{"id":47418,"date":"2023-04-04T08:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/us-partner-blog\/?p=47418"},"modified":"2023-04-10T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:59:15","slug":"us-partner-insider-newsletter-march-2023-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2023\/04\/04\/us-partner-insider-newsletter-march-2023-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"US Partner Insider Newsletter: March 2023 Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March is Women\u2019s History Month<\/strong>, dedicated to reflecting on and carrying forward the contributions of women in the US and across the world. At Microsoft, we celebrate global diversity and inclusion<\/a> by elevating each other so that we can go further. We\u2019re committed to empowering the Women at Microsoft community and creating an environment where people of all genders thrive, both within Microsoft and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program mean for you? Watch the April US Partner Insider call<\/strong><\/a> for a preview of the new US Microsoft Cloud Partner Playbook<\/strong>. You\u2019ll learn more about what the Program means for your business, how the Playbook will help you navigate the Program, and how you can grow within it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JOIN THE SMB MASTERS PLUS PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong>
\nGrow your customer base and generate more revenue by attending this in-person enablement event<\/span><\/strong> taking place across five select US cities in March 2023. SMB Masters Plus is a new two-day sales and technical training program covering the value of Microsoft 365, SMB business challenges, Microsoft 365 deployment, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more and register here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNLOCK FLEXIBLE WORK FOR CUSTOMERS WITH DISCOUNTS ON ELIGIBLE SURFACE DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES<\/span><\/strong>
\nNow through March 31, 2023, partners can offer customers up to 20 percent off eligible laptops and accessories designed by Microsoft. Check out available discounts and full details on our <\/span>offers page<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, qualifying customers could also be eligible for additional Microsoft savings and investment funds. Work with your Surface Champ or Microsoft Surface Partner Development Manager on deal accelerators today!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ENGAGE YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH MICROSOFT SECURITY SOLUTIONS<\/span><\/strong>
\nGrow your pipeline as you help your customers leverage Microsoft Security solutions to address the increasingly complex state of cybersecurity across multicloud environments. <\/span>Start a Secure Multicloud Environments campaign<\/span><\/a> to engage your customers and help them do more with less.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q3 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS PREMIUM LOCAL ACCELERATOR OFFER<\/span><\/strong>
\nTake advantage of this exciting offer for Microsoft 365 Business Premium and grow your sales! The Q3 incentive offers eligible partners NCE-CSP rates at 5 percent with an additional 2.5 percent special offer in Q3, making it a total of 7.5 percent for every seat in NCE-CSP. <\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, the Microsoft 365 Business Premium offer is an exciting partner incentive to support the\u00a0Do More with Less campaign<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0SMB New Customer and Upsell Promo<\/span><\/strong>. Microsoft launched the campaign to enable you to grow revenue by acquiring new customers and upgrading existing customers to more premium products. <\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about this offer<\/span><\/a> and get started today!<\/span><\/p>\n

GET MORE WITH MICROSOFT 365 E3 THROUGH CSP<\/span><\/strong>
\nMicrosoft 365 E3 continues to be critically important in helping customers<\/span><\/strong> do more with less<\/span><\/strong>, and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner participation is essential. To assist our partners, on February 1, 2023, Microsoft launched a <\/span>new promo offer<\/span><\/a> through CSP for customers purchasing M365 E3 for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n

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START A DO MORE WITH LESS ON AZURE CAMPAIGN<\/span><\/strong>
\nMicrosoft partners can leverage our Do More with Less on Azure campaign<\/span><\/strong> assets, which include rich pitch decks, marketing materials, social posts, and more. Use these go-to-market resources to build strong connections with your customers while deepening your role as a high-value advisor and partner. <\/span><\/p>\n

Get started today<\/span><\/a> by exploring the campaign assets available on Digital Marketing Content OnDemand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read the blog<\/span><\/a> to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n

DO MORE WITH LESS WITH AZURE TRAINING SERIES<\/span><\/strong>
\nAre you prepared to help your customers navigate uncertainty? Now more than ever, customers need guidance on how to do more with less. Tune in to our <\/span>training series<\/span><\/a>, starting with the on-demand Do More with Less Launch<\/span><\/strong> and Windows and SQL Migration Sales<\/span><\/strong> events. You\u2019ll discover how Azure can help your customers save money and optimize their current Azure workloads so they can invest back into their businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read this blog<\/a> to learn more about the Do More with Less on Azure campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEPS TO IMPLEMENTING A BETTER ERP SYSTEM<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Four reasons customers are moving their enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to the cloud: <\/span><\/p>\n