{"id":49900,"date":"2024-12-17T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=49900"},"modified":"2024-12-23T10:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T18:57:07","slug":"top-stories-december-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2024\/12\/17\/top-stories-december-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: December 17, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Partner Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>#AllPartners<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Relevant to:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>#AllRoles #GeneratePipeline #BizApps<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Migrating your customers from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/h3>\n<p>This four-week <strong>Digital Marketing Content OnDemand campaign<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 1<\/strong> \u2013 Why migrate from Microsoft Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central?<br \/>\n<strong>Week 2<\/strong> \u2013 On-Premises vs. Cloud: Growing Your Business with Dynamics 365 Business Central<br \/>\n<strong>Week 3<\/strong> \u2013 Copilot in Dynamics 365 Business Central<br \/>\n<strong>Week 4<\/strong> \u2013 Industry deep dive<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmc.partner.microsoft.com\/product-areas\/1\/campaigns\/714\">Learn more and get started<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Partner Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>#AllPartners<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Relevant to:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>#AllRoles #Event #GrowSkills #CrossSolution<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>January 8 Americas Partner Insider Call<\/h3>\n<p>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 <strong>Navigating the Copilot Adoption Journey<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/msevents.microsoft.com\/event?id=494275585\">Register now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And mark your calendar for these upcoming Americas Partner Insider Calls:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February 5<\/strong> on <strong>Maximizing ROI with Copilot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 12<\/strong> on <strong>Understanding Role-Based Copilots<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the list of previous sessions, now available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-one\/americas-partner-insider-call\">watch on demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<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><em>No Slides Attached<\/em>: Episodes 5 and 6 available now<\/h3>\n<p>In the podcast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/noslidesattached.com\/\"><em>No Slides Attached<\/em>: AI Stories with Microsoft Partners<\/a>, we explore the latest technologies with expert guidance from Microsoft leaders and partners. 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