Sales Enablement to better sell Microsoft cloud solutions

Explore how to sell and position Microsoft cloud solutions to customers during these Sales Bootcamps . This one-week event is offered by solution area: Azure, Business Applications, Security, and Modern Work. Learn to identify business opportunities and accelerate the customer journey.

For partners with Advisory Hour benefits, you can also connect with the Technical Pre-sales & Deployment Services team to help with craft a comprehensive learning path for your team.

9 Steps in Partnering with Microsoft

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:49 GMT

Find what you need quickly and easily to grow your business with Microsoft.

Whether you are new to the Microsoft partner network or a seasoned pro, you can enjoy easy access to resources to help you manage your partnership with Microsoft, training, building a cloud practice, marketing and support resources all in one place with the new Partner Guide.

And don't forget to share this resource with your peers!

Check out the new partner guide now: https://aka.ms/CanadaGetStarted

Benefits of cloud-native apps & getting started

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:47 GMT

Discover how to help customers build cloud-native apps with Azure

Digitally native organizations have disrupted traditional business models, forging a new paradigm of software development called cloud native. Cloud-native apps offer agility, efficiency, and quicker innovation.

Azure offers solutions that enable your customers to accelerate development, respond to changing opportunities, and deliver app innovation. You can rely on the capabilities of the Azure tech stack, whether you build with Kubernetes, coordinate app development through Azure Arc, or shift to serverless containers.

With Azure, you can:

Manage cloud-native apps by leveraging Azure Arc , which allows you to simplify governance and management by delivering a consistent multi-cloud and on-premises management platform.
Quickly develop and deploy cloud-native apps via Azure Kubernetes Service , featuring built-in code-to-cloud pipelines and guardrails. Get unified management and governance for on-premises, edge, and multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters.
Adopt a serverless solution in Azure Functions , which operates with less code and infrastructure while saving on costs.

Visit the Innovate and Scale with Cloud Native Apps collection to learn how to use Azure to simplify and accelerate your customers' journey toward modernizing and building new applications.

Useful Resources

Explore the Innovate & Scale with Cloud-Native Apps partner journey guide to develop your cloud-native apps expertise.
CloudAscent uses data-driven analysis and machine learning to reveal existing customers who are ready to buy, providing insights to capitalize on prioritized opportunities with your existing SMB customers. Visit the CloudAscent page today t o learn more and download your customer opportunity reports.
Then start the conversation with these customers and launch a digital marketing campaign using the Digital Marketing Content on Demand (DMC) platform. DMC gives you the ability to easily launch a multiweek digital campaign, including compelling customer messaging for the Digital & App Innovation solution. To get started, simply sign in or sign up to create your personalized Innovate & Scale with Cloud-Native Apps campaign.

Microsoft 365 Do More With Less Offer, Resources & More

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:45 GMT

Check out the new promotional offer for Microsoft 365 E3 available February 1 to June 30, 2023.

You can also find lots of resources, value calculators, presentation decks and more.

Learn More

Do More with Less on Azure Campaign Assets for Partners

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:42 GMT

Help your customers understand the unique value that Azure provides for their business. Leverage our Do More with Less on Azure campaign available in Digital Marketing Content on Demand (DMC). It includes pitch decks, curated assets, social posts and more, which you can use to build strong connections with your customers while deepening your role as a high-value advisor and partner.

See below for more details and get started !

Organizations can maximize the return they get from their investment in Azure by focusing on three key pillars:

Cost savings when migrating to Azure – Your customers continue to look to the cloud to reimagine their business digitally and become resilient enough to thrive in the next disruption.
Optimizing existing Azure investments - Help your customers realize greater savings and optimize their current cloud investments with well architected and efficient workloads, so they can focus on what matters most.
Reinvesting in Azure solutions to accelerate growth - By prioritizing business continuity and disaster recovery and strengthening their security posture, your customers can focus on what they do best, developing sustainable, innovative solutions and accelerating growth.

Get Started now exploring the wealth of go-to-market resources and assets in Digital Marketing Content on Demand.

Additional Resources:

Doing more with less: How organizations shape the future with a strong digital posture - The Official Microsoft Blog
Unluck opportunities and support your customers’ journey to the cloud: Solution Assessments (microsoft.com)

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:39 GMT

Microsoft 365 E3 CSP Promo

February 1 - June 30, 2023

For more information, download the FAQ , instruction guide , and promotional guidance .

Visit here for additional Modern Work resources, incentives, and more.

Partner Webinars - Incentives, Partner Center & Partner Associations

Heather_Stephenson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:36 GMT

Join us throughout the month of May for the following partner webinars:

Get recognized for your work – Partner Association Mechanisms - REGISTER HERE
Discover the benefits of association. Whether you’re driving use of Microsoft 365, selling Dynamics 365, or helping customers build or manage a service or a solution built on Azure, you may qualify for incentives, competencies, advanced specializations, or Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) designations. Understand the different options available to you as you design, build, deploy, or manage cloud services. In this Partner Academy you will learn about different association types including DPOR, CPOR and PAL.
When: May 2 ^nd , 2023 at 4.00pm CEST / 10:00am EST / 7am PST
REGISTER NOW

Partner Incentive Programs - earning opportunities, eligibility, and more. - REGISTER HERE
Microsoft’s partner incentives portfolio is designed to reward partners for participating in our ecosystem and collaborating with Microsoft to ensure customer needs are met. Learn how our incentives complement partner business models to accelerate digital transformation. Learn more about current incentive opportunities for your business, how to enroll and participate.
When: May 9 ^th , 2023 at 4.00pm CEST / 10:00am EST / 7am PST
REGISTER NOW

Manage your relationship with Microsoft and customers through Partner Center - REGISTER HERE

If you missed this webinar back in January, here’s another opportunity to find out how Microsoft Partner Center can help you.

Partner Center makes it easier for partners to manage their relationship with Microsoft and their customers. It also gives you access to the tools you need to get work done. We will explore some of the key areas of Partner Center in this one-hour webinar such as Account Settings, Benefits, Insights, Membership and much more.

When: May 11 ^th , 2023 at 5.00pm CEST / 11:00am EST / 8am PST

REGISTER NOW

Please visit our Partner Academy Landing Page to see a complete list of our FY23 On Demand sessions we offer to our Partners.

https://aka.ms/MicrosoftPartnerAcademy

Streamline lead generation with the New Frontline Workers partner-ready campaigns

SabrinaSeemangal — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:11:10 GMT

F rontline workers account for 80 percent of most organizations1, and they have the most influence on how those organizations respond to changing environments, ensure business continuity, and reimagine productivity for hybrid work. Many frontline processes, unfortunately, are manual, fragmented, and repetitive.

Help your customers empower their frontline workforce by providing them with the tools they need to achieve more with less. Launch the new Increase Frontline Workers Operational Efficiency 12-week digital automated campaign, available for you in the Digital Marketing Content OnDemand platform, that offers in-depth insights on increasing operational efficiency for the frontline worker with Microsoft Teams.

Additionally, we have four new Empower and Connect your Frontline Workers campaigns-in-a-box (CiaB), available on Partner Marketing Center, that include co-branded and highly customizable marketing assets and resources to help you create your own multi-channel marketing campaign. Choose from a Cross-Industry , Manufacturing , Retail or Healthcare campaign to drive demand for Frontline Workers solutions, grow your pipeline and generate interest for a Webinar, Roundtable or Enable Frontline Workshop. Get started with the step-by-step campaign execution guide to launch your customized, Frontline Workers campaign.

Empower your customers to reimagine their frontline workers and enable them to work smarter, not harder.

Partner Resources:

Empower and Connect your Frontline Workers campaigns-in-a-box are designed to help partners create their own multi-channel marketing campaign, generate interest for a Webinar, Roundtable or Enable Frontline Workshop and grow pipeline.
Increase Frontline Workers Operational Efficiency campaign on DMC is a platform for partners to share automated content directly to customers in a twelve-week campaign from their social accounts, email lists, and blogs.
Enable Frontline Workshops are partner-led workshops designed to explore customer opportunities to transform their frontline workers by defining strategies mapped to the customers’ prioritized scenarios for delivering innovative solutions to their frontline workers and by shaping an action plan to quickly address the customers’ frontline workers needs.

Canada Partner News & Resources topics

CDX - Terms Of Use Last Updated - March 12, 2024

Canada is now included in the Americas Partners community

Microsoft Canada Impact Awards 2023 Winners and Finalists!

Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Canada Impact Awards Winners and Finalists

Microsoft Canada Impact Awards 2023

Prix Impact 2023 de Microsoft Canada

AI Impact Award - ISV

Prix Impact IA - Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

AI Impact Award - Services

Prix Impact IA - Services

Analytics Impact Award

Prix Impact Analyse

Breakthrough Partner Impact Award - ISV

Prix Impact Partenaire Mondial - Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Breakthrough Partner Impact Award - SI

Prix Impact Partenaire Mondial - Intégrateurs de systèmes

Business Applications Impact Award

Prix Impact des Applications d'entreprise

Community Response Impact Award

Prix Impact Réponse Communautaire

Enterprise Sales Impact Award

Prix Impact Ventes aux entreprises

Inclusion Changemaker Impact Award

Prix Impact Agent de changement en matière d’inclusion

Indirect Cloud Solution Provider Impact Award

Prix Impact Fournisseur indirect de solutions infonuagiques

Industry Innovation Impact Awards

Prix Impact Innovation Industrielle

ISV Impact Award

Prix Impact Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Migration Modernization Impact Award

Prix Impact Services de Migration et de Modernisation

Modern Marketing Impact Award

Prix Impact Marketing Moderne

Modern Workplace Impact Award

Prix Impact Milieu de travail moderne

Modernizing Applications Impact Award

Prix Impact Modernisation des applications

National Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Impact Award

Prix Impact Fournisseur national de solutions infonuagiques

National Large Solution Provider (LSP) Impact Award

Prix Impact Fournisseur national de solutions de grande envergure

Power Platform Impact Award

Prix Impact Plateforme Power

Public Sector Impact Award

Prix Impact Secteur Public

Security Impact Award

Prix Impact Sécurité

Surface Impact Award

Prix Impact Surface

Sustainability Changemaker Impact Award

Prix Impact Agent de changement en matière de développement durable

Tech Intensity - ISV Impact Award

Prix Impact Intensité technologique – Fournisseur indépendant de logiciels

Tech Intensity - Services Impact Award

Prix Impact Intensité technologique – Services

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