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News about Microsoft FastTrack: Windows 10, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Teams
- Read the blog post for partners about Microsoft FastTrack updates
- Microsoft FastTrack for Windows 10 preview
- Microsoft FastTrack for Microsoft Dynamics 365 preview
- Enhancements to Microsoft FastTrack for Office 365, including Microsoft Teams support
- Microsoft FastTrack website
US Partner Community call schedule
- January 31 – Open Source Solutions and DevOps
- February 2 – Microsoft PowerApps and Microsoft Flow with Office 365
- February 3 – SMB Partner Insider calls (East Region, Central Region, West Region)
- February 7 – Visual Studio Mobile Center
- February 8 – MPN 101: Microsoft Action Pack Subscription
- February 9 – Azure Infrastructure/Management: Certification Updates
- February 14 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Portals
- Full community call schedule
Save $300 on your Microsoft Inspire all-access pass – register by January 31
- Register for Microsoft Inspire, the annual worldwide partner conference
- Sponsor or Exhibit at Microsoft Inspire
- Follow the US Partner Team for updates about registration, awards, US activities, and more
Windows training, enablement, and partner services
- Windows Tech webcasts: In-depth training for deployment, management, security
- Overview of Windows as a service: A new way to build, deploy, and service Windows
- Windows 10 releases: Anniversary Update and Creators Update
- Windows 10 technical presales and deployment services for partners
Opportunities for partners in 2017
- Microsoft senior leaders share seven ways you can help customers maximize their revenue and growth
- Differentiate your business with MPN
- Add Microsoft Azure knowledge and skills across your partner business
- Five trends and ideas for ISVs
Three ways Visual Studio licensing benefits can help you boost your business
- Read the blog post
- Details about Visual Studio subscriptions for MPN members
- Learn more about Xamarin and Azure
Cloud Competency resources
- Get support for earning your first cloud competency
- Prepare for a smoother renewal process with this guidance
- Video: Competency renewal process and best practices
- Video: Overview of competency changes
- MPN Administrators: Invite your company’s Microsoft Certified Professionals to associate to MPN
- MPN Administrators learning path
New to MPN? How to get started and manage your membership
- Read the blog post about how to make the most of MPN
- Watch the MPN 101 new partner orientation video
- Quick Start Guide
- MPN 101 blog series
Resources for partners serving Federal, State, Local government customers
- Microsoft in Government website
- Microsoft Azure Government
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Government (prerelease documentation)
- Office 365 US Government
- Compliance with national, regional, and industry-specific requirements
- Join the US Government Partners Yammer group
- Watch the Local Gov Tech Summit on demand