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May 24 and May 25: Save $100 on your Microsoft Inspire all-access pass
Terms and conditions: Offer valid from 12:01am Pacific Time on May 24, 2017 through 11:59pm Pacific Time on May 25, 2017. Valid for new registrants, and Partner All Access passes only. Offer is not valid on Day passes or existing registrations, and cannot be combined with other coupon codes.
- Find out what’s in store for US Partners at Microsoft Inspire
- Review the United States agenda
- Follow @msinspireus on Twitter for US Partner attendee updates
MPN 101 + Microsoft Store events
- Learn more about these events
- Sign up for May 23 in King of Prussia, PA
- Sign up for May 25 in Bridgewater, NJ
Starting May 25: Build a cloud ready partner business virtual workshop series
Resources for delivering long-term value to customers in your partner business
- A crash course in creating a customer lifetime value strategy
- Learn how to use the Customer Lifetime Value Modeling tool
Save up to 50 percent on select cloud certification exams, through June 15
It’s time to make the shift from Advisor to Cloud Solution Provider
- Read the blog post by Brent Combest, Regional General Manager for US SMB Central Region
- Three ways the Cloud Solution Provider program can lead to higher revenue
- Learn more about the Cloud Solution Provider program
- Start your Windows CSP business with Drumbeat
- CSP Indirect Providers in the United States
May 31 webcast about Windows 10 for software developers
- Sign up for the May 31 webcast
- Windows Dev Center
- ISV Resource Hub
- Windows 10 Developer courses on Microsoft Virtual Academy
On demand: Microsoft Business Forward event, featuring Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Watch the Business Forward keynote
- New ways to drive your business forward in today’s digital landscape
- Announcing the Microsoft Relationship Sales solution: LinkedIn + Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Get the latest information about Microsoft Business Forward
Empower employees in the digital workplace with Secure Productive Enterprise
- Read the blog post about the partner opportunity by Joel Borellis
- Watch partner calls about Secure Productive Enterprise on demand
- Download the Secure Productive Enterprise conversation starters
- Secure Productive Enterprise customer campaign
ISV and App Builder Innovation events: Big data, bots, speech, and more
- Sign up for Envision in-person and virtual events – Drive innovation with Microsoft Azure and the latest technology trends
- Sign up for Design in-person and virtual events – Architectural considerations and design best practices
- Sign up for Accelerate in-person and virtual events – Coding and design sessions with Microsoft experts
- Partner Technical Services offerings that support app dev on Microsoft Azure and Office 365
Farewell, Office 2007 – Migration resources for upgrading customers to Office 365
- Visit the Microsoft Tech Community page for Office 2007 end of support
- Planning roadmaps for upgrading from Office 2007 servers and clients
- Plan upgrades from Office 2007 to Office 365 ProPlus
- Technical documentation: Deploy Office 365
- Office 2007 Retirement video playlist
US Partner Community call schedule
Community calls and a regularly updated, comprehensive schedule of partner training courses are listed on the Hot Sheet.
- May 23 – Data Platform and Advanced Analytics
- May 25 – Enterprise Mobility + Security
- May 30 – Azure Partner Solutions: Noobaa
- May 30 – Open Source Solutions
- June 2 – SMB Partner Insider calls: East Region, Central Region, West Region
- June 6 – Application Development
- June 8 – Azure Infrastructure and Management
- June 8 – Office 365 and Voice
- June 13 – Dynamics 365
- June 15 – Windows and Devices
- June 22 – Enterprise Mobility + Security
- June 27 – Open Source Solutions
- Full community call schedule
- Recaps of previous months’ calls