{"id":50095,"date":"2025-03-18T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/?p=50095"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:29:11","slug":"top-stories-march-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2025\/03\/18\/top-stories-march-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories: March 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Partner Audience:<\/strong><em>\u00a0#CSP<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Relevant to:<\/strong><em>\u00a0#SalesAndMktg #DoingBizwMSFT #AccelerateDeals #Security<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Microsoft Security Threat Protection Partner Sales Guide<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livesend.microsoft.com\/i\/FKxaqD6GPLUSSIGNjzDnEcht5dSBdetoOi9r6Z8nXkkiYocFT0___smOO7fPLUSSIGNRgNBm7y0N6VaIkwUjBKc229HdOjDwr8VWpw1Yq6Lfwpa343fmcz9vAPK1haM0vMtIaR8MBJeQPfCR\"><strong>Leverage this sales guide<\/strong><\/a>* designed to support your conversations with customers about Microsoft Security, specifically Threat Protection. 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