Partner Blog | Build in-demand capabilities with Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy
Continuous learning is essential for organizations using cloud and AI technologies to maintain a competitive edge. To help Microsoft partners stay at the forefront of their industries, we are pleased to share the latest updates to our partner skilling initiatives. These changes are part of an ongoing effort to simplify and enhance the skilling process, ensuring that partners like you continue to deliver the innovative solutions customers need. Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy went worldwide June 1 As announced in March, Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy is a new, centralized skilling portal designed to help sales professionals in partner organizations boost their skills and position themselves as industry leaders. We built Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy as a unified hub that delivers a learning framework for partner skilling—simplifying the experience and providing clear, structured guidance across sales, pre-sales, and customer deployment cycles to help you close deals and drive revenue. Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy launched globally on June 1, 2025, with a learning journey for Security called "Microsoft Sales Titan: Threat Protection." Designed to promote Microsoft Threat Protection SKUs, this offering provides sales teams with on-demand training sessions focused on understanding and articulating the value of Microsoft 365 E5 Security licenses. With Sales Titan: Threat Protection, members of your sales team can improve their ability to close deals and earn Microsoft accredited badges—which demonstrate their learnings to both clients and Microsoft. You can also gain access to supporting resources that help drive confident, informed customer conversations. This self-serve learning journey is now available to partners globally. Sales Titan, the first module in the Microsoft Titan Skilling Academy, will eventually integrate into our new skilling platform, launching this July. This unified environment consolidates each of our skilling platforms into a single, easy-to-access location. Continue reading herePartner Blog | What's new for Microsoft partners: April 2025 edition
We value partner feedback and celebrate the range of perspectives within our community as we continue to enhance the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Our second blog of 2025 provides expert insights, updated learning resources, and recent benefits from the last four months to support your development. Announcements Microsoft at 50: the journey and future of the partner ecosystem As we celebrate Microsoft’s 50th anniversary in April, our annual State of the Partner Ecosystem blog was a great opportunity to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared with our partners, employees, and customers. Celebrate with us! Watch this video from Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Microsoft. Join the Microsoft AI Skills Fest for 50 days of learning and discovery starting April 8! Gain skills that will empower you and your team to build innovative AI solutions with Microsoft’s apps and services. Download the Microsoft 50th Anniversary Social Toolkit. See the full list of partner quotes on the Microsoft 50th Anniversary celebration site. Upcoming API changes for Microsoft partners: what you need to know Security and compliance are vital to maintaining trust and enhancing business efficiency. Our recent blog outlines several significant updates to application programming interfaces (APIs) that Microsoft partners will need to implement over the coming months to ensure compliance and avoid disruptions in business operations. These changes include updates to billing frequency scheduling, Partner of Record (POR) assignment, CSP billing reconciliation APIs, Partner Center pricelist upgrades, and the deprecation of Azure AD graph tokens. Additionally, the blog emphasizes the importance of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and upcoming changes to Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) attestation methods. Continue reading hereMeet market demand with Microsoft skilling opportunities
As AI continues to transform industries, businesses that prioritize skilling are positioning themselves to seize market opportunities and become leaders. That’s why Microsoft is committed to empowering our partners with the knowledge and resources they need to lead. We’re excited to announce the upcoming launches of Microsoft Sales Titan, a powerful new offering built for sales professionals—currently in private preview for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners—and Microsoft AI Agents Day, a virtual event built to help you sharpen your agentic AI skills. Learn how these new offerings can grow your business—and explore other purpose-built skilling opportunities below. Close deals, sharpen AI skills, and earn badges Sales Titan—available to all partners in summer 2025—is a centralized skilling portal designed to enhance proficiency in Microsoft Threat Protection SKUs, help sales professionals position themselves as industry leaders, and build knowledge to drive meaningful customer conversations. Learn more about Sales Titan today. Microsoft AI Agents Day is a virtual training event focused on how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry to build agents and drive customer success. This offering is designed for all roles—from executives to architects to those who are new to Microsoft AI solutions—and participants who attend the live session will earn a digital badge. Register today to get started. Explore more skilling opportunities No matter where you are in your AI journey, Microsoft provides the tools and opportunities you need to thrive in 2025 and beyond. We offer bootcamps, workshops, and self-guided learning opportunities, such as: Certification Weeks: Designed to accelerate AI and cloud certification paths, we offer Certification Weeks for the following solution areas: Azure Business Applications Modern Work Security. Sales and Pre-sales Skilling Bootcamps: These sales bootcamps help you plan, build, and assess strategies for closing sales. Register today to get started. Partner Project Ready Workshops: Deepen your ability to assess customer needs and seamlessly implement Azure solutions in these multi-day events, available for the following solution areas: Azure Business Applications Modern Work Security. Technical workshops and AI Training Days: Sharpen your skills with hands-on sessions focusing on modern AI, security, and data analytics. Register today to get started. AI Envisioning Series: Kickstart your generative AI development plan, accelerate your time to market, and explore how AI is reshaping industries in these workshops. Register today to get started. To learn more about skilling opportunities, explore our Skilling Hub.Partner Blog | Build partner awareness and consideration for Microsoft skilling offerings
As the digital landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, staying ahead of technological advancements is no longer just a strategy for success—it's a necessity for leadership. Industries are increasingly shaped by emerging technologies, and businesses that prioritize skilling are positioning themselves to seize market opportunities. In fact, current and planned usage of generative AI among enterprises jumped from 55% in 2023 to 75% in 2024, according to an IDC study. 1 As the use of generative AI in companies continues to grow, employees are also starting to collaborate with AI rather than just treating it as a tool. This means learning to work with AI iteratively and conversationally. That’s why Microsoft is committed to empowering our partners with the knowledge and resources they need to lead—not just compete. This starts with the latest technological innovations and includes vital learning opportunities that can be accessed on streamlined, simplified portals. Microsoft recently reinforced this commitment with two new offerings: Microsoft Sales Titan, a powerful new skilling portal, and Microsoft AI Agents Day, a virtual event that helps you sharpen your skills in engaging with customers and implementing our most in-demand products. Continue reading hereThe latest Azure AI Foundry innovations help you differentiate your business
Discover how you can push the envelope of innovation for your customers with the latest in Azure AI Foundry. Combine Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry's capabilities to create custom AI agents with domain expertise Ensure consistent AI performance for your customers with PTU Spillover Automate workflows to reshape business processes with the Responses API and Computer-Using Agent (CUA) Improve AI project efficiency with NVIDIA NIM Microservices and AgentIQ Toolkit Explore how accessibility and inclusivity are integrated into AI development. Plus, don't miss the new MIT Technology Review Insights Report on AI customization. Check out the full blog post to dive deeper into these exciting updates and see how they can benefit your business!Partners: Top 3 reasons you should attend the Microsoft 365 Community Conference
The Microsoft 365 Community Conference is more than a place to expand your expertise—it’s a can’t-miss opportunity to develop meaningful connections with customers, grow your pipeline, and engage with the Microsoft community. As a Microsoft partner, you are invited to attend Partner Pre-Day with tailored content for you and your team. Register with code PREDAY300 and to attend Partner Pre-Day and save $300 on your conference registration! Why should Partners attend #M365Con? 1: Connect with thousands of customers Share your story and communicate your business value in a learning environment that is focused on empowerment, innovation, and inspiration Whether you’re scheduling meetings with current customers or meeting new ones on the expo floor, this event is the place for you to grow your pipeline 2: Meet with Microsoft executives and leaders 160+ Microsoft product leaders are headed to Vegas to share the latest updates and guidance on the tools you sell—and empower your success From customer meetings and AMAs to workshops, breakout sessions, and more, you and your customers will have plenty of opportunities to connect directly with Microsoft execs and product-makers 3: Share your expertise and learn from our community In 200+ sessions, learn from a passionate community of Microsoft leaders, MVPs, industry experts, and fellow partners as they share real-world solutions Discover current and future opportunities to share your expertise, too The Microsoft 365 Community Conference is the place to meet new and existing customers who want to learn about how Microsoft 365 solutions can take their workflows and organizations to the next level. After the conference, stay engaged, continue learning, and keep the conversation going with our community. #M365Con is just the beginning! Register now with code PREDAY300 to save $300 and reserve your spot for the M365 Community Conference and Partner Pre-Day (agenda attached below). See you there!Drive demand for your offers with solution area campaigns in a box.
Take your marketing campaigns further with campaigns in a box (CiaBs), collections of partner-ready, high-quality marketing assets designed to deepen customer engagement, simplify your marketing efforts, and grow revenue. Microsoft offers both new and refreshed campaigns for the following solution areas: Data & AI (Azure), Modern Work, Business Applications, Digital & App Innovation (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), and Security. Check out the latest CiaBs below and get started today by visiting the Partner Marketing Center, where you’ll find resources such as step-by-step execution guides, customizable nurture tactics, and assets including presentations, e-books, infographics, and more. AI transformation Generate interest in AI adoption among your customers. As AI technology grabs headlines and captures imaginations, use this campaign to illustrate your audience’s unique opportunity to harness the power of AI to deliver value faster. Learn more about the campaign: AI Transformation (formerly Era of AI): Show audiences how to take advantage of the potential of AI to drive business value and showcase the usefulness of Microsoft AI solutions delivered and tailored by your organization. Data & AI (Azure) Our Data & AI campaigns demonstrate how your customers can win customers with AI-enabled differentiation. Show how they can transform their businesses with generative AI, a unified data estate, and solutions like Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power BI, and Azure Databricks. Campaigns include: Unify your intelligent data - Banking: Help your banking customers understand how you can help them break down data silos, meet compliance demands, and deliver on rising customer expectations. Innovate with the Azure AI platform: Help your customers understand the potential of generative AI solutions to differentiate themselves in the market—and inspire them to build GenAI solutions with the Azure AI platform. Unify your intelligent data and analytics platform - ENT: Show enterprise audiences how unifying data and analytics on an open foundation can help streamline data transformation and business intelligence. Unify your intelligent data and analytics platform - SMB: Create awareness and urgency for SMBs to adopt Microsoft Fabric as the AI-powered, unified data platform that will suit their analytics needs. Modern Work Our Modern Work campaigns help current and potential customers understand how they can effectively transform their businesses with AI capabilities. Campaigns include: Connect and empower your frontline workers: Empower your customers' frontline workers with smart, AI-enhanced workflows with solutions based on Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Use this campaign to show your customers how they can make their frontline workers feel more connected, leading to improved productivity and efficiency. Microsoft 365 Copilot SMB: Increase your audience's understanding of the larger potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot and how AI capabilities can accelerate growth and transform operations. Smart workplace with Teams: Use this campaign to show your customers how to use AI to unlock smarter communication and collaboration with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. This campaign demonstrates to customers how you can help them seamlessly integrate meetings, calls, chat, and collaboration to break down silos, gain deeper insights, and focus on the work that matters. Cloud endpoints: Help customers bring virtualized applications to the cloud by providing secure AI-powered productivity and development on any device with Microsoft Intune Suite and Windows in the cloud solutions. Business Applications Nurture interest with audiences ready to modernize and transform their business operations with these BizApps go-to-market resources. Campaigns include: AI-powered customer service: Highlight how AI-powered solutions like Microsoft Dynamics 365 are transforming customer service with more personalized experiences, smarter teamwork, and improved efficiency. Migrate and modernize your ERP with Microsoft Dynamics 365: Position yourself as the right partner to modernize or replace your customers' legacy on-premises ERP systems with a Copilot-powered ERP. Business Central for SMB: Offer customers Microsoft Dynamics 365, a comprehensive business management solution that connects finance, sales, service, and operations teams with a single application to boost productivity and improve decision-making. AI-powered CRM: Help your customers enhance their customer experiences and close more deals with Microsoft 365 Dynamics Sales by making data AI-ready, which empowers them to create effective marketing content with Microsoft 365 Copilot and pass qualified leads on to sales teams. Use this campaign to show audiences how Copilot and AI can supercharge their CRM to increase productivity and efficiency, ultimately leading to better customer outcomes. Modernize at scale with AI and Microsoft Power Platform: This campaign is designed to introduce the business values unlocked with Microsoft Power Platform, show how low-code solutions can accelerate development and drive productivity, and position your company as a valuable asset in the deployment of these solutions. Digital & App Innovation (Azure) Position yourself as the strategic AI partner of choice and empower your customers to grow their businesses by helping them gain agility and build new AI applications faster with intelligent experiences. Campaigns include: Build and modernize AI apps: Help customers building new AI-infused applications and modernizing their application estate take advantage of the Azure AI application platform. Accelerate developer productivity: Help customers reimagine the developer experience with the world’s most-adopted AI-powered platform. Use this campaign to show customers how you can use Microsoft and GitHub tools to help streamline workflows, collaborate better, and deliver intelligent apps faster. Infrastructure (Azure) Help customers tap into the cloud to expand capabilities and boost their return on investment by transforming their digital operations. Campaigns include: Modernize VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop - SMB: Show SMB customers how they can meet the challenges of virtual work with Azure Virtual Desktop and gain flexibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Migrate VMware workloads to Azure: Help customers capitalize on the partnership between VMware and Microsoft so they can migrate VMware workloads to Azure in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Migrate and secure Windows Server and SQL Server and Linux - ENT: Showcase the high return on investment (ROI) of using an adaptive cloud purpose-built for AI workloads, and help customers understand the value of migrating to Azure at their own pace. Modernize SAP on the Microsoft Cloud: Reach SAP customers before the 2027 end-of-support deadline for SAP S/4HANA to show them the importance of having a plan to migrate to the cloud. This campaign also underscores the value of moving to Microsoft Azure in the era of AI. Migrate and secure Windows Server and SQL Server and Linux estate - SMB: Use this campaign to increase understanding of the value gained by migrating from an on-premises environment to a hybrid or cloud environment. Show small and medium-sized businesses that they can grow their business, save money, improve security, and more when they move their workload from Windows Server, SQL Server, and Linux to Microsoft Azure. Security Demonstrate the power of modern security solutions and help customers understand the importance of robust cybersecurity in today’s landscape. Campaigns include: Defend against cybersecurity threats: Increase your audience's understanding of the powerful, AI-driven Microsoft unified security platform, which integrates Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Security Exposure Management, Security Copilot, and Microsoft Threat Intelligence. Data security: Show customers how Microsoft Purview can help fortify data security in a world facing increasing cybersecurity threats. Modernize security operations: Use this campaign to sell Microsoft Sentinel, an industry-leading cloud-native SIEM that can help your customers stay protected and scale their security operations. **Stay up to date on all Skilling announcements by subscribing to the skilling tag!**Introducing Microsoft Sales Titan and Consumption Led Skilling learning platforms
For 50 years, Microsoft has been at the forefront of technology, driving transformation and innovation that empower organizations worldwide. As we celebrate this milestone, we remain committed to our partners—helping them seize market opportunities, accelerate success, and foster sustainable growth. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, skilling is more critical than ever. Businesses must stay ahead of trends, equip their teams with the latest knowledge, and develop expertise in emerging technologies. That’s why we’re introducing two new initiatives designed to help our partners build expertise, gain recognition, and unlock new business opportunities: Microsoft Sales Titan, a centralized skilling portal tailored to help sales professionals enhance their proficiency in Microsoft Threat Protection SKUs and position themselves as industry leaders. Consumption Led Skilling (CLS) 2.0, a streamlined tool that simplifies partner skilling requests and ensures training resources are aligned with customer projects for maximum impact. These programs are beyond traditional training. They are designed to help partners differentiate themselves, expand their influence, and grow their business as we continue to improve and simplify our partner skilling portals. Continue reading hereUnlock business potential with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Powered by GPT-4o, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat equips partners to drive measurable business outcomes and deliver sustained success. Using Copilot agents integrated directly into the chat, Copilot Chat allows you to automate tasks, optimize workflows, and develop scalable solutions tailored to your customers’ needs. These no-cost capabilities increase the value of your customers’ existing Microsoft investments while providing them with enterprise-grade security and compliance. And, by positioning yourself to act as an AI advisor for your customers, Copilot Chat helps you foster stronger customer relationships, creating opportunities for ongoing business growth. Explore these resources to kick off your journey with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Current promotions: Learn about current offers like Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 E3, E5, and Business Premium. Partner opportunity presentation: View key benefits and potential revenue streams for your organization. CSP partner opportunity presentation and FAQ: Access insights tailored for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners. Partner as Customer Zero: Find tailored Copilot scenarios to support your implementation. Skilling opportunities: Attend the upcoming CSP webcast to learn more, and then register for the upcoming Level up CSP sales and technical bootcamps. Get skilled with training resources and courses on topics such as security, data governance, and agent development: Innovate with Microsoft 365 Copilot and build your own agents | Feb 18-20 (PT, GMT, IST) Fortify your data Security with Microsoft Purview | Feb 4-6 (PT) Secure & govern Microsoft 365 Copilot with Microsoft Purview (technical presales) | Mar 11 & on demand (registration link available soon) Campaign in a box: Use pre-built marketing materials and templates to promote Copilot Chat to your customers. Current Promotions Skilling opportunities Campaign in a box
