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
Community calls for the US Partner Community are led by experts from across the US Partner Team, and provide practice-building and business-building guidance.
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Community name |
August calls information |
September calls information |
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Application Development |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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Azure Infrastructure and Management |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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Cloud Services Partner Incentives |
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Data Platform and Advanced Analytics |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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Dynamics 365 |
Dynamics 365 Inspire announcements and July update –on demand |
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Enterprise Mobility + Security |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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ISV and Application Builder |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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Leading Edge Webinar |
Microsoft 365 Business – on demand Demystifying the Cloud Solution Program and profiting at the same time – on demand August 30 – In these days of Digital Transformation are you social “fishing” or “hunting”? |
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Microsoft Community Connections for SMB Partners |
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MPN 101 |
New Partner Orientation August 2017 – on demand |
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Modern Workplace – Collaboration & Voice |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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Open Source Solutions |
No call in August. Look for new schedule soon |
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SMB Partner Insider |
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Windows and Devices |
Week of August 28–September 1
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Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
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August 29 |
Online |
Introduction to SharePoint Online: Moving to Cloud with OneDrive for Business (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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August 29 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive Module 3: Upgrading a Lync Infrastructure to Skype for Business (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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August 29 |
Online |
Partner Business Owners, Business Decision Makers |
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August 30 |
Community call |
Business, sales, technical |
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| August 30 |
Online |
What's new in Microsoft Azure (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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August 30 |
Online |
Leading Edge Webinar: In these days of Digital Transformation are you social “fishing” or “hunting”? |
Business, Sales |
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August 31 |
Community call |
Cloud Services Partner Incentives Office Hours |
Technical roles |
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August 31 |
Community call |
Windows & Devices partner community call: Microsoft Office 365, program updates, and more |
Technical roles |
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August 31 |
Online |
Partner Business Owners, Business Decision Makers |
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August 31 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive Module 4: Migrating a Skype for Business Backend Database to SQL AlwaysOn (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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August 31 |
Online |
Introduction to SharePoint Online: Moving to Cloud with SharePoint 2016 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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August 31 |
Online |
Ask the Experts on Azure Pricing Calculator (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of September 4–8
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Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
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September 5 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business fundamentals: Day 1 (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Online |
The Office 2007 retirement market opportunity (Level 100) |
Sales Professionals |
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September 6 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: What's new (Level 100) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on best practices moving from File Server To SharePoint Online (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Online |
Hybrid Cloud Management and security: Automation and security (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Online |
Cortana Intelligent Suite: Machine Learning (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 6 |
Community call |
Business, Sales |
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September 7 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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September 7 |
Community call |
Technical roles |
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September 7 |
Online |
Introduction to Azure IoT Suite (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 7 |
Online |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 8 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Azure IoT Suite (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 8 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Fundamentals: Day 2 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 8 |
Online |
Introduction to Cortana Intelligence Suite (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of September 11–15
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Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
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September 11 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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September 12–13 |
Iselin, NJ |
Technical Sales and Business Development Managers |
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September 12 |
Online |
Grow, manage, and increase profitability with Azure Internal Use Rights (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 12 |
Online |
Creating apps for the intelligent cloud: Integration scenarios (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 12 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Reference Architectures and Design (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 13 |
Online |
Introduction to Exchange Online (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 13 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business fundamentals: Day 3 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 13 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on hybrid cloud infrastructure using Windows Server 2016 (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 14 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Telecommunications concepts (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 15 |
Community call |
Sales, marketing |
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September 15 |
Online |
Creating apps for the Intelligent Cloud: DevOps (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 15 |
Online |
Ask The Experts on Exchange Online: Email Security best practices (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
Week of September 18–22
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Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
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September 18 |
Online |
Technical roles |
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September 18 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on migrating applications to Azure (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 18 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on SharePoint 2016 Hybrid Search (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 19 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Meeting and Video (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 19 |
Online |
What's new and highlights for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 19 |
Online |
Hybrid Cloud Management and Security: Introduction and Log Analytics (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 20 |
Online |
Enhance your Business with Skype for Business Online Academy (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 20 |
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Business, Sales |
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September 20 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on Containers and Nano Server (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
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September 21 |
Mountain View, CA |
IT Pros, Developers |
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September 21 |
Online |
Introduction to Skype for Business Technical Series: Server Core and Voice Improvements (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 21 |
Online |
Dynamics 365 for Operations: Advanced Integration (Level 200) |
Technical roles |
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September 22 |
Online |
Technical Deep Dive on migrating to Exchange Online (Level 300) |
Technical roles |
Week of September 25–29
October 2017
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Date |
Location |
Course, webcast, or call |
Who should attend |
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October 4 |
Community call |
Business, Sales |
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October 4 |
Online |
The modern workplace collaboration market opportunity (Level 100) |
Sales Professionals |
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October 6 |
Bellevue, WA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 11 |
Minneapolis, MN |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 11 |
San Francisco, CA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Boston, MA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Chicago, IL |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Dallas, TX |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Houston, TX |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Detroit, MI |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
New York, NY |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 12 |
Reston, VA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 17 |
Atlanta, GA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 18 |
Philadelphia, PA |
IT Professionals, Developers |
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October 18 |
Online |
Business, Sales |
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October 19 |
Office hours |
Business, Sales |
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| October 20 | Community call | Microsoft Community Connections for SMB Partners | Sales, Marketing |
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October 20 |
Irvine, CA |
IT Professionals, Developers |