Marketplace Community - Upcoming AI Events
**Updated 12/23/24 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. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ISV Security Series The ISV Security Series is designed to empower ISVs to not only defend against current threats but also anticipate and prepare for future challenges. Whether you are just starting your security journey or looking to enhance your existing strategies, this series provides the insights and resources you need to succeed. Join us in creating a safer digital ecosystem – one that fosters innovation without compromise. Register for the upcoming session at aka.ms/asiaisvsecurity January 2025 Design Your Product with Security in Mind Learn strategies for integrating security into product development, addressing common challenges when security is an afterthought, and building resilience into your product lifecycle. February 2025 Build Secure Multitenant Solutions: Identity and Access Management for ISVs Explore strategies for designing secure multitenant architectures, focusing on tenant isolation, user authentication, authorization, and modern security practices like Zero Trust. March 2025 Strengthen the ISV Supply Chain with DevSecOps Practices Discover how DevSecOps practices can secure your software supply chain, automate compliance checks, and build customer trust by delivering secure, reliable applications. April 2025 Safeguard Data Security & Privacy in AI-Driven Applications Gain insights into implementing robust data security and privacy measures for AI-powered solutions, ensuring compliance, and creating trusted experiences for your customers. May 2025 Enhanced Threat Detection & Monitoring for AI Solutions Learn about advanced techniques for detecting and monitoring security risks in AI-driven applications, including real-time threat intelligence and anomaly detection. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Check back for upcoming sessions. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. 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Mastering the Marketplace: Billing and Payouts
In this session you will 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. Join this session to learn about the payouts process within Azure Marketplace. The following topics will be covered: The payouts process lifecycle for the Azure Marketplace How to register and the registration requirements General payout processes from start to finish How to view and access payout reporting Presented by: David Najour- Senior Business Operations Manager, Microsoft Register HereNew Mastering the Marketplace webinar: ISV to CSP private offers - experience walkthrough
Join us on January 9th for our first new Mastering the Marketplace webinar offering of 2025: ISV to CSP private offers - experience walkthrough. This session will provide a comprehensive walkthrough of the CSP Marketplace and private offer experience. ISV to CSP private offers empower ISVs and partners in the CSP program to grow their revenue by creating time-bound customized margins that suit each entity's business needs through the Microsoft commercial marketplace. This webinar is ideal for ISVs and CSP partners who are looking to partner with and sell their solutions through the marketplace for small to midsized customers. Attendees will: *Gain a comprehensive understanding of the CSP marketplace and CSP private offers, including how to create, manage and sell. *Learn how to operationalize processes that can help manage CSP private offers and transactions more efficiently. *Learn how to expand market reach and access a global customer base to increase visibility. Register here.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_SavethedateExecs
What I took away from Ignite (better late than never)
Microsoft Ignite 2024 focused heavily on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), productivity, security, and cloud solutions, reflecting Microsoft's commitment to driving innovation across its ecosystem. Here are the key takeaways from the event: Microsoft is dramatically increasing the incentives for ISVs and Partners to help sell though the Azure Marketplace. This include funds as well as new programs. More and more large organisations are moving to buying software through B2B Marketplaces AI security solutions will be a main focus for Microsoft and promoting them on the Azure MarketplaceGen.AI CI/CD - streamlined evaluation and A/B experimentation
The Azure AI Partner Council and AI Visionaries is excited to deliver a new AI webinar session 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. Register Here:GEN.AI CI/CD - streamlined evaluation and A/B experimentation
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Are you an ISV looking to amplify your reach and skyrocket sales in Azure Marketplace? Co-selling on Azure Marketplace can be your secret weapon! Join our insightful webinar and discover proven strategies to craft a co-sell narrative within Salesforce and propels your solution to new heights. Our cloud experts will equip you with the knowledge to: Craft a Value-Driven Narrative: Learn how to articulate the unique value proposition of your solution combined with Azure. Automation via Salesforce:Learn how automation via Salesforce helps in creating private offers in Azure Marketplace and how it differs from the manual approach. Success Stories Sell: Explore strategies to develop compelling co-selling case studies on Azure Marketplace. Actionable Co-selling: Learn how to create a co-sell narrative that compels Azure Marketplace sales. This webinar is perfect for you if: You're an ISV with a solution listed on Azure Marketplace. You're looking to leverage Sales force to expand your reach on Azure Marketplace. You want to develop a co-sell narrative that positions your solution on Azure Marketplace. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of co-selling in Azure Marketplace. Presented by: Amit Malik- Spektra Systems Register HereMastering the Marketplace: Create your First Offer in Partner Center
Learn how to start with a new SaaS offer in the commercial marketplace; set up the required fields in Partner Center and understand the options and tips to get you started faster! Presented by: Hugo Salsedo- Program Manager, Microsoft Register Here
