The 'I' in BI : Microsoft Training

LiveSeries Partner Live Meeting Programme www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/liveseries

Hayley — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:43:21 GMT

We have set up a Live Meeting section on the portal to host Live Meetings for Partners – called the Live Series. You may or may not have heard of these... but here they are if you haven’t.

Partners will also be able to view the on demand recordings of each Live Meeting post event.

Here are the links to the up and coming events some will require a partner log in for access.

LiveSeries Partner Live Meeting Programme (www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/liveseries):

· Tuesday 12 May - BPOS – what is it and how do partners make money from it?

· Wednesday 13th May 2009, 2pm - 3pm - Securing OCS Solutions

· Wednesday 13 May 2009 3pm - 4pm - CSAT Index: Effectively Measure Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty

· Monday 18^th May 2009 4pm - 5pm – System Centre technologies with Exchange Server 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007

· Wednesday 20th May 2009, 2pm - 3pm - Using Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) to provide secure remote access to applications

· Wednesday 3rd June 2009 4pm - 5pm - Capabilities and Value of Windows SharePoint Services

· Thursday 4^th June 4pm – 5pm - Server 2008 R2 – What’s New and where is the opportunity for Partners

· 10th June 2009 4pm-5pm - Capabilities and Value of MOSS Standard SAL

· 17th June 2009 4pm-5pm - Capabilities and Value of MOSS Enterprise SAL

· Tuesday 21st July 3pm - 4pm - CSAT Index: Effectively Measure Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty

· Wednesday 26th August 2009 3pm - 4pm - CSAT Index: Effectively Measure Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty

SharePoint Training Days..in Reading

Hayley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:58:22 GMT

Jessica Meats, one of our Partner Technology Specialists at Microsoft will be delivering two SharePoint training sessions at TVP.

I will be running two SharePoint training sessions for partners during March on the 18th and the 30th at the UK campus in Reading. These will be introductory and overview sessions intended to cover the whole of the SharePoint platform and give a good understanding of SharePoint's capabilities and value.

They are not going to be deeply technical and should be good for business managers considering investing in a SharePoint offering or sales people wanting to know how to explain the value.

If you are interested and are a registered Microsoft partner, please go to the Partner Learning Center and register for the event.

Check out her Blog for more details: http://blogs.technet.com/JessMeats/

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 training

Hayley — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:32:20 GMT

Course Title

Duration

Availability

44CO071 - Developing with SharePoint Server 2007

This course explores the development opportunities with Microsoft’s most recent release of SharePoint Products and Technologies. The first half of the course focuses on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) where you will learn how develop fundamental WSS building blocks such as features, application pages, site pages, Web Parts, custom list types, site columns, content types and custom workflow programs. The second half of the course focuses on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). You will learn how to assemble and configure business solutions by using and extending the portal and web content management features of MOSS as well as other server-side services such as the Business Data Catalog, Forms Services, Excel Services and Report Center.

https://training.Partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=249660

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=249664

5 day

London

16^th Feb – 20^th Feb

London

27^th April – 1^st May

44WK035 - Developing Integrated Solutions using Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

With the advent of Microsoft CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 the development of integrated collaboration solutions has become even easier. Delegates will develop an understanding of methods and practices available for the development of solutions using features of these products.
This two day workshop offers a mix of instructor-led training and extensive use of hands-on-labs to build a scenario-based collaboration solution. As a workshop, there is considerable hands-on experience which will help delegates better understand the mechanisms involved in creating solutions using Microsoft CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=262350&site=UK&lang=en-uk

2 day

London

26-27 March

BPIO University Online Course: Enterprise Content Management

Microsoft's Enterprise Content Management solution helps organizations manage both their structured and unstructured data and addresses major organizational concerns, such as lost time due to searching for information and the inability to meet compliance requirements. Learn more to help your customers address these pain points. (Length: 59 minutes)

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1749527&page=/plc/search.aspx

BPIO University Online Course: Collaboration

Microsoft's Collaboration solutions simplify the way people and organizations work together to empower teams through collaborative Workspaces, connect organizations through portals, and enable communities with social computing tools. (Length: 45 minutes)

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1751417&page=/plc/search.aspx

Qualifying FAST and SharePoint Search Opportunities

With the acquisition of FAST, Microsoft now has strong enterprise search offerings for all tiers of the enterprise search market. With this training partners will learn how to differentiate between the various Microsoft search offerings, at the same time as it will help clarify what Microsoft solutions may be best suited for their customers. The training is heavily focused on the differentiation between the SharePoint Search Server and the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (ESP), but partners will also learn to discuss the unique selling points through strong customer evidences. This training is an excellent start to enhance understanding of the benefits and differentiators of the 3 Microsoft Enterprise Search offerings.

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1855853&page=/plc/search_adv.aspx

Deploying Microsoft® Forefront™ Server Security Products (6080AE) ... for use with SharePoint Server

This online clinic will provide the knowledge necessary to understand the key features of Microsoft Forefront Server Security for Exchange and Microsoft Forefront Server Security for SharePoint. In addition to an overview of the Forefront Server Security products, this clinic will also cover how to install Forefront Server Security in an enterprise network environment. This clinic will also cover the knowledge you will need to manage a Forefront Server Security deployment, such as configuration, reporting and maintaining Forefront Server Security product deployments.

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1674967&page=/plc/search_adv.aspx#

Please find details of the (BPIO) Business Productivity Infrastructure Readiness that is available for Partners

Hayley — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:30:46 GMT

This readiness covers both Sales & Technical aspects and is split into the Solutions areas below.

And ... don’t forget Certification is a great way to demonstrate your skills.

And ... you can search the Partner Learning Centre for courses ... https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search.aspx

· BPIO – Instructor led workshops ... Places available ... PLUS ... On-line BPIO courses!

· Enterprise Project Management - Instructor led workshops ... Places available .... PLUS ... On-line BPIO EPM courses!

· BPOS- Business Productivity Online Services – Instructor led workshops ... Places available ... PLUS ... On-line courses!

· Unified Communications – Instructor led workshops ... Places available ... PLUS ... On-line courses!

· Microsoft Office - InfoPath – Instructor led workshops ... Places available

· Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 – Instructor led workshops ... Places available ... PLUS ... On-line courses!

· APO – Application Platform Optimisation – On-line courses!

As some Partners are looking at reducing their Travel and Expenses costs I have included some Online materials... more in March.

Limited-time offer just for Microsoft Certified and Gold Certified partners.

Build expertise and prepare for 2007 Microsoft Office system exams by taking advantage of free Microsoft E-learning course collections. Check this link to see a listing of the courses that are available in this collection.

Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University is compromised of self-paced online and instructor-led training designed to help you and your team develop and broaden your technical expertise, increase your ability to sell and implement cross-platform solutions, and enable and enhance business-value conversations with your customers about Microsoft technologies, including the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The major objectives of the project include the delivery of eight video “vignettes”, delivered by subject matter experts and outlining the opportunity and overview of each of the eight BPIO modules.

www.msbpio.com/online is the official landing site for BPIO U Online

Course Title

Duration

Availability

BPIO Sales University – Instructor led workshops

BPIO U (Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization University) is a comprehensive sales programme that will prepare and arm strategic partners with knowledge & tools to drive growth and win customers on the Microsoft business productivity platform.

Get an in-depth understanding of the Business Productivity Infrastructure Model, its relationship and interdependence with the other Microsoft IO models (Application Infrastructure and Core Infrastructure) and learn how to leverage the BPIO Model to help customers solve real world business problems on the Microsoft platform

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=252474

2 day

NO Charge to Partners

March 4-5

Reading

BPIO Sales University – On-line Courses

A fundamental introduction and overview of Infrastructure Optimization and BPIO University. Focuses on the two key pillars of BPIO: Easy Powerful IW Experiences and IT Flexibility and Control as well as guidance on how to use the latest tools and resources from Microsoft

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1850967&page=/plc/search.aspx

Infrastructure Optimization: Essentials – (Level 100)

This course will provide Microsoft partners information to link their customers’ business needs to the many exciting possibilities that Infrastructure Optimization can offer them. At the end of the course the partners will be able to:

- Identify the customer IO profiles for three IO models

- Identify how IO models help you define customer challenges and highest impact opportunities

- Identify how partners can work with Microsoft to leverage the value of IO profiling

- Learn about the Microsoft resources available to service prospects and customers

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1739068&page=/plc/search_adv.aspx#

Microsoft Learning

http://www.microsoft.com/Learning/

Business Productivity Online Services courses, BPOS

· Product Training – Understand Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite

Microsoft Online Services Training Webcast

· White Paper – Read the new Microsoft Online Services whitepaper

Microsoft Online Services: Giving Businesses a New Choice for Productivity White Paper (PDF, 350 KB)

· Quick Reference Card – Use this concise guide to reference key advantages and handle specific objections

Quick Reference Card (PDF, 311 KB)

· Summary – Top 10 business advantages a customer can achieve by subscribing to Microsoft Online Services

Microsoft Online Services Top 10 (PDF, 260 KB)

Course Title

Duration

Availability

44CO107 - Implementing Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) – Technical

This one-day hands-on workshop provides students with the necessary knowledge to plan and implement a Microsoft® Online Services company environment in a classroom environment. This course includes a fictional client with which the students will plan their Microsoft Online Services company environment. Also, students gain first-hand knowledge about implementing their client’s companies Microsoft Online Services subscriptions services and base architecture.

Attendees need to bring their OWN laptop to the Reading and Edinburgh events

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=257973&EventTypeID=2&page=/plc/search.asp

1 day

NO Charge to partners

London

13^th February

Reading

18th March

31^st March

22^nd April

Edinburgh

12th March

5 day fast track course for PerformancePoint Server 2007

Hayley — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:10:50 GMT

Sign up now :) https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=253911&EventTypeID=2&page=/plc/search_adv.aspx

PerformancePoint Certification Workshop= ‘PPS Exam Cram’ Sign up now by clicking on the screen shot below

Hayley — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:04:04 GMT

Microsoft BI Partner Readiness Communique

Hayley — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:56:24 GMT

Microsoft Business Intelligence Sale Bootcamp Series

Attend this upcoming series of live web seminars starting December 4th and find out how you can help organizations quickly, effectively, and economically get access to, analyze, report on, and share the information they need to achieve corporate objectives. In this series you will learn how Microsoft Business Intelligence—a complete, fully integrated set of BI technologies, can help reduce the complexity of organizing and distributing information and lead to competitive advantages, overall better decisions, and an improved bottom line.

Understand the Partner Opportunities related to selling and implementing Microsoft Business Intelligence and how you can position Microsoft BI effectively. Learn how to communicate the benefits and demonstrate the capabilities of the Planning as well as the Monitoring and Analytics components of Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 to key Business Decision Makers.

Limited time offer: Be one of the first 160 partners to register & view any 3 of the 7 BI Bootcamp Webcast Series and receive the following groundbreaking book FREE at the end of the promotional period (see website for more details).

Drive Business Performance: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution (Microsoft Executive Leadership Series): This groundbreaking guide provides a deep understanding of how to achieve enterprise performance management objectives, backed up by first-hand accounts from Fortune 500 companies who are winning by building accountability, intelligence, and informed decision-making into their organizational DNA. Drive Business Performance explains the competitive advantage experienced by organizations that create and manage a "Culture of Performance."

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details

Business Intelligence: BDM and TDM Presentation

Customise this sales presentation to help show your business decision maker and technical decision maker customers how Microsoft business intelligence solutions can improve their businesses.

Click Here

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details

BI Demo Contest: (see attachment for Complete Details)

This is a skill-based Contest. The object of this Contest is to offer Microsoft Business Intelligence Partners the opportunity to showcase demos that depict a “day in the life of” scenario that uses the spectrum of Microsoft Business Intelligence including Monitoring, Analysis, Reporting and Planning. On or around the close of the Entry Period (as defined below), eligible winners will be selected based on the judging criteria set forth below. Partners can choose to use the online infrastructure to build the demo. Please visit http://partner.microsoft.com/bi for details including guidance on demo framework.

This Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on December 31, 2008

Up to three (3) Grand Prizes. A prize package consisting of the following:

· An opportunity to feature your demo on a Microsoft Business Intelligence web site http://www.microsoft.com/bi on terms and conditions that we specify.

· An opportunity to feature your demo in a Microsoft Academy Live Web session to the Microsoft field within 60 days of you being selected as the winner, on terms and conditions that we specify.

· An opportunity to receive funding for one (1) 30-day Enterprise Demand Generation Campaign (ARV, $10,000 USD), on terms and conditions that we specify.

For details on Official entry procedures, rules, restrictions and guidelines on registration
go to http://partner.microsoft.com/bi

Contact msbidemo@microsoft.com for more details

Business Builder Events: Build and grow your Business Intelligence & Performance Management Business

Accelerate and grow your Business Intelligence practice by attending this course to refine your strategy and go-to-market approach for delivering BI solutions to customers. This course is designed to help take an existing Business Intelligence Practice to new heights to support your business aspirations. The class focuses on taking an existing practice and making it more productive, and profitable. By using step by step playbooks you will walk through the partner sales cycle, get a refresh on key business principles and best practices. Enjoy as the playbooks align the right Microsoft Partner Program tools at the appropriate time in the business cycle to help you maximize your productivity and relationship with Microsoft.

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details

Business Intelligence Competency

Learn how to get started on achieving the Performance Management and Business Intelligence Platform Specializations by visiting http://partner.microsoft.com/bi and viewing the specialization requirements

Performance Management Specialization

Business Intelligence Specialization

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

Business Intelligence Role-Based Learning Paths

Use these learning and readiness resources to update your skills or acquire new ones. And expand your knowledge about Microsoft SQL Server and business intelligence (BI) to become more valuable to your customers. You’ll find learning paths designed for you, whether you are in sales or technical presales, or are an implementer or architect.

Get Started Now

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 Planning: Implementation Workshop I (BPIO U Business Intelligence Series)

The four and half day PerformancePoint Server 2007 Planning: Implementation Workshop I course walks through setup of a budgeting solution for an enterprise level entity. Company and business scenarios are presented to the students with requirements and budget assumptions, offering a discussion on how to prepare for a Planning implementation. As part of the class deliverables, students will create an application, set up dimensions, models and load data. Profit and Loss budget input forms are built, including sub ledger detail forms such as Human Resources and Revenue modeling. Business rules are defined to further customize the input forms. Students will set up Security and define processes to replicate a real world user experience. Reports are designed in various formats to show the end results needed to analyze the planning information.
Planning Implementation Workshop I is recommended for all professionals who will be administering or implementing Planning. This course is designed for the Hybrid role, or power user, who is a business analyst with technical skills.

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

Planning Series I in Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 eLearning Course (BPIO U Business Intelligence Track)

Can’t make one of the in-person classes? Take the class via our eLearning option. This collection covers the set up of a budgeting solution for a single currency, enterprise company. Company and business scenarios are presented with budgeting assumptions. Students begin by creating the application and step through creating dimensions, loading data, and designing input forms and reports. Students design a sales and human resources sub ledger and then move the data down to the final profit and loss budget. Business rules are created for calculation purposes.

Get Started Now

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

ExamCram Webcast: How to Prepare for the Performance Management Exam 70-556 (Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007): ON-DEMAND!

Has your management recently informed you that your firm will be pursuing the new Microsoft BI Competency/Performance Management Specialization…and YOU are one of the consultants that will be taking the exam on behalf of the firm. Or perhaps you’ve known for some time that you would be taking the exam, and you’ve spent time studying/preparing and now you want to validate that you are well prepared. In either case, this “cramcast” is for you. For those who are in the earlier stages of preparation, we’ll be reviewing all of the materials that you should know about as you set out to prepare for the exam (webcasts, Labcasts, instructor led training, books, etc.). For those that are further along in your preparations, we’ll drill down in a little more into detail on the actual content that will be covered on the exam itself so that you can validate your level of confidence and knowledge in key topics BEFORE the actual exam. Lastly, we’ll review the US MSPP Back To School Program, under which your firm may be eligible for free exam vouchers.

Watch it Today

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Labcast

The PerformancePoint Server 2007 Labcast Series is taken from a live, four-day, instructor-led event and is approximately 25 hours in length. A labcast is a series of hosted Hands On Labs coupled with accompanying minute instructor led videos. Students flip back and forth from the video to the lab as if they were in the classroom. You are encouraged to do one or multiple labs at a time, and then return for more labs at your convenience. Visit the following link to get started:

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Training - Labcast

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Implementation Web Series! Now Available On-Demand!

This three-part webcast series will introduce partners to the Microsoft Consulting Services’ Performance management Center of Excellence (PM-CoE).

The PM-CoE is responsible for documenting implementation methodology and best practices for Performance Point Server 2007.

The first two presentations will take partners through the suggested phases of a generic PerformancePoint Server M&A and Planning implementation; what to look out for – and the “do’s” and the “don’ts”. In addition, a webcast detailing Microsoft’s internal implementation of PerformancePoint Server 2007 is also included.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: M&A Implementation Methodologies and Best Practices

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: Planning Implementation Methodologies and Best Practices

Microsoft Finance Case Study: PerformancePoint Server 2007 Planning Implementation Do’s and Don’ts

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

Downloadable Implementation Plans

This guide contains detailed information about how to plan a deployment of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

The PerformancePoint Server Implementation Guide consists of 12 Microsoft Office documents (templates, projects, and worksheets) that can help you plan your implementation of PerformancePoint Server. Start with the Project Plan Framework presentation for a detailed introduction to the tasks involved in implementing PerformancePoint and for guidance on how to most effectively use the templates. Included in the guide are templates for configuration planning, training, requirements gathering, and a plan for a personalized operations and maintenance plan. Click here to get started.

Contact Joanne Pinter for more details.

BI Bootcamp Series Part 1: Microsoft Business Intelligence: Sales and Marketing Execution & Readiness Resources

Hayley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:42:45 GMT

Ramp up on the latest Readiness and Campaigns by taking part in the relevant webcast by clicking on the link below

BI Bootcamp Series Part 1: Microsoft Business Intelligence: Sales and Marketing Execution & Readiness Resources

In this session we will discuss FY09 Customer campaigns, Sales & Marketing Execution and steps partners need to follow to build a successful Microsoft BI Practice . Information on the upcoming and available resources to partners around training and certification will be provided. The session will conclude with an overview of the newly launched BI competency in the Microsoft Partner Program including prerequisites and benefits associated with it.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

Training still available for those of you interested in gaining more skills in SQL Server 2008

Hayley — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:03:09 GMT

Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers

SQL Server 2008 offers an impressive array of capabilities for professional developers that build upon key innovations introduced in SQL Server 2005. The Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers training course will help you understand how to build enterprise-class applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008.

Course duration: 2 days

Dates currently scheduled: 13th October, London (more will be scheduled if there is demand)

Link for more information: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=dbc8944a-ffc8-4d64-a960-76ec7b1f5f26&site=UK&lang=en-uk

1. SQL Server 2008 Database Infrastructure and Scalability

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=609fbc78-d2c6-4d99-b335-3ee759b12713&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This three-day training course will help database administrators understand how to exploit the new performance, scalability, manageability and high-availability enhancements introduced in SQL Server 2008. Attendees will also learn how to exploit these capabilities, ensure application scalability and how to manage a database using new SQL Server 2008 features.

Delivery dates scheduled so far are:

11th August, London

10th September, London

19th Jan, Altrincham

2. Introduction to SQL Server 2008 BI Solution Development

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=c490cfa6-8115-4087-ae8a-d20a5e0f329b&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This three day course is designed to give developers the confidence to tackle a BI project, and the content is equally relevant to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. This should be attended by developers who are new to the Microsoft BI platform, not those who are familiar with BI development but wish to update their knowledge to SQL Server 2008.

Delivery dates scheduled so far are:

29th September, Maidenhead

19th Jan, Altrincham

26th Jan, Maidenhead

3. Essential SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence for Developers

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=7138c764-6eee-40b4-80f9-cf2757aee150&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This two day course is targeted at experienced BI developers (or those who have completed the Introduction to SQL Server 2008 BI Solution Development course above) and wish to learn how to exploit the new features of SQL Server 2008 in their BI applications.

These dates have been scheduled to allow students to attend both BI courses in the same week if they are interested.

1st October, Maidenhead

22nd Jan, Altrincham

29th Jan, Maidenhead

New Sales and Licensing 101 Training for Partners for a number of product areas

Hayley — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:53:41 GMT

The Partner Readiness Team is happy to announce a new date for the new look Sales and Licensing Induction for Partners.

Please pass this information on to your partners and ask them to enroll as soon as possible as spaces are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.

This session is aimed to equip new starter sales people with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to talk to new and existing customers about the business benefits of Microsoft technologies, and associated areas such as licensing.

The day will be packed with Microsoft technologies. The agenda is as follows –

• Introduction to the day and the course
• Microsoft Office
• Windows Vista
• The Microsoft Unified Communications solution
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
• Other key Microsoft server applications
• Tour of Microsoft Campus (optional)
• Windows Server
• Virtualisation
• The System Center Family
• ForeFront Security
• The fundamentals of Microsoft licensing

If you would like to book themselves onto this course on the 13^th November at TVP, all you need to do is sign in to the Partner Learning Centre and click HERE!

Now Live: 'Planning Series I in Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007' course

Hayley — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:00:11 GMT

Course Duration: 4.5 days

Cost to attend: £800 for Gold and Certified partners, £1000 for registered.

Dates:

27th Oct in Maidenhead

15th December in Altrincham

12th January in Maidenhead

16th March in Altrincham

Link to enrol

Please note

We have previously offered this course: Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 Technical Training

This course is made up of 2 days of Planning, and two of Monitoring and Analytics.

The new course builds on the planning material in this course, and so may not be suitable for people who have already attended the previous course due to an overlap of material. Full course contents for the new material can be found in the attachment.

Details of the other courses that have been scheduled are included below. If your partners have any problems enrolling, please ask them to contact our helpdesk on 0870 8509442, or by email on ukplcsup@microsoft.com.

Microsoft Data Warehouse in Depth

Hayley — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:55:40 GMT

Kimball University

learn from the Toolkit experts at Crown Plaza, London
20-23 October 2008

Microsoft Data Warehouse in Depth

Covering the complete suite of data warehousing tools that accompanies SQL Server, Warren Thornthwaite and Joy Mundy, the authors with Ralph Kimball of The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit will focus on the full project lifecycle, including design, development, deployment and maintenance

This four-day course will provide you with practical guidance for every member of the data warehouse team. You'll learn how to:

Identify high-value business requirements and build organisational support for the project
Design an information infrastructure for the enterprise using established dimensional design
Design and build a flexible and powerful ETL system to clean, align and restructure data for business use
Provide decision makers with tools to analyse business problems and opportunities
Use data mining to uncover data relationships and trends
Build BI applications in Reporting Services
And much more!

Course Details
To download the course brochure please follow the link below: http://www.obisomni.com/kimball_q4k_mdwd_microsoft.pdf

For group discount queries or further information please email: j.larcombe@sayonemedia.com or telephone Jane Larcombe on +44 (0)1603 671318

Please fax the Microsoft registration form (which is included in the course brochure), to receive a 10% discount against the standard course price

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best in the business!

Registered in England and Wales Registration No: 6412064

More Training...

Hayley — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:32:24 GMT

Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers

Course duration: 2 days

Dates currently scheduled: 13th October, London (more will be scheduled if there is demand)

Cost to attend: £400 for Gold and Certified partners, £500 for Registered

Link for more information: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=dbc8944a-ffc8-4d64-a960-76ec7b1f5f26&site=UK&lang=en-uk

Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5

This three day instructor led course introduces developers to Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5. The course will provide developers with the opportunity to gain solid hands on experience in:

· LINQ

· Workflow Services

· Windows Presentation Foundation and ASP.NET AJAX Integration

· Key features of Visual Studio Team System 2008

Course duration: 3 days

Dates currently scheduled: 13th October, London; 17th November Altrincham (more will be scheduled if there is demand)

Cost to attend: £600 for Gold and Certified partners, £750 for Registered

Link for more information: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=0aff7f13-4d94-44d3-8d14-fec2753dd615&site=UK&lang=en-uk

Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization University

This two day BPIO U (Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization University) course is a comprehensive sales programme that will prepare and arm strategic partners with knowledge & tools to drive growth and win customers on the Microsoft business productivity platform. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the Business Productivity Infrastructure Model, and its relationship and interdependence with the other Microsoft IO models (Application Infrastructure and Core Infrastructure).
Course duration: 2 days

Dates currently scheduled: Sep 22, Regus TVP; Nov 12^th, TVP; Jan 21^st, London

Cost to attend: free (we do not charge for sales training)

Link for more information: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search.aspx?ssid=02BF3B0318C14A3BAF94CFFA05257655&IsPLCSS=1

If you have any problems enrolling, please contact our helpdesk on 0870 8509442, or by email on ukplcsup@microsoft.com.

New Training for BI .......

Hayley — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:25:24 GMT

The Partner Readiness team is pleased to announce the delivery schedule of the following courses. Please pass this information on to your partners and ask them to enrol as soon as possible.

Please note – more courses will be scheduled if there is sufficient demand. There is a charge to attend all technical courses, please follow the link for each course for more details.

1. SQL Server 2008 Database Infrastructure and Scalability

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=609fbc78-d2c6-4d99-b335-3ee759b12713&site=UK&lang=en-uk

Delivery dates scheduled so far are:

11^th August, London

10th September, London

19th Jan, Altrincham

2. Introduction to SQL Server 2008 BI Solution Development

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=c490cfa6-8115-4087-ae8a-d20a5e0f329b&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This three day course is designed to give developers the confidence to tackle a BI project, and the content is equally relevant to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. This should be attended by developers who are new to the Microsoft BI platform, not those who are familiar with BI development but wish to update their knowledge to SQL Server 2008.

Delivery dates scheduled so far are:

29^th September, Maidenhead

19^th Jan, Altrincham

26^th Jan, Maidenhead

3. Essential SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence for Developers

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=7138c764-6eee-40b4-80f9-cf2757aee150&site=UK&lang=en-uk

These dates have been scheduled to allow students to attend both BI courses in the same week if they are interested.

1^st October, Maidenhead

22^nd Jan, Altrincham

29^th Jan, Maidenhead

4. Implementing and Maintaining Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Course

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search.aspx?ssid=65D24292D1FB4969A219B1CBB79949E6

This is a residential, intensive and compressed course intended for those partners who want to get a head start on the SharePoint certifications.

· Ten days compressed into five

· Training for 12+ hours a day

· Residential course, with 24 hour availability of labs and instructor

· Exams taken during the week

Note - These are the last two deliveries that we will subsidise of this course, so if your partners are interested please ask them to sign up as soon as possible.

28^th September (registration, course starts on 29^th September), Oxfordshire

7^th December (registration, course starts on 8^th December), Oxfordshire

5. Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 Technical Training

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=f017ef3d-db86-44e9-b11b-bf9c3e219a3c&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This four day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to architect and build Business Intelligence solutions using Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. This session covers both Monitoring and Analytics and Planning.

9^th September, London

25^th November, Altrincham

Note – These are the last two deliveries we will subsidise of this course, so if your partners are interested please ask them to sign up as soon as possible. We are expecting to schedule a five day advanced PerformancePoint course, with deliveries starting in October. When this is scheduled it will be announced as usual.

6. Developing with SharePoint Server 2007

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=4a3278dc-371b-41bc-81f7-6f53188b5100

20^th October, London

8^th December, Altrincham

9^th Feb, London

27^th April, London

7. Developers Guide To Web Content Management

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/search_adv.aspx?ssid=6d49d9f3-a95c-4f4d-8a30-da2c3299bec0&site=UK&lang=en-uk

This five day training course is designed to provide SharePoint developers with the basic and intermediate information and skills they need to extend, customize, and deploy a Web content management (WCM) publishing site implementation. The primary audience for this course is SharePoint developers who are responsible for the successful implementation of a WCM site.

More dates to be scheduled, current dates are:

10^th November, Leicestershire.

The deliveries below are still being scheduled and will be announced as usual when this is complete.

8. Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers, 13^th October, London. This is a new, two day course. More deliveries will follow.

9. BPIO University: the first delivery is due 22^nd September. This will use the new 2 day course material.

10. Groove Technical training: one day Groove course, first delivery planned for October.

11. Voice Ignite: five day Unified Comms course, first delivery provisionally planned for October/November.

12. Remember we also have MPT sales decks available, for delivery on the partner’s site:

· SharePoint (The Product, BI, Unified Comms and Collaboration, ECM) - Training for Telesales Staff and Solution Sales staff

· Unified Comms - Training for Telesales Staff and Solution Sales staff

· Selling the Microsoft Business Intelligence Solution - Training for Solution Sales staff

More information can be found on the New Partner Facing Learning Website. The new site is not a change to the way you make bookings, but more a tool to help your partners discover what training is available. By clicking on course descriptions partners can search for courses using products, or audience type. This then shows a complete filtered list of courses that might be of interest to them.

The site can be found at: https://sharepoint.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/sites/Channel%20Academy/default.aspx

If your partners have any problems enrolling, please ask them to contact our helpdesk on 0870 8509442, or by email on ukplcsup@microsoft.com.

Partner Learning Centre Training

Hayley — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:08:33 GMT

All, I have been hunting around and there are lots of places to locate some additional readiness training on all Microsoft software. Please you your Partner Programme login's to access the Partner Learning Centre.

Have a look at the academy stuff, also available offline…

You can access all On-Demand recorded sessions and upcoming Partner Academy Live sessions through the PLC at the PLC Catalog.

The 'I' in BI : Microsoft Training

LiveSeries Partner Live Meeting Programme www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/liveseries

SharePoint Training Days..in Reading

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 training

Please find details of the (BPIO) Business Productivity Infrastructure Readiness that is available for Partners

5 day fast track course for PerformancePoint Server 2007

PerformancePoint Certification Workshop= ‘PPS Exam Cram’ Sign up now by clicking on the screen shot below

Microsoft BI Partner Readiness Communique

BI Bootcamp Series Part 1: Microsoft Business Intelligence: Sales and Marketing Execution & Readiness Resources

Training still available for those of you interested in gaining more skills in SQL Server 2008

New Sales and Licensing 101 Training for Partners for a number of product areas

Now Live: 'Planning Series I in Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007' course

Microsoft Data Warehouse in Depth

Kimball University

learn from the Toolkit experts at Crown Plaza, London 20-23 October 2008

Microsoft Data Warehouse in Depth

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New Training for BI .......

Partner Learning Centre Training

learn from the Toolkit experts at Crown Plaza, London
20-23 October 2008