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Stay informed and engaged with US Partner Community & Microsoft

• Updated online guide: Stay informed and engaged in the US Partner Community
• Register for MPN 101 Community calls
• The secret to building IP: It’s easier than you think
• The updated Customer Engagement technical journey is now available
• Take the Global Knowledge’s 11th annual IT Skills and Salary Survey
• Deep dive on Kubernetes for container orchestration
• How I learned to stop worrying and love containers
• Understanding the basics of blockchain and real-world applications

New Solution Area Technical Communities & ISV Application Builder Training Series

• New Technical Communities for Microsoft US Partners
• November Hot Sheet – New community call schedule
• ISV Application Builder Training Series 

Microsoft 365 Business General Availability

• Unlock new Microsoft 365 Business revenue opportunities for your practice
• Find detailed, step-by-step instructions to transition customers from preview offer to Microsoft 365 Business paid offer
• Read the Microsoft 365 blog post
• Review Microsoft 365 Business partner opportunities and new/updated sales and technical resources

New partner webinars and events available this fall

• ISV Application Builder Training Series 
• Revenue Growth Academy Webinar Series: Increase your customer value
• The IP Staircase Virtual Workshop Series
• Join the Cloud Ready program and grow your cloud practice
• The US StepUp Webinar Series
• Cloud Growth and Profitability Office Hours Series
• The Leading Edge Webinar Series
• Hot Sheet training schedule

Upcoming events

US Partner Community partner call schedule

Community calls and a regularly updated, comprehensive schedule of partner training courses are listed on the Hot Sheet.

• Tuesday, November 21, 10:00 am Pacific Time, Modern Workplace – Security: Microsoft funded security offerings for partners
• Wednesday, November 22, 9:30 am Pacific Time, MPN 101 Community call – Technical Communities and training
• Full community call schedule

Azure Reserved VM Instances General Availability

• Azure Reserved VM Instances GA announcement
• Learn more about Azure Reserved VM instances
• Learn more about Azure pricing
• Get an overview of all services within Azure