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Microsoft Inspire 2022 is around the corner, and we look forward to welcoming our partners to this global digital event on July 19-20, 2022. The Microsoft industry clouds comprise of new and released industry capabilities powering digital transformation for customers and partners and are incredible opportunities for customers to get what they need within a particular industry.
Registration opens June 14, 2022. Just about everything you need to whet your appetite—and catch up on anything you may have missed— is in the Inspire 2021 Session catalog. Of course, we know many of you are focused on specific industry solutions, so let’s walk through some helpful industry sessions from last year.
Healthcare
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare makes it faster and easier to provide more efficient care and help ensure the end-to-end security, and compliance of health data. This session entitled, “Grow your Business with Microsoft Industry Cloud Solutions” offers insights into Microsoft’s pivot to industries, and the partner opportunity to implement, integrate, extend, and amplify Microsoft Cloud solutions, and Microsoft industry clouds.
Retail
Microsoft Cloud for Retail brings together different data sources across the retail value chain and connects experiences throughout the shopper journey using capabilities from Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, and Azure. This discussion “Industry alignment and transcending M365, Business Application and Azure domains” focuses on how Microsoft partners are verticalizing their offerings to better align with Microsoft, and drive transformative customer outcomes. Product, GTM, and Co-Sell verticalization are discussed in the context of Microsoft Industry Clouds.
Financial Services
Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services provides a set of cloud-based solutions that help enhance collaboration, automation, and insights to streamline processes, improves customer experience, and delivers rich data insights. Get a first-hand partner perspective on how Microsoft helps realize the full potential of customer data in “Enhance the customer experience through data insights and Dynamics 365.”
Nonprofit
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit connects intelligent and integrated cloud capabilities of the Microsoft stack to the most common nonprofit organizational scenarios. “Microsoft Teams plus ServiceNow in your workflows and processes” helps provide nonprofit organizations with a roadmap toward a holistic, connected platform, empowering staff and volunteers to focus on the work that matters most—delivering their mission.
Manufacturing
Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing is designed to deliver capabilities that support the core processes and requirements of the industry. ”How are global companies creating value at scale in digital manufacturing?” gives voice to how global companies are reducing conversion costs; improving inventory, performance and quality, and making their workforce more efficient.
Sustainability
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability enables users to not only set industry-aligned sustainability targets but provides actionable insights and reduction strategies to expedite their sustainability journeys. “Harnessing digital solutions to win in a net-zero sustainable future” dives deep to show you how Microsoft is helping companies harness digital technology as a sustainability growth driver.
Don’t forget about the 2022 Partner of the Year Awards
Microsoft Inspire 2022 is the place to level-up your roadmap for the upcoming year of partnering with Microsoft, network and build connections, share best practices, experience the latest product innovations, and develop new skills by choosing from hundreds of sessions.
And don’t forget, Inspire is also when we announce the 2022 Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists. These awards recognize outstanding successes and innovations from across the global and diverse partner ecosystem. There are a variety of categories that showcase the range of solutions built on Microsoft cloud and platforms, including two new awards that we’ve added this year:
- The Operational Excellence Award for partners who are committed to and recognize the importance of operational excellence to drive partner profitability, digital transformation, consumption, and customer loyalty.
- The Compliance Award for partners enabling customer success by delivering expertise through the technologies within the Microsoft Compliance product portfolio and advising customers as they navigate today’s compliance challenges.
- Learn more about the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards from Rodney Clark, Corporate Vice President, Channel Sales and Channel Chief.
• Not sure where to start? Find out about Microsoft Cloud for Industries.
