Welcome to the May Hot Sheet, a schedule of in-person training, live webcasts and partner calls for Microsoft U.S. partners. The schedule is organized by topic and product so you can quickly find the events that are applicable to your business and role. You can view the April issue and product release...

We have put together two virtual sessions of our in-person Lync 2013 Ignite training to allow more partners to attend. The sessions are April 30-May 3 and May 14-17. Just as with the classroom events, this deep technical training includes presentations that cover a wide variety of Lync topics –...

Use these interactive sessions to connect with Microsoft experts on the real-life scenarios your company experiences while providing Microsoft solutions. Chalk Talks are free-form sessions, facilitated by whiteboard interactions, that allow you to ask questions and receive real-time feedback from experts...

Bring your questions to these fully interactive sessions to become more knowledgeable about Microsoft products and technologies. Chalk Talks are free-form sessions, facilitated by whiteboard interactions, that allow you to ask questions and receive real-time feedback from Microsoft experts. Each Chalk...

" The new, modern Office will deliver unparalleled productivity and flexibility for both consumers and business customers. It is a cloud service and will fully light up when paired with Windows 8. " – Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft From January 22–24, sales and technical professionals from Microsoft...

A blog series to help U.S. Partners increase selling potential. The Microsoft Partner Sales Excellence program is designed to help develop your potential as a Microsoft sales specialist or pre-sales technical specialist. To assist you in earning the solutions selling accreditations this program offers...

We launched a new training sweepstakes earlier this month and have updated our list of eligible courses with some recently-released training. You will receive automatic entry* for attending any of these courses, up to the five allotted entries per person. You can register for the new courses via the...

Practice Accelerator is a comprehensive set of reusable tools and best practices that can help you identify customer requirements and project scope, analyze customer needs, and deploy solutions. Developed by Microsoft Consulting Services experts, Practice Accelerator is based on successful customer deployment...

A blog series to notify U.S. Partners about training sweepstakes. Our training sweepstakes has been updated for October and November, giving you a fresh opportunity to win* a prize. For each course you take, you’ll be automatically entered into our drawing for a Jawbone Jambox Wireless Speaker...

Welcome to this month’s Hot Sheet, a schedule of upcoming training opportunities for Microsoft U.S. partners, so you can plan ahead. For on-demand training, use one of our prescriptive learning plans , or create a custom learning plan containing individual trainings from one or more pre-built plans...

Microsoft has created a “Lync Accelerate” training program to help partners reduce the cost of sales, shorten sales cycles, and increase lead conversions into sales and deployment. Attend these upcoming live sessions. Date Session September 11, 8am PDT Delivering...

Are you looking to get certified in Microsoft Lync Server 2010? We’re pleased to tell you about this new Jump Start, a three-day Web series designed to help you pass the following two Lync exams: To prepare for Exam 70-664: TS: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring : Jump Start Series...

There’s plenty of time for you to enter our monthly training sweepstakes . Simply attend any of our featured on-demand training, covering the following topics. You’ll earn a drawing entry for each course you attend. Microsoft Lync 2010 Windows Intune Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Desktop Optimization...

Welcome to this month’s Hot Sheet, a schedule of upcoming live in-person and virtual training opportunities for Microsoft U.S. partners, so you can plan ahead. Looking for on-demand courses? On the Learning Plan Tool , search for relevant training by Microsoft product, competency, exam, and role. New...

Be the first to experience this free, interactive pilot offering. The session will provide an opportunity to present your scenarios and questions to the consultant and receive specific advice on how to proceed with your customers. After the session, you’ll be contacted for your feedback so we can...