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Build a cloud managed services practice and use Cloud Solution Provider as your foundation
Data & Analytics Partners: November 15 call focuses on the Intelligent Kiosk demo
- Read the introductory blog post
- Sign up for the November 15 Data and Analytics community call about Intelligent Kiosk
- Get instructions to create your own Intelligent Kiosk demo
Windows and Devices Partners: Sign up for the November 17 community call
- Agenda and resources
- Sign up for the call
- December 15-16 in New York: Windows 10 partner technical training
- Windows 10 Deployment Masters online technical workshops
Migrate your enterprise customers’ IT environments to the cloud
- Eduardo Kassner, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group CTO, outlines considerations and steps
- Download the Enterprise Cloud Strategy ebook
- Microsoft IT Showcase courses
Partner Spotlights: Customer stories of digital transformation, enabled by partners
- alligatortek and Feeding America
- Qorus Software, SharePoint Revolution, and North American Roofing
- Adafruit and the Maker Movement
- People for Innovation at WPC 2016: Empowering future generations to achieve more
- eLynx and SMEnergy – Making energy management more efficient
Is your business Cloud Ready? Partner business workshops in Irvine and Seattle
- Register for the workshop on November 17 in Irvine, CA
- Register for the workshop on December 8 in Seattle, WA
- Take the Cloud Ready assessment
- Join the Cloud Ready Yammer group
What every partner should know about MPN support options
- MPN 101 Support Options blog series
- Watch the on-demand video about MPN support options
- Microsoft Partner Support Offerings page
Cloud Application Development technical journey: Plan, build, and operate your Azure app
- Read the announcement and follow the resources
- November 29-30: Technical deep dive for migrating apps to Azure
- December 1: Grow and manage your business with Microsoft Azure internal use rights
- Offered at no cost to competency partners: Starter Kit Consultation for Cloud Application Development
- Code Help: Chat with a Microsoft support engineer
Microsoft FastTrack: Get your customers to the cloud quickly
- Sign in to the Drumbeat website for FastTrack partner resources
- Take a look at the FastTrack website
Resources for partners serving Federal, State, Local government customers
- Microsoft in Government website
- Microsoft Azure Government
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Government (prerelease documentation)
- Office 365 US Government
- Compliance with national, regional, and industry-specific requirements
- Join the US Government Partners Yammer group
- November 16: Local Gov Tech Summit (virtual event)