Plumbing & Wiring in a Microsoft World : Partner Only

Deployment and MDOP - Training for Technical Professionals

infoz — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:29:00 GMT

Looks like the folks at the Partner Academy have come up with a winning format for some technical training: an in-depth multi-week asynchronous delivery, as described below:

Register now! This Partner Academy class is specifically designed for technical audiences and covers the technical and business aspects of optimizing the desktop with Windows Vista and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack including its architecture, configuration, deployment, and ongoing management. You will get valuable hands-on experience as well as a business value perspective.

The registration link in the Partner Learning Center is:

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=252533

[RH]

H1 2008 Aussie Partner Readiness Schedule - Infrastructure Highlights

infoz — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:53:00 GMT

Just a quick heads up on some of the partner readiness training planned for Jan-June 2008. I've plucked the following out as of most interest to all the infrastructure specialists...

Microsoft Deployment Airlift (Including SoftGrid, VISTA and Windows Server 2008) (The new BDD...)

System Center: Virtual Machines Manager, Configuration Manager, Data Protection Manager

Office Communication Server & Unified Comms

Windows Server 2008 : IT Pro

These heavily subsidised courses are running across various state capitals in the next 6 months or so (check links for dates, locations and registration info).

[RH]

Partner Business Briefings on Microsoft Virtualisation

infoz — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:35:53 GMT

Running across cities in 5 Australian states, these briefings are designed to help Microsoft Partners understand the business opportunity that the new wave of server technologies will present. The first ones are running in November and December and will cover Microsoft Virtualisation and Management [RH]

REGISTER NOW:

· Brisbane November 30^th: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359092&Culture=en-AU

· Sydney December 6^th : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359090&Culture=en-AU

· Melbourne December 7^th : http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359091&Culture=en-AU

· Adelaide December 14^th: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359093&Culture=en-AU

· Perth December 13^th: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359094&Culture=en-AU

Three Steps to Certification for MS Partners

infoz — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:15:06 GMT

Get the lowdown on how Partner Skills Plus can help you achieve the latest certifications with this 2 page download - a great way to help you understand the new generation of certifications from Microsoft and how to save money on training and certification. Highlights include:

60% savings on Exam Coach
45% savings on MS Press Books
35% savings on MS E-Learning courses
Free practice tests (selected exams only)
32% savings on new generation MS exams

There's also a host of useful links to further information in this pdf. [RH]

System Center Partner Airlift for Aussie Partners

infoz — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:09:47 GMT

Register here for heavily subsidised, level 300 training for Australian partners, covering System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 and System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. Melbourne and Sydney only at this stage.

As three of the four pillars of the Server Management Suite - Enterprise, it's essential that partners get up to speed on the new launch of System Center products - there will be some fantastic opportunities for partners to deliver comprehensive data centre management solutions to customers, especially where virtualisation is involved.... [RH]

3-day Forefront technical training for Aussie partners

infoz — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:39:26 GMT

A great opportunity to pick up some heavily subsidised Forefront training in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Focusing on IAG and ISA 2006 as well as Forefront Client Security and Forefront Security for Exchange Server 2007, these courses are designed to give your technical team a kick start so that you can take advantage of the fantastic opportunities offered by our latest security offerings (especially when combined with the incentives of up to 30% provided by the Security Software Advisor program).

Course details and registration here. [RH]

Remote Operations Manager - partner guides

infoz — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:48:00 GMT

Some great resources and useful information, recently posted by the product group and specifically targeted at partners looking to deliver a managed service to customers using a combination of System Center Essentials and Operations Manager. With pricing, datasheets, FAQs and presentations, there's everything you need to understand the opportunity and get up to speed with Remote Operations Manager before General Availability - anticpated to be October 2007. [RH]

Aussie Partner Training and Readiness Update

infoz — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:53:00 GMT

Just a quick update on the partner-only training schedule for the next quarter - the following courses are running across a number of locations, including some or all of the following (varies by course): Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney

Windows Server 2008: Developer - a 2 day event designed to introduce developers to the new features of Windows Server 2008

Vista: BDD - 2 days dedicated to the technology, technologies and best practices for deploying Windows Vista through our Business Desktop Deployment methodology

Unified Communications & Exchange 2007 - 2 days focusing on building a unified communications platform to combine e-mail, instant messaging, voice and video

[RH]

Demos so simple....

infoz — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:54:00 GMT

...even a salesman could run these ;-)

If the full Demo Showcase (see post below) is a bit too heavyweight for your needs, why not try their lightweight cousins the Simulations. Built using Microsoft Expressions, these scripted, self contained demo simulations allow non-technical as well as technical staff to deliver great canned demonstrations. Quick and easy to set up and available to Registered, Certified and Gold partners, download the Simulations and get your sales team wowing potential clients straight away! (RH)

MS Partners: Increase sales with the Demo Showcase!

infoz — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:23:00 GMT

Demo Showcase 2007 is ready for download from the Partner Portal, providing Microsoft partners (Certified and Gold) with a comprehensive virtual environment that's been lovingly crafted from no less than 27 pre-configured Microsoft products (ranging from Vista and Office 2007 to MOSS and Exchange). The Demo Showcase team have also built 24 fully scripted customer scenarios to help you get the best out of this rich, integrated platform quickly and easily. With fully functional virtual machines, you could even use the Demo Showcase as the basis for your own pre-sales demonstrations by building out from the core systems with customised content. (RH)

Forefront - online sales training (MS partners only)

infoz — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:13:00 GMT

More in-depth Forefront training courses available to MS partners only via the Partner Learning Centre - you'll need to have tour MS Passport ID associated with your company's MS Partner ID to gain access to the following tech overview and sales courses:

Technical Overview of Forefront Client Security

Understanding Sales Opportunities for Forefront Client Security

Competitive Advantages of Microsoft Forefront Client Security

Identifying Sales Opportunities for Forefront Security

(RH)

Partner Training - Forefront Client Security

infoz — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:42:00 GMT

The month of April sees the release of Forefront Client Security Training to Microsoft Partners.

See the list of sessions below and register your attendance. NOTE: The times are Pacific Time which makes these sessions start at about 1:00am Sydney time. Nothing like having Security to keep you awake at night
Technical Overview of Forefront Client Security (April 17, 2007 8:00 AM PT Session)	1 Hour	Apr 17, 2007	Online	Online Seminars and Webcasts
Understand what's "under the hood" in Microsoft's newest Forefront security product, Forefront Client Security and how this superior technology helps secure your customers desktops. This course will cover a technical presentation of Forefront Client Security, including the management console and how Forefront Client Security integrates with our Forefront Server Security products.

Technical Overview of Forefront Client Security (April 18, 2007 8:00 PM PT Session)	1 Hour	Apr 18, 2007	Online	Online Seminars and Webcasts
Understand what's "under the hood" in Microsoft's newest Forefront security product, Forefront Client Security and how this superior technology helps secure your customers desktops. This course will cover a technical presentation of Forefront Client Security, including the management console and how Forefront Client Security integrates with our Forefront Server Security products.

Understanding Sales Opportunities for Forefront Client Security (April 24, 2007 8:00 AM PT Session)	1 Hour	Apr 24, 2007	Online	Online Seminars and Webcasts
Learn how Microsoft's newest Forefront security product, Forefront Client Security, helps secure your customers desktops. This course will cover:• Sales opportunities • Licensing • Pricing • Key updates on the Forefront server and edge products

Understanding Sales Opportunities for Forefront Client Security (April 25, 2007 8:00 PM PT Session)	1 Hour	Apr 25, 2007	Online	Online Seminars and Webcasts
Learn how Microsoft's newest Forefront security product, Forefront Client Security, helps secure your customers desktops. This course will cover:• Sales opportunities • Licensing • Pricing • Key updates on the Forefront server and edge products

(CM - Thanks to LeeH)