Azure Innovators Hub - Public Sessions 2025 - DAY 4
Join us at the Azure Innovators Hub: Public Sessions 2025, a vibrant online event for professionals and enthusiasts passionate about Azure, Microsoft 365, and Developer Technologies. This event brings together a diverse community to explore cutting-edge solutions, share real-world experiences, and spark meaningful conversations around cloud innovation and modern development practices. Event Agenda: Azure Innovators Hub – Public Sessions 2025Event Training: Marketing & Social Media for Community Events - October 2025
Join MGCI Board Members Wes Preston and Sharon Weaver who host our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) Event Production Training & Office Hours – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! It is Halloween - feel free to wear your favorite costume!! Hosts: Wes Preston and Sharon Weaver This month's topic: Marketing & Social Media for Community Events Want to boost attendance and engagement at your community events? This session will walk you through the essentials of marketing and social media strategy tailored for community-focused initiatives. You’ll learn how to: Identify your target audience and craft compelling messaging Choose the right platforms and timing for maximum reach Leverage branded templates and content calendars Track engagement and adjust your strategy in real time Whether you're promoting a local meetup or a global virtual event, this session will equip you with practical tools and creative ideas to amplify your message and grow your community. Let's grow our communities together with great amplification! 📅 October 30 ⏰ 8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCITrainingMTG Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand on our Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningGet ready: Microsoft Ignite 2025 is almost here!
Microsoft Ignite 2025 (November 18–21) is coming up, and it’s time to get ready. Whether you join in person or digitally, this can’t-miss event is designed to help you build connections, accelerate customer conversations, and gain exclusive access to product updates to shape your 2026 plans. If you plan on attending in person, don’t forget to register early to access partner programming and in-person experiences such as the partner keynote at Chase Center, the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program booth, networking areas, and dedicated partner sessions. If you're planning to attend online, register soon to get access to livestreamed and on-demand keynote and breakout sessions, a session catalog, attendee and sponsor directories, digital swag, and more online-exclusive experiences. No matter how you choose to participate, the dedicated partner sessions, early product access, and networking opportunities give you practical ways to scale your business and lead with AI. Make sure to register today and check out the partner page to start planning your experience. Register nowPartner Blog | Highlights from the Migrate & Modernize Summit: Accelerating customer transformation through AI
Modernization is one of the biggest technology opportunities of our time. Across industries, organizations are looking to move faster, operate more securely, and scale innovation. But legacy systems, technical debt, and fragmented infrastructure continue to slow progress. IDC reports that more than 37% of application portfolios require modernization today, and that need will remain high for years to come. It’s a challenge that demands deep technical expertise, and it’s your opportunity to lead. As a Microsoft partner, you’re central to enabling customer transformation and shaping what comes next. At the recent Migrate & Modernize Summit, we introduced new tools and programs that combine AI-powered automation with expert-led deployment support. These innovations make it possible to deliver faster outcomes, reduce complexity, and unlock long-term value for your customers. You can register or watch the summit on demand. Modernization is becoming faster, smarter, and more scalable At the summit, we introduced several key updates that support how partners accelerate migration and modernization across workloads and industries. Continue reading hereAZURE INNOVATORS HUB: PUBLIC SESSIONS 2025
Join us at the Azure Innovators Hub: Public Sessions 2025, a vibrant online event for professionals and enthusiasts passionate about Azure, Microsoft 365, and Developer Technologies. This event brings together a diverse community to explore cutting-edge solutions, share real-world experiences, and spark meaningful conversations around cloud innovation and modern development practices.Microsoft Blog | Microsoft Ignite: Shaping what’s next with our partner ecosystem
In just a few weeks, we’ll gather at Microsoft Ignite 2025 to focus on four pillars that define successful AI transformation: improving employee experiences, reinventing business processes, deepening customer connections, and bending the curve of industry innovation. Across every sector, organizations are asking how to realize these outcomes with speed and confidence, and Microsoft partners are the ones who can make it possible. Join us in San Francisco or online November 18–21 to see the latest innovations, connect with Microsoft leaders and peers, and learn how to deliver even greater impact for your customers. Registration is open, and there is still time to reserve your spot today. What to expect at Microsoft Ignite Learn how to unlock the most value from your Microsoft partnership through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Continue reading hereEvent Training: Graphics & Branding for Community Events - September 2025
Join MGCI Board Members Wes Preston and Sharon Weaver who host our Monthly Microsoft Global Community Initiative (#MGCI) Event Production Training Ask Me Anything Talks – and we'd love for you to join the conversation! All are welcome! Hosts: Wes Preston and Sharon Weaver This month's topic: Graphics & Branding for Community Events Strong visuals and consistent branding are essential for creating memorable and impactful community events. This session will guide you through the fundamentals of visual communication, including: Applying brand guidelines to event materials Designing accessible and inclusive graphics Using templates and tools to streamline your creative process Creating cohesive visuals across digital and print platforms Whether you're designing flyers, social media posts, or presentation decks, this session will help you build confidence and consistency in your event branding. Let’s build stronger, more connected communities—together. 📅 September 25⏰8:10 AM PT https://aka.ms/MGCITrainingMTG Bring your ideas too! Let’s share, learn, and capture best practices for producing events. Sign up to receive our newsletter and reminders for our meetings: https://aka.ms/MGCISignUP Learn about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative: https://aka.ms/MGCI Post-event all meetings are available on demand on our Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel: https://aka.ms/community/learningPartner Blog | Accelerating AI growth and innovation: Your guide to Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite is where possibility meets action. Each year, IT professionals, including tech practitioners, coders, engineers, business leaders, and partners, come together at one event to discover what’s next, learn from industry leaders, and shape the future of technology. This year, Ignite is designed to sharpen your expertise, expand your opportunities, and accelerate growth in the AI era. This year’s event will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from November 18 to 21, 2025, with an optional pre-day on November 17. Online sessions will also be available worldwide from November 18 to 20. Register now to secure your pass for San Francisco or online participation. I am excited to join Microsoft leaders including Satya Nadella, Judson Althoff, Scott Guthrie, Jay Parikh, Charlie Bell, and Mark Russinovich in San Francisco to showcase the latest innovations, highlight partner impact, and share our vision for the future! Continue reading here🚀 Join Us for the Migrate and Modernize Summit – September 23-24, 2025
Partners, mark your calendars! On September 23-24, Microsoft is hosting the Migrate and Modernize Summit, a digital event to help you and your customers accelerate cloud migrations to Azure and simplify modernization. This event is appropriate for both partner and customers. As a partner, you will hear important product announcements that will enable you to: Transform your migration and modernization practice Leverage AI to simplify and accelerate Migrations and Modernization to Azure, unlocking new projects and revenue. Drive new leads Inspire customers to engage in an assessment using your partner organization and services. Unlock Azure Accelerate funding Activate Microsoft investments / partner benefits that drive your partner services. (Specialized partners) Your customers will learn how to make their cloud migration and modernization a reality with Keynote Presentations from Microsoft leaders such as Scott Guthrie, Jeremy Winter, Amanda Silver and Cyril Belikoff Breakout Tracks tailored for decision-makers and practitioners to see migration and modernization agents in action, as well as local tracks to go deeper on specific topics Customer Stories including Sanofi, Thomson Reuters, and OneDigital Live Demos to bring to life the latest innovations around AI-assisted tooling and products Join us for the Migrate and Modernize Summit! Learn more about the event Register your teams for one of the sessions using the links below Share the event with your customers using this invite September 23, 2025 9:00 AM PT (GMT-07:00) United States http://aka.ms/mmeventusp September 23, 2025 12:00 PM ET (GMT-04:00) Latin America http://aka.ms/mmeventlap September 23, 2025 1:00 PM BRT (GMT-03:00) Brazil http://aka.ms/mmeventbzp September 24, 2025 9:00 AM BST Europe, Middle East, Africa http://aka.ms/mmeventemeap September 24, 2025 10:00 AM AEST (GMT+10:00) Australia and New Zealand http://aka.ms/mmeventanzp September 24, 2025 10:00 AM SGT (GMT+08:00) Association of Southeast Asian Nations http://aka.ms/mmeventaseanp September 24, 2025 9:00 AM KST (GMT+09:00) Korea http://aka.ms/mmeventkoreap September 24, 2025 1:00 PM JST (GMT+09:00) Japan http://aka.ms/mmeventjapanp September 24, 2025 2:00 PM IST (GMT+05:30) India http://aka.ms/mmeventindiap Registration Opening Soon (Save the Date) October 28, 2025 1:00 PM CST (GMT+08:00) Greater China Region | People’s Republic of China October 28, 2025 1:00 PM CST (GMT+08:00) Greater China Region | Taiwan October 28, 2025 9:00 AM HKT (GMT+08:00) Greater China Region | Hong KongHighlights from MCAPS Start for Partners 2025
We’re seeing strong momentum and tangible value across customer segments with Microsoft’s AI platform—particularly through Copilot and intelligent agents. 🚀 Explore the latest partner innovations and announcements from MCAPS Start for Partners: https://aka.ms/MCAPSHighlights2025
