Microsoft is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Sales Force Automation, Q3 2023
At Microsoft, we believe that digital tools, especially those powered by generative AI and real-time insights, can help strengthen sellers’ relationships with their customers. We’re continually investing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales to enable sellers to engage with their customers more meaningfully. We are pleased to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave TM : Sales Force Automation, Q3 2023 report , with top scores possible in the Vision, Innovation, and Roadmap criteria for our sales force automation (SFA) platform. Read the blogAccelerate your adoption of Business Applications and its AI features
Looking to fast-track your journey towards driving Copilot adoption? Take advantage of our Business Applications Copilot self-serve assessments! Get access to a wide range of resources such as Microsoft Learn content, Microsoft Tech Talk, training boot camps, GitHub template resources, and more. Read the blogMicrosoft Power Platform: 2023 release wave plan 2
Hundreds of new features across Microsoft Power Platform applications are coming your way! We look forward to engaging with you as you put these new capabilities to work! Start driving the digital transformation of your business and customers—on your own terms. Explore the release plannerGrow with industry-focused Dynamics 365 Customer Service marketing campaigns
All partners now have access to three Dynamics 365 Customer Service campaigns-in-a-box aligned to the specifics of the banking, government, and healthcare industries. Visit Partner Marketing Center today to download and begin customizing your selected campaign for free. Each campaign contains resources designed to help you highlight your companies’ value proposition and help accelerate your time to market. Partners can generate demand and build your customer pipeline using the included go-to-market materials, such as: A customizable eBook to highlight your ability to address sector-specific customer service challenges Infographics to share with customers A licensed Gartner report to equip your customer service representatives with research By effectively messaging and demonstrating your ability to help companies streamline their support operations, you can position yourself as a trusted advisor and grow your Dynamics 365 business.
Swiss DCs Partner Update Call September 2023
Please find attached the pdf slides and recording from this quarter's partner Swiss DCs update call. Main info covered: New Public Customer Stories M365 at City of Bern M365 at Canton Thurgau Dynatrace on Azure with Aargauische Kantonalbank and Mobiliar Goldbach Media with Decentriq on Azure Confidential Computing Vontobel using Azure OpenAI Mobiliar using Azure OpenAI Azure Azure OpenAI launch in Switzerland North Confidential Computing with AMD SEV (Secure Encrypted Virtualization) in Switzerland North Zone-Redundant Storage Premium Files launched in Switzerland North Zone-Redundant Storage Managed Disks expected next quarter Azure VMware Solution AVS – NDA updates Please approach me if your customers have a need for further workloads in Swiss DCs Dynamics 365 Region’s feature parity lists now also publicly available Updated information about D365 F&O geo moves Next Call Cadence switched to quarterly calls Next call will be on Dec 15 Participants who joined at least one call in the last 12 months were invited, please approach me if you'd like to join as wellThe new Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights now generally available!
At Microsoft Inspire 2023, we announced that we are bringing together Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights into one offer, enabling organizations to unify and enrich their customer data to deliver personalized, connected, end-to-end customer journeys across sales, marketing, and service. The new Customer Insights provides flexibility, offering access to the customer data platform (Customer Insights—Data) and real-time marketing with customer journey management (Customer Insights—Journeys). Pricing allows you to unlock both applications and choose the capacity you require. If you use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales or Customer Service, Customer Insights can serve as the foundation for understanding customers and orchestrating contextual journeys across touchpoints. Read the full blog
Microsoft Business Application Modern Consultant Program - Cohort 4 is around the corner
Dear Partners, we're glad to inform you about the continuation of our Modern Consultant Program. Please find more information and next step instructions for Cohort 4 here: Cohort 4 Program Overview: Link Partner Application form: https://forms.office.com/r/6umGqKPLRx Details, dates and registration page for participants: Microsoft Business Applications Modern Consultant Program – Fast Lane (flane.ch)Modernize Customer Service with Dynamics 365 - Industry Campaigns
Surging customer demands fuel Dynamics 365 Customer Service. Clients seek improved service, quicker tools, and user-friendly UIs, creating Microsoft Partner opportunities. Transform customer interactions through Dynamics 365. Leverage industry campaigns to grow your D365 business by streamlining support for companies and generate demand using full funnel GTM materials. Use full-funnel GTM materials to drive demand and accelerate your pipeline. Check out industry campaignsSwiss DCs Partner Update Call June 2023 & Info Moving Forward
Please find attached the pdf slides and recording from Friday's partner Swiss DCs update call. Main info covered: New Public Customer Stories PwC Switzerland using Azure, M365 and security solutions Vaudoise extending the partnership with Azure, M365 and D365 in Swiss DCs Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes now GA in Switzerland North Azure Virtual Network Manager in Switzerland North and West Ultra Disks now available in 2 AZs in Switzerland North – under NDA: 3rd AZ also planned Azure Web PubSub in Switzerland West (already available in North before) Azure SignalR in Switzerland West (already available in North before) Update Management Center now deployed for Arc-enabled servers in Switzerland North Dynatrace SaaS exclusively on Azure in Switzerland with local data residency Azure VMware Solution AVS – NDA updates Please approach me if your customers have a need for further workloads in Swiss DCs Dynamics 365 Push Notifications in D365 Marketing enabled as a private preview with June release, send us an organization ID to unlock the push notification feature Next Calls After four years monthly calls, switching cadence to one call per quarter Next call will be end of September Will send new invite to participants who joined at least one call in the last 12 months Reach out to primo.amrein@microsoft.com if you'd like to join as well
