Marketplace Community - Upcoming AI Events
**Updated 12/5/24 ISV Success is now supporting a series of AI-focused events to help partners maximize the AI opportunity when building and publishing solutions to the commercial marketplace. These events are open to all partners on marketplace – participation in ISV Success is not required to attend. Stay updated on the latest offerings bysubscribing to this post, where we will be regularly updating our list of upcoming events and sharing links to recent events. Full instructions on how to subscribe are posted at the bottom of this post. Check out our upcoming AI events below and comment with any of your questions! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ISV AI Envisioning Day Trainings We are excited to announce the launch of two new ISV AI Envisioning Day training courses introducing tools and frameworks to leverage in building AI applications that drive innovation and business value. Microsoft ISV AI Envisioning Day: Identify and Prioritize Use Cases for AI Solutions This session guides you through the process of identifying and prioritizing business use cases for AI solutions. You will learn how to structure each use case to assess its viability, differentiate its value, and explore learning opportunities. Practical advice and actionable steps will be provided to help you kickstart your AI projects and accelerate time-to-market. Microsoft ISV AI Envisioning Day: Get the Framework to Develop AI Solutions In this envisioning session, you will learn how to effectively plan, build, and deploy your AI solution. You will be empowered with tools and frameworks to guide you through the technical and business considerations to evaluate when determining the best approach to use in building your AI application. Whether you’re just beginning to identify and prioritize AI use cases or are ready to begin planning, building, and deploying solutions, you’ll learn the steps to make AI a reality in your organization. Both ISV AI Envisioning Day training courses will run monthly in multiple time zones and are delivered in English. Check back for upcoming session dates and times. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copilot Developer Camp Join us for the Copilot Developer Camp—an immersive workshop designed for professional developers eager to expand their skills with Copilot for Microsoft 365 or create custom copilots. This free, one-day workshop, held right after the AI tour, aims to equip developers, ISVs, and tech enthusiasts with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to enhance and extend Copilot’s capabilities for Microsoft 365. This is an in-person workshop offered in multiple locations. It is aimed at Developers, ISV partners, product centric companies, and enterprise developers. You will walk away with an understanding of the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot and its extensibility AI models. See the different methods to develop Copilot agents utilizing Microsoft 365 Copilot's AI and orchestration on how to create a custom engine agent using Azure AI Studio and Teams AI library. How to develop a Declarative agent that includes a Build custom action for your agent via API plugins. Check here for upcoming dates and locations: Copilot Developer Camp Registration _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: AI Fundamentals Join us for Azure AI Fundamentals, a free virtual training designed to build your technical expertise in AI and machine learning on Microsoft Azure. This course will dive into core AI concepts and foundational workloads, offering hands-on insights into Azure AI services that power intelligent applications. You'll explore machine learning models, computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities such as sentiment analysis, language detection, and key phrase extraction. With guidance from Microsoft experts, you’ll gain the skills needed to analyze and automate workflows, develop AI-driven solutions, and ensure responsible AI use across applications. Use the link below to see the full list of upcoming sessions available for registration. Multiple dates and time zones are available, and new sessions are added frequently. Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: AI Fundamentals _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Azure: Building Generative Apps with Azure OpenAI Service Trainings Join us at Building Generative Apps with Azure OpenAI Service to learn how to work with powerful large language models, including GPT. You’ll gain deeper insight into the benefits of natural language processing, including its ability to generate transformative content. You’ll also discover how to provision Azure OpenAI, deploy models and effectively use language models in generative AI applications. Use the link below to see the full list of upcoming sessions available for registration. Multiple dates and time zones are available, and new sessions are added frequently. Building Generative Apps with Azure OpenAI Service Note that all sessions are delivered in English. Caption languages are available and noted in the session registration. Registration closes 2 days prior to scheduled date/time. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Azure: Accelerate Development using Azure DevOps and GitHub Build the skills you need to create new opportunities and accelerate your understanding of Microsoft Cloud technologies at a free Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day from Microsoft Learn. Join us at Accelerate Development Using Azure DevOps and GitHub to discover the right tools and processes to make your move to DevOps. We’ll walk you through real-world challenges and show you how to resolve them using Azure DevOps and GitHub—for both admins and end users. Use the link below to see the full list of upcoming sessions available for registration. Multiple dates and time zones are available, and new sessions are added frequently. Accelerate Development using Azure DevOps and GitHub Note that all sessions are delivered in English. Caption languages are available and noted in the session registration. Registration closes 2 days prior to scheduled date/time. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Azure AI Partner Council & AI Visionaries The Azure AI Partner Council & AI Visionaries is excited to deliver new AI webinars to enhance your learning and help you navigate the future of AI. Gen.AI CI/CD- streamlined evaluation and A/B experimentation Join the Azure Engineering Team for an overview of Microsoft's AI Platform, "genAI CI/CD - streamlined evaluation and A/B experimentation" private preview in GitHub. During the session the team will showcase new capabilities that enable GEN.AI application developers to rapidly iterate on apps, model, and prompts to validate offline evaluation results and measure and trade off business impact, risk, and cost in production. WHEN: December 12th, 8:00 - 9:00 AM PST Register Here: GEN.AI CI/CD - streamlined evaluation and A/B experimentation _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to this post If you're not a member of the Tech Community already, create an account at techcommunity.microsoft.com Select "subscribe" from the 3-dot dropdown in the upper-right corner of this post. Under "Notification Settings," select "Notify me ofAny edits & commentson knowledge bases articles I subscribe to," thenselect to receive updates to this post either immediately, daily, or weekly (I recommend weekly). Manage your subscription settings so that you can receive email updates on new events. Manage these settings by selecting your profile icon in the top right corner of the community, selecting "My Settings," and selecting "Subscriptions & Notifications." You can also subscribe to the entire marketplace community which will provide you with regular updates on all marketplace discussion topics happening in this forum. To do this, click "subscribe" in the upper right corner of the marketplace community homepage.MSIgnite 2024 in Chicago
#MSIgnite 2024 in Chicago was an amazing event. Major investments by Microsoft are being made on AI, CoPilot and Data Center Infrastructure. If you were able to attend Microsoft Ignite 2024, I'm sure that you left inspired and ready to innovate. Satya Nadella highlighted several key advancements: AI Integration and CoPilot Enhancements Windows 365 Link Data Center Infrastructure Chips Security Initiatives Quantum Computing Milestone Looking forward to #MSIgnite 2025 in San Francisco. Save the date for the week of November 17, 2025 and sign up to get notified when more event details come out. https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/home?wt.mc_ID=ignite2024_esc_corp_soc_oo_li_MSE_SavethedateExecsKnow before you go: marketplace at Microsoft Ignite 2024
The Microsoft commercial marketplace team is excited to have marketplace integrated as a core component of Microsoft Ignite, taking place in Chicago and online from November 19-22. We have tailored content to ensure that all our audiences can learn about the value of marketplace and find success. Check out these core sessions that are being offered at this year's Ignite: Activating the channel through the marketplace: Discover how to activate the ecosystem with partner-to-partner selling opportunities, including multiparty private offers and professional services. What's new is ISV Success - AI benefits for software companies and more: Learn about new benefits and cash incentives available now; understand how AI apps qualify you for accelerated awards. How to capture the marketplace opportunity: Reach more customers, simplify sales, and unlock growth. Get guidance on maximizing marketplace success, including how to sell through Microsoft sales channels. More than a storefront, unlocking value through the marketplace: Discover, try, purchase, and manage cloud and AI solutions so you can spend smarter and move faster. Learn new capabilities in the marketplace that help you buy vendor solutions with confidence and drive AI innovation. Step-by-step instructions to activate multiparty private offers: Learn about the benefits of multiparty private offers and how partners reselling software solutions can enroll. In-person only. 10 tips for marketplace success: Discover tips for success like lead sharing, renewals, MACC visibility in Partner Center, Marketplace Rewards, and more. In-person only. Will we be seeing you at Ignite (either in-person or virtually)? Let us know in the comments which sessions you are most looking forward to!More marketplace webinars available in November
Whether you are brand new to the marketplace or focused on growing sales of your apps that are already published, our Mastering the Marketplace webinar series has a broad range of offerings available to help accelerate your marketplace success. Check out these offerings coming up soon: ▪ Using Marketplace Rewards benefits to increase your app sales (11/18): this session covers the availability and eligibility requirements for Marketplace Rewards; the tier-based model based on marketplace performance; highlights of partners' success with Marketplace Rewards and the ROI of activating benefits; advice for integrating benefits into marketing efforts; and, tips on optimizing each benefit. ▪ Billing & Payouts (11/19): Learn about the payouts process lifecycle for the Microsoft commercial marketplace, how to view and access payout reporting and what payment processes are supported within Partner Center. This session also covers how to register and the registration requirements; general payout processes from start to finish; and, how to view and access payout reporting. ▪ Supercharge your marketplace offer with the SaaS accelerator (11/20): Learn how the SaaS accelerator project can help partners go to market quicker by accelerating creating the technical implementation to publish their transactable SaaS offers on Azure Marketplace. ▪ Developing your virtual machine offer (11/26): Join for a review of the required technical configurations to make Virtual Machine apps and how to publish virtual machines offers to the Azure marketplace. Learn how to publish a VM 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, and more! Find our complete schedule here: https://aka.ms/MTMwebinarsThe countdown to Ignite is on!
We can’t wait to welcome you to Microsoft Ignite, Nov. 18-22! Discover how Microsoft’s latest AI and cloud tools can elevate your solutions and expand customer reach. Join ISV-focused sessions, hands-on labs, and immersive experiences to gain best practices on building, marketing, and monetizing AI-driven applications. Maximize your Ignite experience: Read about the ISV opportunityat Ignite. Register for virtual access to stream keynotes live and on-demand. Learn more aboutmarketplace content at Ignite Explore the session catalog with over 20 ISV-focused sessionsMicrosoft GenAI Accelerator: developing the UK's best and brightest AI-focused startups
Microsoft launches GenAI Accelerator with NVIDIA and GitHub to boost UK AI start-ups Important news for all UK startups!Microsoft has launched the GenAI Accelerator initiative in partnership with NVIDIA and GitHub to develop the UK’s brightest and best AI-focused start-ups and springboard them to future success. This initiativewill provide exclusive resources and opportunities to companies looking to build, market, and scale up their generative AI products and services. The Accelerator will run from January 2025 to early March 2025 and is specifically tailored for UK AI start-ups that have secured seed funding and are looking to take their products to the next level. Microsoft is seeking companies whose innovative AI-powered products have the potential to change people’s lives for the better, create jobs, and have significant economic impact. The Accelerator will culminate in a Demo Day, during which participants will have the opportunity to showcase their products to top venture capitalists and private equity firms. Participants will receive one-to-one support from Microsoft’s AI ‘Black Belt’ team – specialists in AI and machine learning – as well as access to workshops and help provided by partners NVIDIA and GitHub. Learn more about the benefits of this initiative and how to apply:Microsoft launches GenAI Accelerator with NVIDIA and GitHub to boost UK AI start-ups.Marketplace Summit sessions now available on-demand
Microsoft recently hosted a one-day Marketplace Summit in London, which included more than 300 partners in attendance and provided a deep dive on how partners can work together to accelerate business—using the benefits of the marketplace and ecosystem opportunity. The sessions from this event are now available on-demandhere. Sessions offered at this event included: Maximizing marketplace success Co-sell and enterprise sales Cloud marketplaces and GTM tools Manage your listings Activating the channel To learn more about key takeaways from this event, including themes such as the marketplace as a partner-focused business platform, and marketplace investment as being rooted in customer demand, check out this recap blog:Showcasing the potential of the Microsoft partner ecosystem at the Marketplace SummitMore marketplace webinars available in October
More marketplace webinars available in October, including NEW sessions on Marketplace Rewards and selling multiparty private offers (for channel partners). ▪ Developing your virtual machine offer (10/22): Join for a review of the required technical configurations to make Virtual Machine apps and how to publish virtual machines offers to the Azure marketplace. Learn how to publish a VM 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, and more! ▪ *NEW* Using Marketplace Rewards benefits to increase your app sales (10/22): this session that covers the availability and eligibility requirements for Marketplace Rewards; the tier-based model based on marketplace performance; highlights of partners' success with Marketplace Rewards and the ROI of activating benefits; advice for integrating benefits into marketing efforts; and, tips on optimizing each benefit. ▪ Developing your container offer (10/23): Learn how to set up and develop the new Azure Container Offer used to deploy containerized solutions as Kubernetes Apps from the Azure Marketplace. ▪ Channel Partners Office Hours Q&A: Start selling using multiparty private offers (10/24): This session will explore the basics of selling a multiparty private offer and highlight best practices observed from leading Microsoft commercial marketplace partners.During this session you will learn about selecting the right ISVs to begin your marketplace sales journey; equipping your sales teams to have simple customer conversations that lead to pipeline; key deal qualification questions that you should ask on every marketplace deal; and, how and when to deliver your marketplace message to your Microsoft contacts. Find our complete schedule here: https://aka.ms/MTMwebinarsMarketplace at Microsoft Ignite 2024
Marketplace will be integrated as a core component at Microsoft Ignite—which takes place online and in Chicago, IL from November 19-22, 2024. Join us to learn what’s new in the marketplace, how to capture the marketplace and AI opportunity, and how toscale your business with partners. Don’t miss these marketplace breakout sessions available for digital and in-person attendees: BRK343: How to capture the marketplace opportunity BRK344: Activating the channel through the marketplace BRK350: What’s new in ISV Success – AI benefits for software companies and more Coming to Chicago? Check out our theater sessions (THR679: 10 tips for marketplace success and THR681: Step-by-step instructions to activate multiparty private offers) and get your questions answered by marketplace experts who will be stationed in the MAICPP area of the Hub expo space throughout the week. Register for Microsoft Ignite today!
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