{"id":49000,"date":"2024-03-05T07:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=49000"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:19:20","slug":"top-stories-march-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2024\/03\/05\/top-stories-march-5-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: March 5, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong> #CSP<br \/>\n<strong><em>Relevant to:<\/em><\/strong> #Event #AccelerateDeals #ModernWork<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Microsoft AI Cloud Summit for SMB Partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 8:00\u202fAM\u2009\u2013\u2009Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 12:00\u202fPM PT<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Redmond, Washington, United States<\/p>\n<p>The MSP Summit is an opportunity for Managed Service Providers to connect, <strong>in person<\/strong>, with Microsoft SMB and Partner stakeholders, meet partners in the Microsoft ecosystem, explore new technology solutions for scaling your business, and learn best practices from partners who have successfully implemented solutions with their customers.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=2587822941\">register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong> #AllPartners<br \/>\n<strong><em>Relevant to:<\/em><\/strong> #DoingBizwMSFT #GrowYourBiz #CrossSolution<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award nominations now open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each year we celebrate our extraordinary partner community through the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. These awards acknowledge outstanding successes and innovations by partners in over 100 countries and across a wide range of categories, solution areas, industries, business transformation, and social impact.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are open until 6:00 PM PT on April 3.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Partner of the Year Awards and <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/inspire\/awards\">start your nomination here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re also encouraged to attend the one-hour webinar <strong><em>Step by step for a successful nomination<\/em><\/strong>. Register today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=2873273697\">March 12, 2024<\/a> (Portugu\u00eas)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=1908374944\">March 12, 2024 <\/a>(Espa\u00f1ol)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=639582963\">March 14, 2024<\/a> (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/msit.events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/3b58c722-ddc2-445d-8967-85c7ab71d4ff@72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47\">March 18, 2024<\/a> (Fran\u00e7ais)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong> #AllPartners<br \/>\n<strong><em>Relevant to:<\/em><\/strong> #UnderstandBenefits #ProgramOfferUpdate #CrossSolution<\/p>\n<h3><strong>New partner benefits packages meet you where you are<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Three new purpose-built benefits packages are now available to meet the varied needs of our partners and to help you take your business to the next level. <a 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