Have you noticed our hashtags?

We use unique hashtags across our Microsoft Americas Partner communications channels—including blogs, emails, social posts, and Insider Call presentations—so you know what each communication is about and can easily find content that’s relevant and of interest to you.

Watch this short video to learn more.
Take a look at our hashtag taxonomy.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #SalesAndMarketing #DoingBizwMSFT #AccelerateDeals #CrossSolution

Copilot for Microsoft 365 Excellence Workshop

To help accelerate your sales cycle, these one-on-one Microsoft-led training sessions are crafted for your customers that are eager to expand Microsoft 365 Copilot within their organization and scale their AI strategy. You’re invited to attend as well!

Nominate your customer through the Partner-led Sales Resource (PLSR) form today.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #Azure

Introduction to Microsoft Fabric

Are you a data professional? A developer? A business analyst?

Join us online on March 13 as we explore the core components and capabilities of Microsoft Fabric, a powerful platform designed to simplify and accelerate the development of analytics applications. Don’t miss this deep dive into how to build robust analytics applications that can transform raw data into actionable insights.

Learn more and register here.

Meet the new Microsoft Americas GTM leader

We’re thrilled to share that Lori Borg has joined the Microsoft Americas GPS team as the new Vice President of Americas Go-to-Market Strategy! With more than 25 years of experience building, leading, and innovating within the Microsoft partner ecosystem, Lori brings a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm to her new role.

Join us in congratulating and welcoming Lori to the team!

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to:  #SuccessStory #GrowSkills #CrossSolution

No Slides Attached: Season 2 recap on the ideas shaping tomorrow

What is something that AI hasn’t achieved yet, but we might see in the foreseeable future? Season 2, Episode 9 of the podcast No Slides Attached: AI Stories with Microsoft Partners is a special recap episode featuring insights from our partners across industries in response to this and other common questions surrounding the impact of AI. Revisit their predictions on the groundbreaking potential of AI in various fields, from healthcare to financial services to public safety and more.

Partner Audience:  #CSP
Relevant to:  #DoingBizwMSFT #GoToMarket #CrossSolution

Claim your eligible co-op funds before it’s too late

February 15, 2025, is the deadline for partners to claim co-op funds earned during FY24 H2 (January 2024 – June 2024). Note that co-op funds do not roll over from one usage period to the next.

See the FY25 Co-op blog for more information and other important dates.

Partner Audience:  #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution

Enhance everyday business practices with the power of AI

Join experts from PrenticeWorx and Microsoft for an informative discussion on harnessing the power of AI for cost-effective, efficient data management. Together we’ll explore how customized AI-driven tools from Microsoft can help you overcome fractured data solutions to enhance business operations with a cohesive AI adoption strategy.

Register now for this one-hour digital event on February 20.

Note that this event will be delivered in English only.

We kicked off FY25 with the launch of No Slides Attached: AI Stories with Microsoft Partners, an exciting new podcast designed for partners who want to learn from the inspiring stories of their peers.

Season 1 focused on how our Microsoft Copilots are already transforming businesses. In Season 2, we’re building on that momentum, diving even deeper into AI innovation across industries.

Season 2 features in-depth conversations with some of the brilliant minds behind AI transformations across key industries—from financial services to education, healthcare, retail, and more.

Look for our second recap coming soon on the role of security across industries.

Season 2 recap on the impact of AI

What is something that AI hasn’t achieved yet, but we might see in the foreseeable future? Season 2, Episode 9 is a special recap episode featuring insights from our partners across industries in response to this and other common questions surrounding the impact of AI.

In Season 2, hosts Helane Cohen and Fede Pacheco asked seven partners from all around the Americas to share their perspectives on how AI is transforming their industries. In this recap, we revisit their predictions on the groundbreaking potential of AI in various fields.

Discover how AI might soon be used to prescribe treatments based on DNA, create a more equitable college admissions process, and reduce the number of police fatalities through cutting-edge technology.

To learn more about the ideas shaping tomorrow, see the full list of Season 2 episodes below.

Season 2 episodes

View all episodes from both seasons.

Take a break

Need a breather from all the emails, meetings, and presentations? Connect on the go to get invaluable insights from industry experts and their inspiring stories.

Subscribe today to listen wherever you get your favorite podcasts:

YouTube* | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSS

*With closed captions in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

Join the conversation

Want to explore this and other topics you care about with Microsoft and other US partners? Head over to the Microsoft Americas Partner Community on LinkedIn.

February 5 Americas Partner Insider Call

Register now for the next Americas Partner Insider Call on Maximizing ROI with Copilot, the next call in a series focused on helping you use Microsoft 365 Copilot to accelerate growth. In this session, we’ll explore proven strategies to drive real-world business value and ROI for customers with Copilot.

See the list of previous sessions, now available to watch on demand.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners #CSP
Relevant to: #SalesAndMarketing #ProgramOfferUpdate #AccelerateDeals #ModernWork

No Better Time: CSP offers

Empower your customers with secure AI through our latest promos for CSP partners. Learn more about the offers:

• Microsoft 365 Business Premium 15% promo (North America only). Through April 1, 2025.
• Microsoft 365 E3 15% promo. Through June 30, 2025.
• Microsoft 365 E5 15% promo. Through June 30, 2025.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot – IURs for select partner benefits packages. From January 22, 2025.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot 15% promo. Through April 1, 2025.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot – monthly billing option for annual term subscriptions. Launched December 1, 2024.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #DoingBizwMSFT #GrowYourBiz #CrossSolution #Azure #Security

Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast—inspiring stories and innovative solutions

In the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast we explore the latest opportunities to enhance your profitability and prepare for the future with AI. Each episode features an inspiring story from industry peers and innovative solutions for scaling your business profitably. Listen to this two-part episode with NeoSystems and watch for more episodes coming soon!

Subscribe today to listen wherever you get your favorite podcasts:
YouTube* | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSS

*With subtitles in French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

For exclusive resources and to become part of the Microsoft DCO community, visit dco.microsoft.com.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #SalesAndMarketing #Event #GrowYourBiz #CrossSolution

Webinar: Unleash Sales Growth and Greater Customer Experiences with Copilot

Register now for this January 30 webinar and empower your sales team with AI capabilities. Learn how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales can make your team more productive by streamlining your sales process and helping sellers close deals faster. Experts from Wipfli and Microsoft will share valuable insights for using AI to overcome efficiency challenges and answer your questions in a live Q&A.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #GrowYourBiz #BestPractice #Security

Defend against cybersecurity threats

Leverage these campaign assets to help elevate your customers’ security posture and significantly reduce their risk of exposure, and introduce them to Microsoft unified security operations.

This powerful, AI-driven platform seamlessly integrates Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Security Exposure Management, and Security Copilot, along with Microsoft Threat Intelligence into a singular, cohesive solution.

See also the full Partner Skilling Calendar and Partner Skilling Playbook.

Quick links

LevelUp for Partners

LevelUp sponsored by Microsoft is a self-directed, self-paced interactive learning management system tailored to Microsoft Partners. Partner organizations have flexibility to purchase seat capacity to meet their skilling needs.

LevelUp offers partners high-value sales, pre-sales, and technical courses across all Microsoft Cloud Solution Areas and GTM Solution Plays:

• Sales skilling to enable Microsoft partner sellers to build mindshare & sell more effectively
• Pre-sales skilling to enable Microsoft partner tech sellers to convert mindshare into customer projects
• Project Ready skilling with hands-on-labs to improve delivery team deployment capability

For more information on this offering, including how to purchase seats, please refer to the LevelUp Playbook. For support, please contact LevelUpHelp@technofocus.com.

Regional Skilling Services is now live

The Regional Skilling Service desk is designed to help managed partners close skilling gaps, drive certifications, and support Microsoft priorities. This service offers reactive support, PDM-led partner outreach, key resources, and guidance to enhance partner capabilities in areas like AI, cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, and more.

Email AskSkilling@Microsoft.com to learn more about Microsoft partner skilling offerings, resources, support, and feedback.

Introducing the GPS Consumption Led Skilling Program

We are pleased to announce the Consumption Led Skilling (CLS) program, formerly known as Account Led or Consumption Led Enablement. This initiative equips GSI, GCS, and Enterprise SI partner delivery teams with L300+ project-ready skills through exclusive live virtual instructor-led training and hands-on labs. Designed for partner teams working on won client projects, the program ensures they are technically prepared for successful project outcomes.

Trainings Offered: The program covers a wide range of Solution plays available in the Partner Project Ready Workshop Catalog.

Key Features:

• Availability: Open to GSI, GCS, and Enterprise SI partner delivery teams working on client projects for which the contract between the partner and client is already signed.
• Training delivery: Dedicated private live virtual instructor-led L300+ depth training with hands-on labs.

Qualification: Consumption Led Skilling triage v-team reviews and prioritizes requests based on business justification and Azure Consumption Revenue impact.

How to Request CLS Training: Contact your skilling manager to request CLS training for your delivery team.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance the CLS program to better serve our partners and drive successful project outcomes.

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Upcoming events: Copilot (sales, pre-sales, and technical skilling)

SMB Sales Bootcamp

The SMB Sales Bootcamp is a multi-day partner sales event that will cover key sales and go to market topics aimed to help grow partner capabilities to successfully sell the Microsoft Cloud to SMB customers. Join this sales bootcamp to learn about the massive opportunity in the small and medium business space (one of the fastest growing businesses within Microsoft), overview of Microsoft SMB FY25 Solution Plays and the hero products, understand the SMB AI and Copilot narratives, and resources to land more SMB deals. This will be brought to life with real use case scenarios and objection handling best practices.
Jan 28-30, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

GitHub Copilot Certification – Generally Available

We are thrilled to announce that the GitHub Copilot certification exam is now generally available! This is an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to validate their skills with GitHub Copilot.

We believe this certification will play a vital role in helping professionals enhance their expertise and drive success in their projects.

For more information, please visit the certification landing page. You can also find the GitHub Copilot study guide, which includes links to the Microsoft Learning paths to help prepare for the exam.

Copilot Sales Champion

This new offering is built to advance sales knowledge and product evangelism across each Microsoft Copilot solution within our partner community. The Microsoft 365 Copilot Sales Champion program is an on-demand and interactive learning path available on a “first come, first served” basis while seats are available.

Registration link: Copilot Sales Champion
Access Code: XQLW-TDDJ

Copilot Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot Stack Bootcamp

Jan 21-23, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities

Jan 28-31, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Azure

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: AI & Security
Accelerate your path to certification and mastering the intricacies of AI, cybersecurity, threat protection, incident response, and more with Security certification week events:

Korea AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

China AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

Registration coming soon

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos

This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Build and Modernize AI Apps Workshop

Jan 20-23, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

Microsoft Fabric Workshop: Admin and Governance

Jan 28-29, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

Microsoft Fabric Workshop: Data Warehousing

Jan 28-29, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Business Applications

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Full contact center solution with Power Platform and Dynamics 365

Jan 28 – Feb 20
PST

Click here to register

Enhance business performance planning in Dynamics 365 Finance

On-demand
Available January 29

Registration coming soon

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Upcoming events: Modern Work

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Frontline Worker technical bootcamp

Jan 22-23, 2024
PDT

Jan 29-30, 2024
PDT

Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Security

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: Security & GitHub

Stay ahead of the curve and get ready for certification by gaining cybersecurity expertise with the Security track and advancing your coding skills with the GitHub track.

Jan 27-31, 2025

Click here to register

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: Security

Accelerate your path to certification and mastering the intricacies of cybersecurity, threat protection, incident response, and more with Security certification week events:

Japan Security Certification Week (only security)
Feb 17 – 21, 2025

Korea AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

China AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

Registration coming soon

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Implementing Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Identity and Cloud apps Bootcamp

Jan 21-23, 2025
PDT, IST, GMT

Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Industry specific skilling

Microsoft AI Envisioning Webinars for Industry

Encourage your partners to join our Microsoft AI Envisioning Webinars for Industry! These sessions are perfect for ISV or SI partners who are new to AI and looking to enhance their business. The webinars will provide valuable insights into AI’s impact on various industries, showcase practical use case examples, and guide partners in identifying business problems that can be solved with AI.

Click here to register: Retail | Manufacturing | Healthcare | Sustainability | Financial Services

Industry Sales Bootcamp

The goal of the industry sales bootcamp is to address the latency that exists between customer/field and partner enablement by developing a programmatic partner sales bootcamp day. The day consists of a 4-hour, interactive session with interactive session with AM and PM sessions available to suit different time zones.

Click here to register

Industry AI Business and Capability Envisioning Event Series

We are excited to announce the continuation and expansion of our virtual Industry AI Business and Capability Envisioning event series, specially designed for ISV and SI partners. This is your chance to dive into the transformative world of AI and discover how it can revolutionize your business and benefit your clients.

AI for Sustainability

On demand
Click here to register

AI for Healthcare

On demand
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: SMB Resellers

Azure Infrastructure SMB Sales Champion

This new offering is built to advance sales knowledge and product evangelism across each Microsoft Copilot solution within our partner community. The Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales Champion program is an on-demand and interactive learning path available on a “first come, first served” basis while seats are available.

Registration link: Azure Infrastructure SMB Sales Champion
Access Code: MIAB-EIIH

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Americas Partner Insider Call series

Join our FY25 H2 series of Americas Partner Insider Calls for expert insights and guidance on how to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot to grow your business.

To view the January 8 session on Navigating the Copilot Adoption Journey, see the list of previous sessions available to watch on demand.

For more details on the series and to register for upcoming sessions, bookmark this blog.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #News #DoingBizwMicrosoft #Taxonomy

Communications channels for Americas Partners

Check out this short video highlighting the communications channels available to help you stay up to date on the latest information and opportunities for partners.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners #ISV
Relevant to: #AllRoles #SalesAndMarketing #Event #GeneratePipeline #BizApps

Biz Apps Partner Digital Summit

Co-created between Microsoft and Dynamics Communities, this free digital summit consists of five modules designed to help SI and ISV partners accelerate their business and pipeline. Each module features Microsoft leadership discussing partner initiatives and programs, along with partners sharing best practices and real-world examples. Register once and choose from any of the following modules:

January 23 – Module 1: Partner Solutions Designations
January 30 – Module 2: Creating Funded Engagements
February 6 – Module 3: The Co-Sell Opportunity
February 13 – Module 4: AI, Copilot & ISV Success Programs
February 20 – Module 5: ISV Best Practices for Scale

Learn more and register here.

Microsoft 365 Copilot continues to evolve, empowering partners and customers and reshaping the future of work. To help our partners keep up with the unprecedented pace of innovation, the focus of our Americas Partner Insider Calls in FY25 H2 will be on Copilot. We’ll sift through the wealth of information that’s out there to present you with content curated to your specific business needs and interests.

Leaders and experts from across our Americas teams and across solution areas will share their insights and guide you on how to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot, powered by generative AI, to maximize productivity and business growth.

Join the calls

Mark your calendar for these upcoming sessions:

January 8 – Navigating the Copilot Adoption Journey
Learn how to navigate the wealth of resources and investments available to drive a successful adoption plan for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Discover how to use the updated Scenarios Library to help customers envision and uncover real-word business value, how to deliver a Prompt-a-thon to your customers, and much more. Register now.

February 5 – Understanding Role-Based Copilots
Learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service, and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance bring together the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot with role-specific insights and actions to streamline business processes, automate repetitive tasks, and unlock productivity. Register now.

March 12 – Maximizing ROI with Copilot
Hear from the Microsoft field and partners about proven strategies to drive real-world business value and ROI for customers with Microsoft 365 Copilot. See how the Microsoft 365 Copilot Win Formula is applied to customer scenarios across the MCEM stages. Register now.

These events will be held in English, with closed captions in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

See the list of previous sessions available to watch on demand.

Learn more

Your AI Assistant for Work | Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot enables new opportunities for partners | Microsoft

Join the conversation

Want to explore this and other topics you care about with Microsoft and other US partners? Head over to the Microsoft Americas Partner Community on LinkedIn.

Migrating your customers from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central

This four-week Digital Marketing Content OnDemand campaign is designed to help Microsoft Dynamics 365 partners engage and nurture SMB customers with an existing on-premises Dynamics GP solution and drive momentum towards migrating them to the cloud with Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Week 1 – Why migrate from Microsoft Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Week 2 – On-Premises vs. Cloud: Growing Your Business with Dynamics 365 Business Central
Week 3 – Copilot in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Week 4 – Industry deep dive

Campaign content includes editable assets for you to customize with your Business Central solution, GP End of Support messaging, and FAQs to facilitate customer conversations.

Learn more and get started.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution

January 8 Americas Partner Insider Call

The first in a series of Americas Partner Insider Calls in FY25 H2 on Microsoft 365 Copilot, the focus of our January session will be Navigating the Copilot Adoption Journey. Register now.

And mark your calendar for these upcoming Americas Partner Insider Calls:

• February 5 on Maximizing ROI with Copilot
• March 12 on Understanding Role-Based Copilots

See the list of previous sessions, now available to watch on demand.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution

No Slides Attached: Episodes 5 and 6 available now

In the podcast No Slides Attached: AI Stories with Microsoft Partners, we explore the latest technologies with expert guidance from Microsoft leaders and partners. Season 1 focused on how our Microsoft Copilots are already transforming businesses. In Season 2, we’re building on that momentum, diving even deeper into AI innovation across industries.

Check out the latest episodes:

Episode 5 – [AI in Retail] Avanade is empowering workers to automate and personalize their customer’s experience
Rob Want, Industry Director at Avanade, shares his insights on the integration of AI to enhance customer experiences and streamline operations. Later, Microsoft RCPG GTM Lead and prominent retail influencer Ricardo Belmar joins the discussion on the importance of data in retail and consumer goods.

Episode 6 – [AI in Energy] AspenTech is taking sustainability to a whole new level
Heiko Claussen, Co-Chief Technology Officer of AspenTech, explores how the global leader’s technology is tackling energy efficiency and sustainability in industries such as chemicals, electric grids, and subsurface engineering. Next, our industry experts discuss Microsoft’s collaboration with industry leaders like AspenTech on sustainable energy innovations.

Real Stories, Real Success. Tune in and subscribe today, wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Partner Training Gallery: Bookmark this page to find up-to-date technical and sales enablement events, resources, and playbooks.

See the full view of the Microsoft Partner Skilling Calendar.

Quick links

LevelUp for Partners

LevelUp sponsored by Microsoft is a self-directed, self-paced interactive learning management system tailored to Microsoft Partners. Partner organizations have flexibility to purchase seat capacity to meet their skilling needs.

LevelUp offers partners high-value sales, pre-sales, and technical courses across all Microsoft Cloud Solution Areas and GTM Solution Plays:

• Sales skilling to enable Microsoft partner sellers to build mindshare & sell more effectively
• Pre-sales skilling to enable Microsoft partner tech sellers to convert mindshare into customer projects
• Project Ready skilling with hands-on-labs to improve delivery team deployment capability

For more information on this offering, including how to purchase seats, please refer to the LevelUp Playbook.

Regional Skilling Services is now live

The Regional Skilling Service desk is designed to help managed partners close skilling gaps, drive certifications, and support Microsoft priorities. This service offers reactive support, PDM-led partner outreach, key resources, and guidance to enhance partner capabilities in areas like AI, cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, and more.

Email AskSkilling@Microsoft.com to learn more about Microsoft partner skilling offerings, resources, support, and feedback.

Introducing the GPS Consumption Led Skilling Program

We are pleased to announce our Consumption Led Skilling (CLS) program, previously known as Account Led or Consumption Led Enablement. This initiative helps GSI, GCS, and Enterprise SI partner delivery teams achieve L300+ project-ready skills for client projects. The goal is to ensure partner teams are technically equipped through systematic skilling signals for successful project outcomes.

Program Highlights: The Consumption Led Skilling program provides exclusive live virtual instructor-led level 300+ training with hands-on labs for partner delivery teams working on won client projects.

Trainings Offered: The program covers a wide range of Solution plays available in the Partner Project Ready Workshop Catalogue and can include customized topics based on business needs.

Key Features:

• Availability: Open to GSI, GCS, and Enterprise SI partner delivery teams working on client projects for which the contract between the partner and client is already signed.
• Training delivery: Dedicated private live virtual instructor-led L300+ depth training with hands-on labs.

Qualification: Consumption Led Skilling triage v-team reviews and prioritizes requests based on business justification and Azure Consumption Revenue impact.

How to Request CLS Training: Contact your skilling manager to request Consumption Led Skilling training for your delivery team.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance the CLS program to better serve our partners and drive successful project outcomes.

Register now for the latest skilling offerings

SFI Partner Series

Join Microsoft SMEs for a virtual series on the Secure Future Initiative (SFI); a multiyear commitment to evolve the way we design, build, test, and operate our products and services, to achieve the highest possible standards for security.

Building on our October 24 event, on-demand here, this series will continue to explore SFI’s six pillars. Each session will focus on security and governance best practices tailored specifically for different partners and industries, providing insights, recommendations, and novel strategies.

Business Applications partners

Dec 11, 2024
Click here to register

Modern Work partners

Dec 12, 2024
Click here to register

Copilot Certification – Generally Available

We are thrilled to announce that the GitHub Copilot certification exam became generally available on October 24th! This is an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to validate their skills with GitHub Copilot.

We believe this certification will play a vital role in helping professionals enhance their expertise and drive success in their projects.

For more information, please visit the certification landing page. You can also find the GitHub Copilot study guide, which includes links to the Microsoft Learning paths to help prepare for the exam.

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Upcoming events: Copilot (sales, pre-sales, and technical skilling)

Copilot Sales Champion

This new offering is built to advance sales knowledge and product evangelism across each Microsoft Copilot solution within our partner community. The Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales Champion program is an on-demand and interactive learning path available on a “first come, first served” basis while seats are available.

Registration link: Copilot Sales Champion
Access Code: XQLW-TDDJ

Copilot Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Microsoft 365 & Copilot Sales Bootcamp

Dec 10-12, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

Build Governance and Security for Successful AI Bootcamp

Dec 10-12, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

Sales Go To Market Bootcamp

Dec 10-13, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Azure

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: AI & Security
Accelerate your path to certification and mastering the intricacies of AI, cybersecurity, threat protection, incident response, and more with Security certification week events:

Korea AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

China AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

Registration coming soon

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos

This content is derived from Microsoft Official Curriculum and presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Migrate to Innovate

Dec 10-12, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

Azure OpenAI

Dec 10-13, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Business Applications

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

SAP Integration with Power Platform Workshop

Dec 10-11, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Modern Work

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Frontline Worker technical bootcamp

Jan 22-23, 2024
PDT

Jan 29-30, 2024
PDT

Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Security

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Microsoft Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is a five-day event that helps prepare you for Microsoft advanced role-based certifications. This is one of the best ways to help your organization meet the skilling criteria needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.

Certification Week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: Security

Accelerate your path to certification and mastering the intricacies of cybersecurity, threat protection, incident response, and more with Security certification week events:

Japan Security Certification Week (only security)
Feb 17 – 21, 2025

Korea AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

China AI & Security Certification Week
Feb 24 – 28, 2025

Registration coming soon

On-demand certification prep content

Modular Training Videos
This content is derived from Microsoft’s official curriculum and is presented in a modular format for each certification course.

Click here to register

Partner Project Ready Workshops (Level 300+ Technical)

Technical skilling designed to build implementation and deployment capability.

Implementing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Workshop

Dec 10-12, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

Identity & Access Management with Microsoft Entra Workshop

Dec 16-19, 2024
PDT, IST, GMT
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: Industry specific skilling

Microsoft AI Envisioning Webinars for Industry

Encourage your partners to join our Microsoft AI Envisioning Webinars for Industry! These sessions are perfect for ISV or SI partners who are new to AI and looking to enhance their business. The webinars will provide valuable insights into AI’s impact on various industries, showcase practical use case examples, and guide partners in identifying business problems that can be solved with AI.

Click here to register: Retail | Manufacturing | Healthcare | Sustainability | Financial Services

Industry Sales Bootcamp

The goal of the industry sales bootcamp is to address the latency that exists between customer/field and partner enablement by developing a programmatic partner sales bootcamp day. The day consists of a 4-hour, interactive session with interactive session with AM and PM sessions available to suit different time zones.

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Industry AI Business and Capability Envisioning Event Series

We are excited to announce the continuation and expansion of our virtual Industry AI Business and Capability Envisioning event series, specially designed for ISV and SI partners. This is your chance to dive into the transformative world of AI and discover how it can revolutionize your business and benefit your clients.

AI for Sustainability

On demand
Click here to register

AI for Healthcare

On demand
Click here to register

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Upcoming events: SMB Resellers

Azure Infrastructure SMB Sales Champion

This new offering is built to advance sales knowledge and product evangelism across each Microsoft Copilot solution within our partner community. The Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales Champion program is an on-demand and interactive learning path available on a “first come, first served” basis while seats are available.

Registration link: Azure Infrastructure SMB Sales Champion
Access Code: MIAB-EIIH

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December 4 Americas Partner Insider Call

There’s still time to register for the next Americas Partner Insider Call. We’ll explore how Microsoft embraces Responsible AI principles and practices when developing AI solutions, including how our legal department uses Copilot to achieve more. Next, we’ll help get you ready for H2 renewals and the one-year anniversary of Microsoft 365 Copilot on CSP with a discussion on the latest licensing changes, new promotions, product updates, and tools for successful pilots.

This event will be added to the list of previous sessions available to watch on demand.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #SalesAndMarketing #DoingBizwMSFT #GrowYourBiz #CrossSolution

Microsoft Americas CMO Partner Roundtable

You’re invited to join us for the first Microsoft Americas CMO Partner Roundtable of FY25! The focus of this exclusive, small-group conversation will be the pivotal role of AI and Microsoft Copilot in revolutionizing marketing strategies. Crafted to foster a rich and varied dialogue between Microsoft marketing executives and key marketing leaders from our partner community, don’t miss this opportunity to help shape our go-to-market strategy.

Seven curated roundtables will run simultaneously on January 16 at 10–11 AM PT. Learn more and reserve your seat today at the virtual roundtable that is most relevant to your business.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #News #LearnSolutionAreas #ModernWork

Microsoft named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for UCaaS

Microsoft is a dominant player in the Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) space, offering robust and innovative solutions and a forward-thinking strategy for the future of UCaaS, including the integration of advanced technologies like AI.

Read why Gartner® has named Microsoft a Leader in this Magic Quadrant.*

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #DoingBizwMSFT #UnderstandBenefits #CrossSolution

Last chance to spend your FY25 H1 Co-op funds

As the holiday season approaches, we wanted to remind our partners that the last day to spend your FY25 H1 Co-op funds is December 31. Your H1 funds will not roll over into H2.

See the FY25 Partner Incentives Co-op Guidebook, Co-op Funds Resources, and our blog to learn more.

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #DoingBizwMSFT #GrowYourBiz #Azure #Retail

Resources to get you started: Retail industry

Data is the thread that connects consumers and experiences in the retail industry. Companies that embrace innovation and data-driven strategies can drive key business outcomes.

Leverage the Power Business Decisions with Cloud Scale Analytics campaign assets to drive demand for Retail Analytics MVPs (Pilot/POC), migrations, and deployments. This solution play is designed to help retail companies unify their data estate for analytics, build fit-for-purpose AI models, responsibly democratize analytics, and scale transformative applications so retail businesses can unlock insights and gain value faster.​

Partner Audience: #AllPartners
Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution

Copilot Partner Prompt-a-Thon

The Copilot Partner Prompt-a-Thon is an online series of actionable, hands-on sessions designed to help Microsoft partners make the most of Copilot.

Learn more and register now for the December 19 session on Vacation Mode: Simplified with Copilot.

*Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Pankil Sheth, Megan Fernandez, 7 October 2024

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