Help your customers modernize SQL: Join the SQL Modernization Day livestream on Oct 20
Join SQL Modernization Day on October 20, 2026, to explore Azure SQL migration, AI apps, and new modernization tools for customers. Your customers’ SQL Server estates are ready for their next move, and SQL Modernization Day can help you guide them there. Join the Microsoft SQL team for a no-cost, half-day livestream on Microsoft Reactor on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM PT. Across eight sessions, you’ll explore: The full modernization path: moving SQL Server to Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines, and SQL database in Microsoft Fabric. Building AI apps once customers land in Azure. The new SQL modernization agent, in public preview, delivered as skills that plug into any interface that supports skills, starting with GitHub Copilot CLI and Visual Studio Code. Expanded Azure Arc migration, in public preview, to migrate multiple instances at once to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, or Azure SQL Managed Instance. With SQL Server 2016 now out of support, this is a timely resource to share with customers still running it. Register today and invite your customers to join you. If you can’t make it live, every session will be available on YouTube after the event. Disclaimer: The SQL modernization agent and multi-instance Azure Arc migration to Azure SQL Database and Hyperscale are in public preview. Preview features are subject to change and may have limited availability. Agenda and speakers are subject to change. Participation is subject to the Microsoft Reactor Code of Conduct, linked on the registration page. Register for the livestreamSales & Pre-sales Partner Skilling | Partnering for Success Together | LIVE & Virtual event
Join this partner skilling session to stay informed on the latest news, offerings, and go-to-market support to help you accelerate readiness and drive faster customer impact. Dates: September 9, October 14, December 10, 2026; January 13, February 10, March 11, April 21, May 12 Format: You can either attend the morning or evening sessions Morning Session: 8:00 AM PST/PDT Evening Session: 5:00 PM PST/PDT (same day) Event Overview: Each session provides the latest updates on Microsoft's commercial solution areas, partner opportunities, investments, and go-to-market support to help partners successfully navigate evolving market opportunities. What you’ll get as a participant: Stay up-to-date on key announcements and partner opportunity across Microsoft's commercial solution areas Deepen your understanding of Microsoft investments designed to accelerate partner enablement and drive applicable strategies for go-to-market success Recommended Audience: Channel and SME&C SI Partners on the Managed Partner List, including: Microsoft Alliance Leaders Microsoft-aligned Executives Business Unit Leaders Practice Leaders Partner Strategy and Sales Leaders Similar partner-facing leadership roles Register today!TOMT: One ERP Doesn't Fit All - Using Microsoft Dynamics to Complete Your ERP Strategy
Many complex organizations, such as large city, county, and state governments, have invested in ERP systems that simply don’t work for all their stakeholders. Agencies with unique business operations - pension funds, lotteries, health departments, planning departments, and more - just may not work within a broad general government ERP system. Or their requirements are so unique that fitting them into the big system isn’t worth the expense. Register for this webinar to: Discover how Microsoft helps agencies left behind from the big system find the "just right" balance of functionality, flexibility, and affordability. Hear real-world success stories of how state and local organizations successfully deployed Microsoft Dynamics alongside larger systems. See how built-in AI is helping teams streamline and automate business processes. This session is offered as part of Microsoft's State & Local Government Solution Showcase Series. REGISTER TODAY!Shadow Autonomy & Enterprise AI Governance
As AI agents become more autonomous, organizations face a growing challenge: identifying and governing AI systems that emerge outside established processes. Join this expert-led session to learn how to uncover "shadow autonomy" across your environment and build effective governance frameworks that balance innovation with security and compliance. You'll gain practical insights into detecting unauthorized agentic AI deployments, establishing approval and oversight workflows, implementing guardrails that empower teams to innovate responsibly, and creating enterprise-wide visibility into autonomous AI capabilities. Whether you're responsible for AI strategy, security, governance, risk, or compliance, this session will provide actionable guidance for managing the next generation of AI at scale. Hear from Microsoft experts Mehrnoosh Sameki, Responsible AI and AI Evaluation Tools Lead, and David Tang, Security Partner Marketing Lead for Asia, as they share best practices for building a secure, governed, and innovation-friendly AI ecosystem. Register now and learn how to confidently govern autonomous AI while accelerating responsible adoption across your organization, Shadow Autonomy & Enterprise AI Governance When: Thursday, 27 August 2026, 2:00 – 3:00 pm (GMT+10:00) Delivery language(s): English Closed captioning language(s): 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, English
Observability as trust: Differentiation points for customer-facing AI agent operations
As AI agents become increasingly customer-facing, trust is emerging as a critical differentiator. Customers need confidence that AI-powered solutions will operate reliably, securely, and predictable especially when agents are making decisions, interacting with systems, and adapting to changing conditions. Observability provides the visibility needed to understand agent behavior, identify issues early, and demonstrate operational maturity. Join this session to learn how software development companies can use observability to build confidence in AI applications and agents. We'll explore the key signals, metrics, and operational practices that help make agent behavior transparent, measurable, and explainable across customer environments. You'll gain practical insights into monitoring AI operations at scale, improving reliability, and reducing risk while creating better customer experiences. Discover how observability can move beyond a technical requirement to become a strategic advantage—helping you strengthen customer trust, accelerate adoption, and differentiate your AI solutions in the marketplace. Learn more and register: Observability as Trust: Differentiation points for customer-facing AI agent operations🎉APAC FY26 Fabric Partner Community Year‑End Celebration
As we prepare to wrap up FY26, we’re closing the year the same way we built it — together. This year‑end celebration will be held as part of the final Fabric Engineering Connection calls of FY26, giving us space to pause, look back on what we built together, and celebrate the partners who make this community what it is. 🌎Americas & EMEA Wednesday, June 24 | 8:00–9:00 AM PT 🌍APAC Thursday, June 25 | 1:00–2:00 AM UTC / Wednesday, June 24 | 5:00–6:00 PM PT) ✨ What to expect: A look back at the moments that defined FY26 along with partner updates to take you into FY27 Fun & games — including a Mad Libs–style community story built live by partners A community toast and a few surprises along the way 👉 Important: This call is open to members of the Fabric Partner Community on Microsoft Teams. If you’re not already a member, you can join here: https://aka.ms/JoinFabricPartnerCommunity This isn’t just a year‑end recap. It’s a thank‑you to the partners who showed up, shared openly, asked great questions, and helped each other grow real Microsoft Fabric practices. Mark your calendars. We can't wait to celebrate with you! 🥳 🥂🎉 Americas/EMEA FY26 Fabric Partner Community Year‑End Celebration
As we prepare to wrap up FY26, we’re closing the year the same way we built it — together. This year‑end celebration will be held as part of the final Fabric Engineering Connection calls of FY26, giving us space to pause, look back on what we built together, and celebrate the partners who make this community what it is. 🌎Americas & EMEA Wednesday, June 24 | 8:00–9:00 AM PT 🌍APAC Thursday, June 25 | 1:00–2:00 AM UTC / Wednesday, June 24 | 5:00–6:00 PM PT) ✨ What to expect: A look back at the moments that defined FY26 along with partner updates to take you into FY27 Fun & games — including a Mad Libs–style community story built live by partners A community toast and a few surprises along the way 👉 Important: This call is open to members of the Fabric Partner Community on Microsoft Teams. If you’re not already a member, you can join here: https://aka.ms/JoinFabricPartnerCommunity This isn’t just a year‑end recap. It’s a thank‑you to the partners who showed up, shared openly, asked great questions, and helped each other grow real Microsoft Fabric practices. Mark your calendars. We can't wait to celebrate with you! 🥳 🥂Turning co-sell readiness into real Microsoft Marketplace revenue
Achieving co-sell readiness in Microsoft Marketplace is only the beginning. Many software development companies reach this milestone but struggle to translate it into meaningful pipeline and consistent seller engagement. Join Microsoft partner and special guest Trunal Bhanse, CEO and co-founder at Clazar, as he breaks down what separates companies that are simply “co-sell ready” from those that successfully build active, revenue-generating partnerships with Microsoft sellers. Drawing on real-world insights from hundreds of marketplace partners, we’ll explore the operational habits, processes, and strategies that drive faster deal velocity, larger deal sizes, and stronger collaboration with the Microsoft field. You'll learn: How to create seller-focused collateral that drives Microsoft field engagement Best practices for working effectively with your Partner Development Manager (PDM) How to improve referral response times to increase co-sell opportunities You'll walk away with: A practical checklist to improve Microsoft seller engagement immediately Proven strategies to generate more co-sell opportunities A clearer understanding of how to operationalize your marketplace motion for consistent growth How do I participate? Select Add to calendar to save the date, then click the Attend button to save your spot, receive event reminders, and participate in the Q&A.* If you can’t make the live event, don’t worry. You can post questions in advance and catch up on the answers and insights later in the week. This session will be recorded and available on demand immediately after airing. It will feature AI-generated captions during the live broadcast. Human-generated captions and a recap of the Q&A will be available by the end of the week. * Don’t see the Attend button? Sign in to your Marketplace Tech Community account or register for the Tech Community and join the conversation!Securing and governing AI agents before deployment
As AI agents become more embedded in business workflows, ensuring they are secure, governed, and compliant before deployment is critical. Join and learn how to provision, secure, and manage AI agents at scale using modern identity and governance practices. This session will explore how to establish strong guardrails across the entire AI agent lifecycle—helping prevent risks such as unauthorized access, Shadow AI, and agent sprawl. You’ll gain practical insight into how organizations are using Entra Agent ID to provision AI agents, manage credentials and service principals for agentic workflows, and enforce least-privilege access policies. The session will also highlight approaches to detecting unmanaged AI usage and implementing governance strategies that ensure every AI agent is accounted for before going live. During this session, you will: • Understand how to provision AI agents securely using Entra Agent ID • Learn best practices for managing identities, credentials, and service principals for agent workflows • Explore how to enforce least-privilege access across AI-driven systems • Discover strategies to detect Shadow AI and prevent uncontrolled agent sprawl • Learn how to govern AI agents throughout their lifecycle before deployment To view the session live, register here: Securing and Governing AI Agents Before They Go Live You can view previous Security for SDC series sessions on demand here: Security for SDC Series: Securing the Agentic EraFrom AI assistant to autonomous defense: Microsoft Security Copilot and agents in action
Cybersecurity teams are facing unprecedented pressure—from alert fatigue and skills shortages to increasingly sophisticated, AI‑driven attacks. Microsoft Security Copilot helps address these challenges by combining generative AI with deep security expertise and rich organizational context. Now, with the introduction of Security Copilot agents, security teams can take the next step toward more scalable, efficient defense. In this session, you’ll learn how Microsoft Security Copilot supports security teams in investigating incidents, hunting threats, and strengthening security posture at machine speed. We’ll also explore how Security Copilot agents enable human‑supervised, autonomous automation across key Microsoft Security solutions, including Microsoft Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview. You’ll also see how this innovation connects to Microsoft Marketplace, which provides the underlying publishing, commerce, and billing infrastructure for partner solutions. Customers discover, procure, and deploy these solutions through the Microsoft Security Store—a security‑optimized storefront purpose‑built for extending Microsoft Security Copilot. Learn how marketplace‑published offerings and partner integrations available in Security Store help organizations tailor Security Copilot to their environment, accelerate time to value, and operationalize AI‑driven security at scale. Learn more and register: From AI Assistant to Autonomous Defense: Microsoft Security Copilot & Agents in Action
