New Power BI opportunities and data platform training

Sadie Van Buren - Partner Technology Specialist

If you’re a partner with a Data and Analytics practice, now is an ideal time to hone your skills and plan a Power BI campaign for the fall. With Microsoft Power BI, you can help your clients experience their data in new ways, integrate their data and dashboards with Office 365, and deliver a native mobile interface. Read on for resources to learn about, market, and sell this powerful tool.

Go back to school

Sales, presales, and technical training and certification resources for Microsoft data platform solutions are available now.

Get listed in the Power BI partner directory

Showcase your fully functional Power BI solution on the Microsoft Power BI website with screenshots, video, and clickable reports. On the Power BI partner directory, customers can find you by location or solution type, and you can link to your showcased solution from your own digital content. Your client can be de-identified and the datasets are not accessible, so the IP remains yours.

To get listed, start here Get listed in the Microsoft Power BI showcase

Learn about the new Power BI Dashboard in a Day marketing funds

Starting August 8, if you have the Data Platform competency (Gold or Silver), Data Analytics competency (Gold or Silver), Cloud Productivity competency (Gold or Silver), or Project and Portfolio Management competency (Gold only), you can apply for funding through a new US partner investment program called Dashboard in a Day to deliver hands-on Power BI training to qualifying customers.

For details and requirements about Dashboard in a Day, read the announcement in the Partner Incentives and Investments Yammer group.

Enable your customers’ digital transformation

With these resources, your delivery, marketing, and sales staff can build their skills and focus their efforts on data platforms and Power BI, and prepare to empower your customers to meet their digital transformation goals.

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