{"id":49173,"date":"2024-04-02T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=49173"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T02:26:58","slug":"top-stories-april-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2024\/04\/02\/top-stories-april-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: April 2, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Partner Audience:<\/em><\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">#AllPartners #AllRoles <\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Relevant to:<\/em><\/strong> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">#Event\u202f#GrowSkills\u202f#CrossSolution<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>GitHub Certification Fundamentals<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.microsoft.com\/en-us\/reactor\/series\/S-1298\/\">Register today<\/a> for this four-episode series designed to help you enhance your software development skills and prepare to obtain certification. 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You can use co-op funds to conduct marketing activities that increase brand awareness and drive growth of your sales pipeline. 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