Key Canadian partner traning and events in August, 2019

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Hi partners,

Find below some of the key training and events taking place during August 2019.  If you want to see more events available for Canadian partners, visit the local Training and events calendar here

Applications & Infrastructure

Azure Migrate New Release: In-person workshops There has never been a better time to migrate to Azure. We’re seeing numerous triggers come together. IT triggers like datacenter contract expiry, integrating acquired assets, Software end of support and business applications triggers like app innovation.  Québec: August 13th, 2019

Microsoft Azure Discovery Day: In-person workshop Showcasing the versatility of Microsoft Azure via a range of demonstrations and discussions, join us to discover how Azure can be implemented in your organization and work seamlessly with your existing tools and infrastructure. We’re excited to announce the Azure Migrate workshop at the following locations: Montreal: August 13th, 2019 Ottawa: August 15th, 2019 Mississauga: August 20th, 2019 Calgary: August 21st, 2019

Azure SQL Server Managed Instance and SQL 2019: Mississauga In-person workshop Join us on October 3rd for a unique opportunity for your team to learn about new SQL 2019, Azure SQL MI products, migration tools and Microsoft priorities for this fiscal year from Azure Data Product Group engineers and local experts.

Build your Capabilities with Cloud Infrastructure & Management Technical Journeys! Learn more and build your technical capabilities through a simplified mix of technical webinars and personalized technical consultations to help you accelerate sales and deployments, and develop new apps, click here to find out more!

Technical webinars for Application Innovation & Infrastructure Check out this list of over 540+ remote, interactive technical webinars and 50 one-on-one consultations, available to help you build your technical capabilities. Through live, instructor-led webinars, you will receive interactive training with real-time Q&A capabilities - all at NO COST to Microsoft Partner Network members.

Business Applications

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Training Day - Customer Service: Ottawa In-person workshop Join us on August 28th at a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Training Day for Customer Service, a free event for developers, IT professionals, IT managers, and power users. Unlock the capabilities and features of key Microsoft Dynamics 365 products.

Reinventing Business Productivity Are you looking to build your technical capabilities? Let us guide you through a suite of technical webinars and personalized technical consultations focused on real-life scenarios to help you accelerate Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 sales and deployments, and develop new apps of Office 365. Visit the following MPN Technical Blog to view new monthly sessions

Business Applications Virtual Partner Events Discover new virtual workshop in Business Applications, Learn about new capabilities and services delivered by expert consultants.

Modern Workplace

Microsoft 365 Training Day - Desktop Deployment: Mississauga In-person workshop Join us on August 22nd at a free Microsoft 365 Training Day: Desktop Deployment where you’ll learn about deployment, configuration, and management across Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus.

New FY20 Partner Program: Security Workshop + Threat Check: Webinar Join us on August 22nd to learn how you can take advantage of the new Security Workshop + Threat Check offering, designed to help you land the value proposition of Microsoft Security and Microsoft 365 with your customers’ business decision makers.

Get the most out of your Modern Workplace resources Learn technical skills for presales and deployment scenarios and expand your capabilities to resolve them. Get personalized technical assistance from Microsoft experts to help you apply best practices as you build and deploy your solutions. Click here to view more details.

Adopting Microsoft 365 Security Management The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places a spotlight on regulatory compliance, but there are dozens of data protection regulations across the globe that also need to be addressed by Microsoft partners. Join us for this technical webinar, we will explore Microsoft’s approach to tracking and responding to data privacy and data protection regulations.

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Azure SQL Data Warehouse Workshop This is your chance to learn more about SQL Data Warehouse, the cost-efficient data warehouse designed for enterprise analytics so that you can best serve your customers. We’re excited to announce the workshop at the following locations: Montreal: September 16th, 2019 Ottawa: September 18th, 2019

Azure SQL Server Managed Instance and SQL 2019: In-person workshop Join us on October 3rd for a unique opportunity for your team to learn about new SQL 2019, Azure SQL MI products, migration tools and Microsoft priorities for this fiscal year from Azure Data Product Group engineers and local experts.

Microsoft Intelligent Edge: Azure Stack, HCI and Data Box Edge.. oh my! – On-demand Join us for this recorded session to better understand the differences and use cases for Azure Stack, Azure Stack HCI, and Data Box Edge.

From Data to AI: Webinar Series On-demand webinar series to learn how you can improve Security, Data Governance and Information Quality with SQL server 2017 and Azure SQL services.

Technical journeys equal success Join us on a technical journey to build your technical capabilities. Let us guide you through a simplified mix of technical webinars and personalized technical consultations to help you accelerate sales and solutions, click here for more details.

Amplify your Data & AI practice with deep learning Are you looking to deliver advanced business intelligence to your customers? You’re encouraged to attend these new technical webinars to optimize your Data & AI technical knowledge. These webinars are presented by Microsoft Partner Technical Consultants and are available to you at no cost as a Partner Network member!

News and Special Offers

Microsoft Certifications Microsoft has launched a robust certifications program and initiative that outlines the different certification paths available for partners to accelerate their cloud journey. Follow along with our latest and greatest certification updates here.

Microsoft Practice Development Playbooks To help partners grow their profitability and businesses, Microsoft has invested in developing thorough partner development playbooks. They can be seen here.

Microsoft Baseline Events Microsoft Canada has launched a new initiative known as Microsoft Baseline Events! These events will help train our partners on our cloud technology across Azure, Modern Workplace, and Business Applications. Stay tuned for more information as we finalize the schedule!