Azure Infrastructure Workloads - Landing Zones
What’s new
- Added Azure OpenAI Landing Zone reference architecture.- Updated Azure Landing Zones for Canadian Public Sector.
Deep links
- Azure OpenAI Landing Zone reference architecture: This article explores the integration of Azure Landing Zones and Azure OpenAI Service, providing a secure and scalable AI environment.
- Azure Landing Zones for Canadian Public Sector: This reference implementation guides Canadian Public Sector customers in building Landing Zones in their Azure environment.
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Azure Infrastructure Workloads
What’s new
This update includes the FY24 Cloud Infrastructure Partner Playbook, which describes Microsoft’s GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources to help partners build their technical practice in the Azure Infrastructure Workloads.
Deep links
- Cloud Infrastructure Partner Playbook: This playbook provides detailed information on Microsoft’s GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources for the Azure Infrastructure Workloads. Partner FY24.
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Business Applications Workloads
What’s new
The Partner Crucible updates for the Business Applications Workloads include the addition of the Business Applications Playbook and updates to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner portal.
Deep links
- Business Applications Playbook: Describes Microsoft GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources for Partner FY24.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner portal: Partner Transform Portal for Business Apps, accessible based on Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership and competencies or solution partner standing.
- Pre-Commit Business Applications Partner Activities: Detailed program guide and overview of Partner-led Business Applications incentives program for Transform FY24.Note: The above links provide more information and resources for Microsoft Partners to build their technical practice in the Business Applications Workloads.
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Data AI Workloads
What’s new
- Added Azure OpenAI Examples by @jakeatmsf
- Merge branch ‘main’ of https://github.com/lagimik/PartnerCrucible
- Added 15 Tips to Become a Better Prompt Engineer for Generative AI
- added Azure OpenAI Solution Accelerators
- added Azure OpenAI Landing Zone reference architecture
- Added Inside Microsoft’s AI supercomputer Featuring Mark Russinovich
Deep links
- Azure OpenAI Examples: This repository shares example code and example prompts for accomplishing common tasks with the Azure OpenAI API. (GitHub)
- 15 Tips to Become a Better Prompt Engineer for Generative AI: A guide for developers, data scientists, and curious newcomers alike to create effective prompts with confidence. (Tech Community)
- Prompt Engineering 101 - Introduction and resources: By Xavier (Xavi) Amatriain. (LinkedIn)- Prompt Engine: This repo contains an NPM utility library for creating and maintaining prompts for Large Language Models (LLMs). (GitHub)
- Azure OpenAI Embeddings QnA: A simple web application for an OpenAI-enabled document search. (GitHub)
- Customer Service Conversational Insights with Azure OpenAI: The Customer Service Conversational Insights is a solution accelerator that allows customers to quickly deploy an integrated platform and extract insights from customer conversations. (GitHub)
- Business Process Automation Accelerator: This accelerator provides a no-code Studio for users to quickly build complex, multi-stage AI pipelines. (GitHub)
- Project Miyagi: Project Miyagi serves as the foundation for an envisioning workshop that reimagines the design, development, and deployment of intelligent applications. (GitHub)
- Azure OpenAI Landing Zone reference architecture: In this article, we delve into the synergy of Azure Landing Zones and Azure OpenAI Service, building a secure and scalable AI environment. (Tech Community)
- Inside Microsoft’s AI supercomputer Featuring Mark Russinovich: Get an inside look at the AI supercomputer infrastructure built to run ChatGPT and other large language models in Azure. (Microsoft Mechanics)
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Data AI Workloads
What’s new
The Partner Crucible updates for the Data AI Workloads include the following changes:
Deep links
- Unleashing the Power of SynapseML and Microsoft Fabric: A Guide to Q&A on PDF Documents: In this blog post, we delve into the exciting functionalities and features of Microsoft Fabric and SynapseML to demonstrate how to leverage LLMs to perform question and answer (Q&A) tasks on any PDF document.
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Data & AI Workloads
What’s new
- Updated with FY24 Workloads playbooks
- Added AI learning and community hub to the list of resources
- Discover “Tools and Demos”
- Added “The Full Guide to Packaging and Deploying ML Models to Production Using Azure: Step-by-Step Guide” to the list of Tools and Demos
Deep links
- Data and AI Partner Playbook – Describes Microsoft’s go-to-market strategy, solution plays, partner priorities, and key resources for the Data & AI Workloads.
- AI Learning and Community Hub – Microsoft Learn provides AI training and resources, including skill-building, community connections, credentials, expert insights, and upcoming events.
- Data & AI Industry DREAM Demos & DREAM Demo in a Box: Collection of realistic clickable demos based on customer engagements that cover various industry scenarios, providing step-by-step guidance on how to implement them.
- The Full Guide to Packaging and Deploying ML Models to Production Using Azure: Step-by-Step Guide – A step-by-step coding guide to convert ML models to ONNX format and use them in Power Apps applications.
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Digital Apps and Innovation Workloads
What’s new
- Updated with FY24 Workloads playbooks: The Digital and App Innovation Playbook provides strategy, solution plays, and key resources for partners in FY24.
- Added Azure draft: Draft is a tool made for users who are just getting started with Kubernetes, or users who want to simplify their experience with Kubernetes. This readme will give you a quick rundown on Draft’s commands and what they do.
Deep links
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Digital and App Innovation Playbook Strategy, Solution Plays, and Key Resources - Azure draft: Draft is a tool made for users who are just getting started with Kubernetes, or users who want to simplify their experience with Kubernetes. This readme will give you a quick rundown on Draft’s commands and what they do. (GitHub)
- 6 DevOps tips to help engineering leaders deliver software at scale: DevOps is about speed: faster software development, faster updates, and faster shipments, all of.
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FinOps
What’s new
Added FinOps toolkit which is a collection of customizable ARM templates used to build and deploy various FinOps solutions. These solutions automate and extend native Microsoft Cost Management capabilities.
Deep links
- FinOps toolkit: The FinOps toolkit is a collection of customizable ARM templates used to build and deploy various FinOps solutions that automate and extend native Microsoft Cost Management capabilities.
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Modern Work Workloads
What’s new
The Modern Work Partner Playbook has been updated to include Microsoft GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources for FY24.
Deep links
- Modern Work Partner Playbook: Describes Microsoft GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources. (Partner FY24)## The Microsoft 365 Partner Opportunity### What’s newThe Microsoft 365 Partner Opportunity now includes a Total Economic Impact Partner Opportunity Analysis conducted by Forrester in 2023.
- The Microsoft 365 Partner Opportunity: A Total Economic Impact Partner Opportunity Analysis conducted by Forrester in 2023.
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Power Platform Workloads
What’s new
The Partner Crucible updates for the Power Platform Workloads include the following changes:
- Updated the Low Code Practice Playbook source link.
- Added the Low Code Partner Opportunity, a PowerPoint deck that showcases the partner opportunity in accelerating innovation with low code.
- Added the Power Platform PAL Association, which provides a video on how to associate Power Apps customer deployments to the partner organization Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program ID, helping partners attain the Low Code Application Development Advanced specialization. The video includes a Q&A session and discussion on association in non-production environments.
- Added the PAL and Low Code Application Development advanced specialization FAQ, which is a guide to help Power Apps partners leverage and optimize their Microsoft partnership through the Partner Admin Link (PAL) and advanced specializations.
Deep links
- Low Code Partner Opportunity: This PowerPoint deck presents the partner opportunity in accelerating innovation with low code using the Power Platform. (Transform)
- Low Code Practice Playbook: This playbook offers insights and best practices for developing low-code solutions with the Power Platform. (Transform)
- Partner Association Playbook: See pages 41-45 for Power Platform. This resource explains how associations play a vital role in acknowledging and calculating customer success, performance, and skilling category points towards achieving solutions partner designations. (Presentation)
- Power Platform PAL Association: This video helps partners learn how to associate Power Apps customer deployments with their partner organization Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program ID to work towards attaining the Low Code Application Development Advanced specialization. Questions and Answers start at the 25-minute mark, and association in non-production environments is discussed at the 32-minute mark. (Partner)
- PAL and Low Code Application Development advanced specialization FAQ: This FAQ provides guidance for Power Apps partners in fully leveraging and optimizing their Microsoft partnership through the Partner Admin Link (PAL) and advanced specializations. (Transform)
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Solution Partner Practice Building
What’s new
Review Workloads Playbooks that are most relevant to your organization to unlock incentives.
Deep links
- Workloads Playbooks: Review Workloads Playbooks that are most relevant to your organization to unlock incentives.
- Solutions Partner Benefits Guide: Download the Solutions Partner Benefits Guide.
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Security Workloads
What’s new
- Added Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management to help govern Microsoft 365 data for compliance or regulatory requirements.
Deep links
- Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management Ninja: Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management and Microsoft Purview Records Management resources for governing Microsoft 365 data. (Tech Community)
- Security Partner Playbook: Microsoft GTM Strategy, Solution Plays, Partner Priorities, and Key Resources for security. (Partner FY24)
- The Partner Opportunity For Microsoft Security: Forrester Consulting study on the benefits of investing in Microsoft security practices for SMBs and enterprise customers. (Forrester 2023)
- Become a Microsoft Priva Ninja: Resources to aid in mastering the Microsoft Priva Ninja training realm. (Tech Community)
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps open app connector platform: Describes how SaaS app vendors can use the Defender for Cloud Apps open app connector platform. (Microsoft Learn)
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