Check out these top stories for the latest news of the week for Microsoft partners in the Americas.
Looking for partner training courses, community calls, and events? Refer to the Events Calendar that’s updated regularly as we learn about new offerings. To stay in touch with us and connect with other partners and Microsoft sales, marketing, and product experts, join our US Partner Community on MPC.
New posts on the US Partner Community blog
- 5 unique ways to show support during Black History Month
- More changes are coming in the New Commerce Experience
- Celebrate your social impact with Partner of the Year Awards and #BuildFor2030
- 12 ways we love our partners
- How storytelling defines winners | Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
- Priorities Pulse: Partner brief for FY22 H2
- Drive sales and Go-to-Market in our new Azure Program
- More Cloud Weeks are coming: Register to build your Security and Business Apps skills
- Nominations now open for Microsoft Partner of the Year Award 2022!
- Now available: Seat-based offers in the new commerce experience
- February 2022 Hot Sheet partner training schedule
- Early success of Black Partner Growth Initiative partners paves the way for new accelerator & special programs
- Partner Essentials resource roundup
- Path to digital first begins with Microsoft Cloud for Retail
- Closing the Opportunity Gap and Advancing Racial Justice in the Tech Industry
- Nurture a culture of sustainable inclusion | Partner Success Guide
- Join APBP and start your guided journey to building on Azure
Upcoming community calls, events, and webcasts
| Date | Event title | Location | Who should attend |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM | Marketplace Office Hours Introduction to Marketplace | Online | Business roles, Sales & marketing roles, Technical roles |
| February 22, 2022 at 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Marketplace Office Hours: Azure Government Marketplace Opportunity | Online | Business roles, Sales & marketing roles, Technical roles |
| February 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Building a Security Practice | Online | |
| February 23, 2022 at 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Dynamics 365 Business Central in a Day | Online | |
| February 24, 2022 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Marketplace Office Hours: Billing and Payouts | Online | Business roles |
| February 24, 2022 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Microsoft Power Platform Dev Series – Part 1 of 4: Rapidly Build Apps with Power Apps | Online | |
| February 24, 2022 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Microsoft Power Platform Dev Series – Part 1 of 4: Rapidly Build Apps with Power Apps | Online |
Microsoft Partner Network news
- Announcing new Windows 365 resources for partners
- Microsoft training aims to grow both technical and sales skills for Business Applications
- Celebrating partners who are writing their own history within the Black Partner Growth Initiative
- Five AI and IoT trends Intel and Microsoft see benefiting solution partners in 2022
- Microsoft Inspire 2022 and Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards Nominations
- Microsoft training can fortify your security knowledge for real-world scenarios
- New partner innovations power the future at CES and NRF 2022
- What’s new for Microsoft partners: January 2022 edition
- A new year of partner success
- January 10: Seat-based offers now available in the new commerce experience
- Closing the tech skills gap: Why partners should embrace continual learning
- An update for partners with Microsoft Partner Network competencies
- Partner solutions for a more sustainable future
- Partner Innovation series: The rise of the Intelligent Store
- Three tips to help you market yourself as a Microsoft partner
- Deliver new speed and scale with consumption motions
- New partner opportunities for small business with Teams Essentials
Featured videos
- Global Partner Solutions US, Go-to-Market Fireside Chat
- GitHub Universe Top 10 Announcements for Partners
- Azure App Service State of the Union
- Azure Virtual Desktop and Managing User Environments with MSIX App Attach & FSLogix
- MSUS Partners Holiday Greeting
- Azure Virtual Desktop and Managing User Environments with MSIX App Attach & FSLogix
- Modern Analytics Academy Playlist (new content, part 5 available)
- Azure Virtual Desktop – Architectural Planning and Strategies
- There’s Still Time to Register for the Microsoft #Buildfor2030 Hackathon – Deadline Nov 22nd
- Microsoft and Adobe enable Clark County, Nevada, to excel with their Hybrid Work strategy!
Learning news
- The 2-Minute Recap: Everything new with Security, Compliance, and Identity on Microsoft Learn
- The 2-Minute Recap: Everything new with Microsoft 365 on Microsoft Learn
- New Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 training: January 2022 roundup
- The 2-Minute Recap: Everything new with Security, Compliance, and Identity on Microsoft Learn
- The 5-Minute Recap: Everything new with Microsoft 365 on Microsoft Learn
- Announcing a new name for the Data Analyst Associate certification
- New Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 training: December 2021 roundup
- New to Microsoft Certification exams? We have something you need to try
- ‘Choose curiosity, embrace challenges’: A learning culture prepares Unit4 for the future
- New certification for Customer Data Platform Specialists
- Announcing the new certification for Microsoft Teams voice engineers
- New Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 training: November 2021 roundup
- Two words: free renewals
- Available now: Exam AZ-800 (beta) and Exam AZ-801 (beta)
- Prove your skills. Protect your investment.
- Woman-owned business finds diverse talent for Microsoft partners
