February 2017 Hot Sheet partner training schedule
Welcome to the US Partner Community Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule of partner training, webcasts, community calls, and office hours. This post is updated frequently as we learn about new offerings, so you can plan ahead. Looking for product-specific training? Try the links across the top of this blog.
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Community call schedule
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Community name |
February call |
March call |
Application Development |
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Azure Infrastructure and Management |
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Data Platform and Advanced Analytics |
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Dynamics 365 |
March 14 – Dynamics 365 for Project Services and Field Services |
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Enterprise Mobility + Security |
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ISV and Application Builder |
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MPN 101 |
Microsoft Action Pack Subscription – on demand |
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Office 365 and Voice |
March 2 – Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance |
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Open Source Solutions |
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SMB Partner Insider |
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Windows and Devices |
Week of February 27–March 3
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
February 27–March 2 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation for Presales (Level 200; 2 hours/day) |
Sales and Presales Professionals |
February 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Storage (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
February 27 |
Self-paced |
Digital Transformation by Industry courses Courses run from March 6–April 10 |
Sales and Marketing roles |
February 27 New |
Online |
Armor Anywhere: Protection for Virtual Machines in the Public Cloud |
Technical roles |
February 27 New |
Online |
Technical roles |
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February 27 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
February 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on building connected solutions with IoT (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
February 27 – March 28 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Retail (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
February 28 |
Online |
What's new in Skype for Business (Level 100) |
Technical roles |
February 28 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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March 1 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Sales Professionals |
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March 1 New |
Online |
Learn how to execute a winning Office 365 E5 sales strategy in Healthcare |
Sales, Licensing |
March 1 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 1 |
Online |
Grow, manage and increase business profitability by actively using Azure Internal Use Rights (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 1 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 2 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 2 |
Office hours |
Marketing |
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March 2 |
Community call |
Office 365 Partner call: Office 365 Secure Score and Advanced Data Governance |
Technical roles |
March 2 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Hybrid OneDrive for Business and Sites |
Technical roles |
March 3 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
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March 3 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
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March 3 |
Community call |
Business Decision Makers, Practice Leads, Sales, Marketing |
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March 3 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Telecommunications concepts (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of March 6–10
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
March 6–April 10 Registration ends February 24 |
Online |
Cloud + Enterprise University Online: Selling Advanced Analytics |
Sales Professionals |
March 6–8 |
Online |
Office 365 Cloud Productivity Competency Boot Camp (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 6 New |
Online |
Archive360: Compliance archive platform built on Microsoft Azure |
Technical roles |
March 7–9 New |
Austin, TX |
Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 7 |
Chicago, IL |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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March 7 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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March 7 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 7 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 7 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Reference architectures and design (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 7–10 New |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Creating apps for the Intelligent Cloud (Level 200; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 8 |
Chicago, IL |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales |
March 8 |
Philadelphia, PA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales |
March 8 |
Bellevue, WA |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 8 New |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Upgrading a Lync Infrastructure to Skype for Business (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 8 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 8 |
Community call |
Business, Sales |
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March 8 |
Online |
Public Sector, Healthcare, Sales, Licensing |
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March 9 |
Bellevue, WA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales |
March 9 |
Community call |
Azure Infrastructure and Management Partner call: Azure Operations Spotlight |
Technical roles |
March 9 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Office 365 Planner and Groups (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 9 New |
Online |
Business Decision Makers, Sales Roles |
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March 9 |
Online |
Marketing |
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March 10 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Windows and Devices Competency Boot Camp (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 10 |
Online |
Technical roles |
Week of March 13–17
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
March 12–15 New |
Seattle, WA |
Dynamics 365 Tech Conference (Level 200 – 400) |
Technical roles |
March 13–14 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Migrating applications to Azure (Level 300; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 13 New |
Online |
Riverbed: WAN Optimization, Remote office consolidation, and more |
Technical roles |
March 14–16 New |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 14 |
Irvine, CA |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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March 14–16 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Enterprise Mobility and Security (Level 300; 4 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 14 |
Community call |
Dynamics 365 Partner Community call: Dynamics 365 for Project Services and Field Services |
Technical roles |
March 14 |
Online |
What's new and highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 14 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Meeting and Video (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
| March 15 | Irvine, CA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – Spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales |
March 15 |
Hartford, CT |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 15 New |
New York, NY |
Sales Professionals |
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March 15 |
Online |
Technical roles | |
March 15 |
Online |
Sales Professionals |
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March 15 |
Online |
Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Load testing and monitoring with Application Insights (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 16 |
Hartford, CT |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales |
March 16 |
Office hours | Marketing | |
March 16 |
Community call |
Sales Professionals |
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March 16 |
Community call |
Windows and Devices Partner Community call: Kirby Lake Overview |
Technical roles |
March 16 |
Tampa, FL |
Sales Professionals |
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March 17 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Server Core and Voice Improvements (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of March 20–24
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
March 20 – April 18 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Financials (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 21 – April 19 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Financials (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 20 New |
Online |
Druva: Heterogeneous SaaS backup, hybrid object storage, and information governance |
Technical roles |
March 20 New |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Windows 10 Enterprise Subscription in Cloud Solution Provider Program (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 20–22 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 21–22 New |
San Jose, CA |
Business Decision Makers and Technical Decision Makers |
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March 21 New |
Irvine, CA |
Sales Professionals |
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March 21 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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March 21 |
Online |
Enhance your business with Cortana Intelligence Suite (Level 300; 2.5 hours/day) | Technical roles |
March 21 |
Online |
Enhance your business with Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 21 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Hybrid Deep Dive (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 22 |
Boston, MA |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 22 |
Detroit, MI |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 22 |
Minneapolis, MN |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 22 |
Los Angeles, CA |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 22 |
Online |
ASfP Roadmap webinar: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 22 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Skype for Business Hybrid and User Migration (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 22 |
Online |
Ask the Experts Azure PaaS: Azure App Services (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 22–24 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Hybrid Cloud Management and Security (Level 300; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 23 |
Boston, MA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – Spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 23 |
Detroit, MI |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – Spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 23 |
Minneapolis, MN |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – Spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 23 |
Los Angeles, CA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – Spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 23 New |
Online |
Partner with SYNNEX to capture the cloud: Microsoft cloud security solutions that sell themselves |
Business Decision Makers, Sales Management, Sales Professionals |
March 23 |
Community call |
Enterprise + Security Partner call: Azure Active Directory Connect |
Technical roles |
March 24 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Windows and Devices Competency Boot Camp (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of March 27–31
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
March 27–28 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Windows deployment (Level 300; 3 hours/day) |
Technical roles |
March 27–28 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Connected solutions with IoT (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 27 New |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive: Cloud Hybrid Storage (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 27 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Configure Cloud PBX with On-Premises PSTN Connectivity (Level 300) | Technical roles |
March 27 New |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 28–30 New |
Online |
Internet of Things (IoT) Virtual Boot Camp (Workshops + hands-on labs) |
IT Professionals and Developers |
March 28–30 New |
Minneapolis, MN |
Skype for Business Technical Airlift (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 28 |
New York, NY |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 28 |
Indianapolis, IN |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 28 |
Austin, TX |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers | |
March 28 |
San Francisco, CA |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers | |
March 28 |
Community call |
Open Source Solutions Partner Community call: Infrastructure management tools |
Technical roles |
March 28 |
Online |
Ask the Experts: Lift and Shift to Azure (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 29 New |
Los Angeles, CA |
Sales Professionals |
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March 29 |
New York, NY |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 29 |
Indianapolis, IN |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
March 29 |
Austin, TX |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 29 |
San Francisco, CA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 29 |
Washington DC |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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March 29 New |
Online |
Technical roles |
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March 29 |
Online |
Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
March 30 |
Washington DC |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
March 30 New |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Windows Management (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
March 30 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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March 30 |
Office hours |
Marketing |
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March 31 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on deploying Skype for Business: Deploying Conferencing and Skype for Meeting Broadcast (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
Week of April 3–7
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 4–6 New |
Atlanta, GA |
Technical roles |
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April 4–6 New |
Iselin, NJ |
Technical roles |
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April 4 |
Nashville, TN |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 4 |
Omaha, NE |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 4 |
Denver, CO |
Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
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April 5 |
Nashville, TN |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Omaha, NE |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Denver, CO |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 5 |
Tampa, FL |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 6 |
Tampa, FL |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
Week of April 10–14
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 11 |
Atlanta, GA |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 11 |
Phoenix, AZ |
SMB Live: Maximize your cloud opportunity with hybrid IT | Business Leads, Sales, Marketing, Technical Decision Makers |
April 12 |
Atlanta, GA |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions | Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
April 12 |
Phoenix, AZ |
SMB Live: Microsoft Azure – spec, price, and bid your Microsoft cloud solutions |
Business Decision Makers, Technical Decision Makers, Presales Technical, Postsales Technical |
Week of April 17–21
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 19 |
Online |
Sales Professionals |
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April 19 New |
New York, NY |
Sales Professionals |
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April 19 New |
Irvine, CA |
Sales Professionals |
Week of April 24–28
Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call | Who should attend |
April 24–May 24 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hors/day) |
Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants |
April 24–April 26 |
Online |
Office 365 Cloud Productivity Competency Boot Camp (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
April 25–May 25 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 Accelerate for Operations: Distribution and Trade (Level 200; 2 days/week, 2 hours/day) |
Functional Consultants, Technical Consultants |