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#BuildFor2030: nominate for impact accelerator and feature opportunities

Elin_Borgstrom — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:36:38 GMT

We’re inviting all partners to join us to #BuildFor2030 and innovate changemaking solutions, in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Read this blog by Gena Goh to learn about nominations for the #BuildFor2030 feature opportunities and Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact accelerator FY24 cohort. #BuildFor2030: nominate for impact accelerator and feature opportunities

Nomination deadline has been extended to September 8, 2023

We look forward to receiving your nominations!

Nominate here: https://aka.ms/BuildFor2030.

Important Microsoft 365 licensing changes in Europe

Elin_Borgstrom — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:53:02 GMT

Microsoft is making important changes to the licensing and availability of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. We are making these changes in response to feedback from the European Commission (EC). We believe this new licensing approach takes meaningful steps to address the Commission’s feedback while limiting disruption for customers and partners.

Starting on October 1, 2023, we will introduce a new lineup of commercial Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites in the EEA and Switzerland that do not include Teams, and a new standalone Teams offering for Enterprise customers. Existing customers in the EEA and Switzerland who wish to continue using the suites to which they have already subscribed may continue to use, renew, and add seats to their current plans as usual. This new lineup will:

Introduce new EEA/Switzerland-specific suites without Teams, which will be named the same as the full suites plus “EEA (no Teams).”
Introduce a new EEA-specific standalone Teams SKU for Enterprise: Microsoft Teams EEA
End the sale of net-new subscriptions to all existing Enterprise SKUs with Teams (Office 365 E1/E3/E5 and Microsoft 365 E3/E5) in the EEA and Switzerland
Continue to offer existing SMB and Frontline suites with Teams (Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Microsoft 365 F1, Microsoft 365 F3, Office 365 F3) alongside the new versions without Teams.

A full breakdown of SKU and price changes can be found in the licensing blog. You can read more about the decision to make this change in Microsoft’s public announcement. Consult the FAQ document and partner guidance deck on the Teams in EU partner web site to learn more. There is a short training video available to help you learn how to talk about this change to your EEA and Swiss customers.

For questions not addressed in the FAQ, or to receive clarification on pricing, offer availability and upgrades, migrations and conversions, please create a support request in Partner Center.

Customers can now save up to 50% on select Linux VMs in Sweden Central for a limited time

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:44:54 GMT

Customers can now save up to 50 percent compared to pay-as-you-go pricing when they purchase one-year Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for select Linux virtual machines (VMs) in Sweden Central by February 29, 2024.*

With Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, customers get priority access to compute capacity for one-year or three-year terms along with cost savings and predictable, upfront costs. Customers can take advantage of this limited-time offer to migrate and modernize their workloads at a discounted price.

Learn more about this offer here.

*Offer only available for qualified Linux VMs in Sweden Central with purchase of a one-year Azure Reserved VM Instance. Microsoft retains the authority to revoke this limited time offer at any time. Terms apply. Learn more.

Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Western Europe Partner of the Year Awards winners

Elin_Borgstrom — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:58:25 GMT

To complement our global 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, today, we are recognizing a set of unique partners for their exceptional contribution to our Western Europe markets.

The Western Europe Partner of the Year Awards celebrate outstanding success and innovation by partners in 10 categories spanning across customer impact, alignment with our vision & strategic priorities and performance excellence within the Western Europe Area.

• WE Indirect Provider Award: Arrow
• WE Managed Service Provider Award: Insight
• WE Hosting Services Provider Award: Cronos
• WE Global System Integrator (GSI) Award: Capgemini
• WE Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Award: Cognite AS
• WE Azure Award: Nordcloud
• WE Business Applications Award: Cegeka
• WE Modern Work Award: Crayon
• WE Security Award: Accenture
• WE Secure the Channel Award: Computer Gross

*For more information, please visit WE POTYA 2023 announcement

Register for Microsoft Inspire and start making your schedule!

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:33:01 GMT

Microsoft Inspire begins next month and we have exciting news for you: Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will deliver the opening keynote at this year’s event!

You still have time to register, explore topics of your choice, and engage with local and global partners in rich discussions so you can learn about Microsoft products and get answers directly from subject matter experts in live Q&A.  

Explore our session tools, enabling you to curate an unparalleled and personalized Microsoft Inspire experience tailored specifically to you.

Microsoft Sverige Partner of the Year Awards 2023

Elin_Borgstrom — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:13:32 GMT

Nu presenteras vinnarna i Partner of the Year Awards 2023, en årlig utmärkelse som delas ut av Microsofts globala organisation. Bland årets vinnare finns två svenska Microsoft-partner. Capgemini och Sogeti tilldelas utmärkelsen Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Sweden och Zelly får den globala utmärkelsen Modern Work for Small Medium Businesses.

Stort grattis till våra svenska partners som kammat hem vinster!

Läs mer här

Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists

Elin_Borgstrom — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:55:52 GMT

Drumroll, please! We're thrilled to announce the winners and finalists for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. Congratulations to our outstanding partners, their exceptional work is transforming industries and making a lasting impact!

Explore the complete list of winners and finalists and join us in celebrating their remarkable achievements.

Microsoft Power Women in Tech Award WINNER

Elin_Borgstrom — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:06:25 GMT

Microsoft Power Women in Tech is a newly established award designed to highlight women in the tech industry who promote diversity and inclusion. The award spans Microsoft's partner network in Western Europe and one winner per country in 11 countries has been selected. In Sweden, the winner is Beatrice Silow, who works as Communications and Culture Manager at Nexer Group.

A big and well-deserved congratulations to Sweden's winner - Beatrice Silow!

Read the full article here

Discover the Microsoft Inspire Session Catalog

Elin_Borgstrom — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:15:04 GMT

Excitement is building for Microsoft Inspire: content will focus on accelerating AI transformation with Microsoft, driving customer success together and fueling partner business growth and profitability. Explore our Session Catalog online now to find the most relevant topics to you and your business.

Personalize your journey!

Important Changes coming to the Surface Reseller Alliance Partner Program

Elin_Borgstrom — Mon, 29 May 2023 09:09:46 GMT

In an effort to create a simplified experience for our partners, we are consolidating the Surface PC and Hub channels into a single channel. Starting this month, we will be inviting all partners onboard sign the latest channel partner agreement in Partner Center to remain authorized to sell the Surface portfolio newly covering all product types.

For more details visit the Surface Reseller Alliance Portal

Microsoft Inspire 2023: Registration now open

Elin_Borgstrom — Wed, 17 May 2023 08:49:55 GMT

Microsoft Inspire is our partner event of the year, offering you opportunities to learn from senior leadership and influential Microsoft experts, gaining critical insights to advance your business, and discover effective new strategies to grow your business and take your solutions to market at scale.

Registration for #MSInspire is now LIVE! Join me on July 19-20, 2023, for an epic digital global event filled with celebrating partner innovations, business-building strategies, and taking customer success to the next level to grow your business.

Register today for the global event

Microsoft Teams Rooms licenses

Elin_Borgstrom — Mon, 15 May 2023 12:27:04 GMT

User licenses aren't supported for use with meeting devices. User licenses that have been assigned to teams meeting devices need to be replaced by a Teams Rooms Basic or Teams Rooms Pro license prior to July 1, 2023. Meeting devices that have a user license after July 1, 2023 will be blocked from signing in until a Teams Rooms license is assigned, which will impact most customers currently using Surface Hub devices.

We recommend that you proactively reach out to your customers and direct customers to procure the Teams Rooms Pro license through their EA or CSP or Basic license through their admin portal.

Click here to read more

How to execute "Do More with Less" in CSP with Co-ops

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:53:14 GMT

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

POTYA 2023 - Guidance from the judges

Elin_Borgstrom — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:21:35 GMT

Have your hard work considered as the best in the industry by nominating your organization for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrated at Microsoft Inspire

Sometimes, the difference between a winner and just another award entry isn’t the quality of the
project, but the quality of the entry itself. The entry you submit is all the judges will have to work with to learn about your successful solution. We’ve prepared this guide to help you create your very best
entry—one that shows off your solution and the results you’ve achieved.

No matter which category (or categories) you nominate in, make it count. We wish you the best of
luck!

GETTING STARTED

Start early
Don’t wait until the last minute. All resources that you will need are available now on the Microsoft
Partner of the Year Awards website before the awards submission tool opens, so you can give yourself a big head start and increase your chances of success. Plan to spend 10 to 15 hours on your submission. You can reuse the content to enter other awards and/or for your own case study.

Draft your entry offline.
Uploading your entry to the Award Submission Tool is the LAST step in the process. You will want everything polished in Microsoft Word before you start inputting your answers into the tool on the website. Remember there is an 8,000-character limit for your executive summary.

Brainstorm with others.
Get in a room with the go-to people on the project(s) in your organization. Two heads are better than one, and six heads… well, you get the idea. You will learn unique angles and creative stories that can make a memorable difference in your entry.

Gather your facts.
In the words of one judge, “The best entries are those that include the most detail.” Metrics, numbers, and statistics are all vital. You need all the facts, so you can describe the challenge specifically, and tout your solution strongly. How many people did your solution serve? Is the solution repeatable and usable cross-industries? What was the bottom-line impact? Did productivity increase? By how much? Did the solution save the customer money? How much? Use solid stats to show what you achieved. All of this information is crucial.

Talk to your customer(s) .
Some of the strongest evidence of your success is the satisfaction of your customer. Talk to them. Gather testimonials. Draw on case studies if you have them. Let them help you tell the story and quantify your success.

Choose your award category.
You probably already have an award category in mind, but after you’ve done the groundwork, read and choose your categories carefully. By selecting the most appropriate category, you can ensure your entry is as relevant as possible.

ALWAYS consider more than one category.
Yes, writing more than one entry will take more time, but it will also give you a better chance of being a winner or finalist. Don’t go overboard though. Spend your time submitting your best one or two stories, rather than trying multiple categories with less compelling entries.

WRITE YOUR ENTRY
1. Address every question asked in the guidelines in your Executive Summary. Each submission is
carefully reviewed by several judges, and they will be looking for all the points the guidelines have
asked you to address. Be sure to completely answer each one.
2. Put your best points up front. Start with a compelling opening statement that is relevant to the
award category. Draw the reader in with the “who, what, why,” and most importantly the “why care” of
your story. You want to make sure the judge wants to read further. If you save the best for last, they
might never get there.
3. Create a compelling story with a beginning, middle, and end. Define the challenge vividly using
specific details. Make your story human. Your technology solution is ultimately for people.
4. Showcase your solution. Position your solution value in terms of business innovation, technology
innovation, and customer ROI. And remember, your solution must have been deployed.

A few other pointers:
• Highlight your solution’s creativity.
• Show how it leveraged various Microsoft Cloud and platforms.
• Describe how it helped you win against the competition from a technical and a business
perspective.
• Include information about how you went above and beyond in answering your customers’
needs.
• Highlight how your solution is delivering meaningful, accessible, inclusive, and sustainable
outcomes for customers.
• When possible, show how your solution was tailored to target an untapped market.
• Include how your solution is different and better than your competition.
• If your solution can be replicated, say so, and mention any other customer deployments.
• Highlight any Microsoft Cloud Partner Program resources that helped, including other partners.

5. Prove your success. Here’s where all those numbers come in. Include your metrics. Have a measured
return on investment. Show exactly what you achieved, with the stats to back it up.
6. Include customer evidence. The best way of ensuring your entry gets noticed is to include direct
evidence of your customers’ satisfaction and success with your solution. Include customer testimonials
in your answers. And include links to supporting materials such as case studies, white papers, other
awards, videos, or anything else that helps document you and your customers’ success. Don’t forget to
ask your customers’ approval to use any of their content, although entries will not be disclosed without
your consent
7. End where you began. Remember that compelling opening statement? You want that same
message to resonate throughout. So be sure to tie your ending back to the beginning.

EDITING AND FINAL REVIEW
1. Don’t upload until it’s final! This bears repeating. Wait until your entry is 100% complete and final
before uploading it to the award submission application tool. The tool will help you catch minor
misspellings but does not review grammar or mis-entered words. Please review your content
thoroughly before submitting it.
2. Get professional help. Enlist the help of a writing professional with technical and marketing
experience. If you don’t have access to one, get a marketing writer and work with them to make sure
the technical details are correct. A communications professional can help you polish your entry,
ensuring that it tells your story well and is a good read.

Questions? Please send an email to the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards team and allow 48 hours
for a response.

Nominate here
Good Luck!

Partner of the Year Awards 2023 - Nominations now open!

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:51:27 GMT

Share your outstanding achievements and innovations for a chance to be recognized at Microsoft Inspire 2023.

Welcome to the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards and Country/Region Partner of the Year Awards, which will be celebrated during Microsoft Inspire.

We are excited to offer Microsoft partners a variety of awards designed to showcase solutions delivering customer success, that are built on Microsoft cloud and platforms. These awards celebrate partner achievements, cloud technologies, entrepreneurial spirit, and highlight the tremendous work done by partners in various industries and in driving social impact. The Country/Region Partner of the Year Awards recognize partner successes in over 100 countries/regions around the world.

Start your nomination here

2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:51:25 GMT

Prepare your nomination!

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards acknowledge outstanding successes and innovations by partners across our global ecosystem - recognizing achievement in categories spanning solutions areas, industries and across cloud to edge technologies.

These successes enable digital transformation, showcase entrepreneurial spirit, and deliver impactful solutions to customers. Recognition and celebration at Microsoft Inspire.

Partners, this is your opportunity to vie for awards that can showcase your solutions built on Microsoft technologies to benefit our mutual customers. Receiving a Partner of the Year Award positions your company for new business opportunities, generates positive press coverage, and can lead to even greater market recognition.

The Partner of the Year Awards nomination tool opens tomorrow (February 8, 2023) and closes on April 5, 2023.

Learn more here

Do More with Less on Azure Campaign Assets for Partners

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:51:09 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 to get started!

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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

Teams Premium now generally available

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:51:03 GMT

Microsoft Teams Premium is generally available: built on the familiar, all-in-one collaborative experience of Microsoft Teams, Teams Premium brings the latest technologies, including Large Language Models powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, to make meetings more intelligent, personalized, and protected—whether it’s one-on-one, large meetings, virtual appointments, or webinars.

Learn more on the blog

SaaS Academy event - 9th May

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:50:57 GMT

Join us May 9th for Microsoft SaaS Day for Startups to learn current industry trends, insights on how to make cloud and technology choices, how AI will accelerate product development and best practices for building successful SaaS solutions!

Sign up today

The Microsoft Power Women in Tech Award

Elin_Borgstrom — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:50:53 GMT

Announcing our new Power Women in Tech Award!

A partnership of Microsoft Western Europe with INSEAD Business School, wants to reward and give visibility to remarkable women in the Microsoft partner ecosystem. We are looking for female role models leading in Tech jobs and recognized as diversity leaders and influencers in their countries.

Nominate yourself or someone else today! All you need to know here