{"id":49744,"date":"2024-10-29T09:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=49744"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:16:38","slug":"top-stories-october-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2024\/10\/29\/top-stories-october-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: October 29, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Partner\u00a0Audience:<\/strong><em>\u00a0#AllPartners<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Relevant to:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>#AllRoles\u00a0#Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>November 6 Americas Partner Insider Call<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=1144491552\">Register now<\/a> to attend our next Americas Partner Insider Call. 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