Partner Experience Platform

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Partner Experience Center (PEP) is a Partner competency & technical road map based IP repository, led by Microsoft Partner Services SME to enable Partner, build Partner solution competencies, enhance Partner technology strength by shareable and interactive online or onsite workshop and lab delivery.

The Benefit:

  • Clear enablement roadmaps with immersive real environment experience

  • Microsoft Partner Services SME led workshops, demos and hands-on-lab with rich interaction

  • Shareable scenarios/solution based content including compete analysis for the categories: One-Premises, Cloud Capability and Device

PEP Offering List:

Windows 10

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Introduce Windows 10

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Windows 10 Setup and Deployment

  • Workshop - Windows 10 Hyper-V & Storage

  • Workshop - Windows 10 Identity and Networking

  • Lab - Windows Client Deployment Lab

Advanced:

  • Workshop - Windows 10 with Azure

  • Workshop - Windows 10 Upgrade and Migration

  • Lab - Windows 10 with Azure

  • Lab - Windows 10 Upgrade and Migration

O365/EXO & LYO Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Office 365 Desktop Configuration

  • Workshop - What's new in Lync Online

  • Workshop - What's new in Exchange Online

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Office 365 Architecture

  • Workshop - Office 365 Technical Sharing

  • Workshop - ADFS Authentication Process

  • Workshop - Office 365 Planning and Deployment

  • Workshop - Deploying Office 365 in Production – infrastructure

  • Workshop - Deploying Office 365 in Production – Migration

  • Workshop - Exchange Online Archiving

  • Workshop - eDiscovery and Archiving in Exchange online

  • Workshop - Exchange online protection

  • Workshop - Office 365 Deployment and IMAP Migration

Advanced:

  • Workshop - How to migrate public folder

  • Workshop - How DirSync works with underlying rationale

  • Workshop - How outlook connect to Exchange online

  • Workshop - How Email flow works

  • Workshop - How to resolve common issues with Lync online

  • Workshop - Exchange online Hybrid Migration

  • Workshop - Skype Online Hybrid Migration

  • Lab - UC Hybrid environment explore (4h)

O365/Collaboration & Content Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Overview

  • Workshop - Project Online Overview

Experienced:

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Web Content Management

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Search Management

  • Workshop - Project Lifecycle and portfolio management with Project Online Management

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Business Intelligence Management

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Enterprise Content Management

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Social Management

Advanced:

  • Workshop - SharePoint Hybrid

  • Workshop - SharePoint Online Development Guide

Azure IaaS Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Introduction to Microsoft Azure

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Azure Virtual Machines

  • Workshop - Azure Identity & Security

  • Workshop - Azure Networking

  • Workshop - Azure Storage and StoreSimple

  • Workshop - Hybrid with on premise Datacenter

Advanced:

  • Workshop - Azure Management and Monitoring

  • Workshop - Azure Technical Architecture case studies brainstorming (6h)

  • Lab - Deploying and Operating Azure workloads (4h)

  • Workshop - Hybrid Cloud/ WAP (Windows Azure Pack) (4h)

  • Lab - Hybrid Cloud/ WAP (Windows Azure Pack) (4h)

Azure PaaS Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Introduction to Microsoft Azure

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Azure Cloud Services

  • Workshop - Azure Websites

  • Workshop - Azure SQL Database

  • Workshop - SQL Server and SharePoint on Azure

  • Workshop - Labs on Azure for Developers

Advanced:

  • Workshop - Azure Management and Monitoring

  • Lab - Deploying and Operating Azure workloads (4h)

  • Workshop - Azure PaaS Architecture 2 days (6h)

DevOps & ALM Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - DevOps and  ALM Introduction

Experienced:

  • Lab - Agile and ALM

  • Lab - Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 

  • Lab - Code Discovery & Analysis

  • Lab - Visual Studio Release Management

Advanced:

  • Workshop - DevOps and ALM for Developer (2h)

  • Lab - Debugging and Diagnosing

Hybrid Cloud Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Getting to know System Center family

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Foundation of Hybrid Cloud (10h)

    • Construct Hybrid Cloud

    • Monitoring, Self-services, Automation & Data backup

  • Workshop - VMWare Migration & Integration (2h)

Advanced:

  • Workshop - System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2 RunBook Design

  • Workshop - Self-service, powered by SCSM 2012 R2

  • Lab - Private Cloud Lab (6h)

Client Mobility Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Enable Enterprise Mobility

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Modern Work Styles Infrastructure - VDI

  • Workshop - Windows Client Deployment

  • Lab - Modern Work Styles Infrastructure - VDI Labs (4h)

Advanced:

  • Workshop - Mobile Era - Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Management solution (5h)

  • Workshop - Windows Client Management

  • Lab - Windows Client Deployment Lab (4h)

  • Lab - EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management) Lab (4h)

Business Intelligence Roadmap

Beginner:

  • Workshop - Welcome to the World of SQL - Database Fundamentals

  • Workshop - Power BI Introduction

Experienced:

  • Workshop - Breakthrough Data Platform Performance with SQL Server 2014

  • Workshop - AlwaysOn Enhancements in SQL Server 2014

  • Workshop - Big Picture of Microsoft big data platform-HDInsight

  • Lab - SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Environment Deployment (2h)

  • Lab - Power BI Introduction (4h)

  • Lab - Install SQL Server BI Features with SharePoint (2h)

Advanced:

  • Workshop - Platform for Hybrid Cloud with SQL Server 2014

  • Workshop - SQL Server 2014 Online Database Operations

  • Workshop - Deep dive into Microsoft big data solution-HDInsight

  • Lab - Platform for Hybrid Cloud with SQL Server 2014 (4h)

  • Lab - Mission Critical Performance with SQL Server 2014 (4h)