Practice Building

What’s new

The Partner Crucible updates aim to help Microsoft Partners build their technical practice. The updates include changes related to practice building and business references.

Deep links

• CSP Masters Sales Bootcamp: In the one-day sales bootcamp, we will share key sales and business development topics to help grow CSP partner capabilities to successfully sell Microsoft 365 to SMB customers. Leading with the value proposition, customer scenarios, and use cases, we will provide CSP partners guidance on how to manage common customer objections across productivity, security, and Cloud PC. Key partner incentives, tools, and go-to-market (GTM) programs for partners to leverage will also be featured. (FY24)
• CSP Masters Technical Bootcamp: September 27-28 – Days 2-3: CSP Masters Technical Bootcamp: Over two days, Microsoft 365 Center of Excellence architects will go through a series of deployment scenarios, recommendations, and best practices across productivity, security, Cloud PC, and device management in a demo-heavy experience. You’ll also learn how to manage a multitude of customers using Microsoft 365 Lighthouse. (FY24)

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Commercial Marketplace Offers

What’s new

• Consolidated references for Multi-party private offers in the commercial marketplace.

Deep links

• On-demand webinar on multiparty private offers: Get an overview of the new multiparty private offer (MPO) functionality coming to marketplace, including operational steps to onboard selling partners to the program. Multiparty party offers enables ISVs to collaborate with their customers’ preferred channel partners, creating personalized offers with custom payouts, while leveraging existing customer cloud commitments (MACC). Explore this highly anticipated functionality and its potential to transform your marketplace channel strategy and unlock incremental business growth. (Webinar)
• Multiparty private offer repository: This collection contains resource materials related to multiparty private offers within the Microsoft commercial marketplace. (Partner)
• Multiparty private offers (for selling partners): Multiparty private offers empower partners to come together, create personalized offers with custom payouts, and sell directly to Microsoft customers with simplified selling through the marketplace. (Microsoft Learn)
• Mastering marketplace video series: Private offers in Partner Center. (Mastering the Marketplace)
• Microsoft Marketplace - Multiparty Private Offers (MPO): Find out how Microsoft is making investments to help partners come together and sell custom solutions on the commercial marketplace with multiparty private offers (MPO). (YouTube)## Technical References(No changes)

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Azure Infrastructure Workloads

What’s new

• Added Azure Well-Architected Azure VMware Solution workload
• Added Oracle Exadata references

Deep links

• Azure Well-Architected Azure VMware Solution workload: Examine the readiness of your Azure VMware Solution for production. Methodically check how your workload aligns with best practices for resiliency, security, efficiency, and cost optimization. (Microsoft Learn)
• Microsoft Datacenters Experience: Explore the core elements of Azure’s global infrastructure. (Microsoft Datacenters)
• Moving Workloads from Oracle Exadata to Azure: Top 5 Considerations: This eBook looks at 5 considerations when moving workloads from Oracle Exadata to Azure. (Silk)

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Data AI Workloads - Azure OpenAI

What’s new

• The AI Transformation Partner Playbook has been added to the Data AI Workloads - Azure OpenAI section.
• The AI Show episode featuring prompt engineering with Azure OpenAI Service has been added.
• The DevBlogs post on prompt engineering techniques for complex summarization has been added.

Deep link

• AI Transformation Partner Playbook: Empowers partners to accelerate innovation and grow their AI practice
• The Basics of Prompt Engineering with Azure OpenAI Service: A demo on programming your own ChatGPT with natural language and understanding prompt engineering.
• Large Language Model Prompt Engineering for Complex Summarization: Demonstrates prompt engineering techniques for creating summaries of medical research publications.

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Modern Work Workloads

What’s new

• Added references to get ready for M365 Copilot and additional partner community and product roadmap references.

Deep links

• Getting ready for Microsoft AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot: As a partner, you have the opportunity to leverage the power of AI to enhance your solutions, services, and customer experiences. Learn how to get started with AI and become AI-ready. (Events)
• Microsoft 365 & Security for Partners: Transform for M365 and Security Partners with resources on products, practice development, pre-sales workshops, readiness, events, news, and community (Transform)
• M365 Partner Community: The M365 Partner Yammer Group is dedicated to a community that focuses on partner engagement, both in connecting partners to partners, as well as connecting partners within the M365 team at Microsoft. Join this community to learn the latest M365 updates, industry trends, and how you can easily connect with your fellow partners. (Viva Engage / Yammer)
• M365 Partner Community Groups: Include M365 Lighthouse, Microsoft Desktop Partner, CSP Partner Community, etc… (Viva Engage / Yammer)
• M365 Roadmap: Get the latest updates on our best-in-class productivity apps and intelligent cloud services. Rethink productivity, streamline business processes, and protect your business with Microsoft 365. (M365 Roadmap)

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Power Platform Workloads

What’s new

• Added references to Power CAT, FastTrack Solution Architect, and learning resources.

Deep links

• Microsoft named a Leader and Positioned Furthest for Completeness of Vision in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation: For the third consecutive year, Microsoft has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation. This year Microsoft is positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision. (Gartner)
• Microsoft Power Platform: Learning Resources: A set of links we’ve curated by the Power CAT teams to help novice, intermediate, and advanced users as they take this journey with us. (Blog)## Gartner Quadrant Changes- Added the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation, where Microsoft was named a Leader and Positioned Furthest for Completeness of Vision.
• FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects for Power Platform: The Power Platform product engineering team recognizes practicing solution architects for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high-quality solutions during customer engagements for Microsoft Power Platform. A FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect typically works for a systems integrator partner. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction. (FastTrack)
• Power CAT: Power CAT works with the largest customers on the toughest Power Platform implementations. In this series, we are going to take you along on this process, showing the solutions we are working on and talking with the team on new and upcoming features along with the people making them. These won’t be intro videos but more advanced topics and cutting-edge features. (YouTube)

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Security Workloads

What’s new

• Added Entra, EASM, Zero Trust with Purview, M365 Lighthouse, and licensing optimization scenarios

Deep Links

• Reimagine secure access with Microsoft Entra: On-demand: Learn how to secure access for any identity to any resource, from anywhere. Hear announcements about Microsoft Entra innovations that redefine how to think about secure access. See demonstrations of the latest Microsoft Entra products and capabilities. Listen to deep-dive conversations between security leaders about preparing your identity and access strategy for what’s next. (Info)
• Microsoft Entra Tech Accelerator: Part 1 of 2: Entra ID Governance, Entra External ID. (Tech Community)
• Microsoft Entra Tech Accelerator: Part 2 of 2: Entra Internet Access, Entra Private Access. (Tech Community)
• Security Insider: Includes thread briefs, reports, behind the scenes, and threat actor insights. (Security Insider)
• Implementing Zero Trust with Microsoft Purview: Microsoft Purview solutions can help you implement a Zero Trust security strategy. (Microsoft Learn)
• Demystifying Microsoft’s Entra Overhaul: Your Infographic Guide to End-to-End Updates, Capabilities & Additions: Summary and infographic. (LinkedIn @SamehYounis)
• Unlocking a 360° Cybersecurity View with Microsoft Defender EASM: Summary and infographic. (LinkedIn @SamehYounis)
• Unlocking SIEM Capabilities: Microsoft 365 Defender Portal vs. Microsoft Sentinel - An In-Depth Comparison: Summary and infographic. (LinkedIn @SamehYounis)
• Clean up Inactive users with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse: Microsoft 365 Lighthouse makes it faster and easier than ever before for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to manage users across customer tenants. This includes managing inactive users. (Tech Community)
• Optimizing endpoint security with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s flexible licensing options: explore the available mixed licensing scenarios and provide a step-by-step guide on how to try them out in your environment

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Sandbox Environment

What’s new

• Added Office 365 trials and Dynamics and Power Platform resoureces for Microsoft Partners to use as a free trial.

Deep links

• Office 365 / E3 Office 365 E3: Microsoft (Free Trial)# PowerApps Developer Plan## What’s newAdded PowerApps Developer Plan for building and testing Power Apps without writing code.## Deep links
• PowerApps Developer Plan to build and test Power Apps for free: Create apps and flows without writing code with full-featured Power Apps and Power Automate development tools. Easily share and collaborate with others.# Dynamics 365 Sandbox Environment## What’s newAdded Dynamics 365 Sandbox Environment SKU for partners to learn, test, and deliver end-to-end customer demos.## Deep links
• Dynamics 365 Sandbox Environment: Dynamics Sandbox Environment SKU# Dynamics 365 Discounted SKU## What’s newAdded Dynamics 365 Discounted SKU for SI/ISV Connect partners to obtain free or discounted non-production environment licenses.## Deep links
• Dynamics 365 Discounted SKU: This portal is used for SI/ISV Connect partners to obtain free or discounted non-production environment licenses with Biz Apps and Power Platform products to learn, test, and deliver end-to-end customer demos with their own solutions. These offers are to be used only on partner tenants, never on customer tenants.# Dynamics 365 Free Trial## What’s newAdded Dynamics 365 Free Trial option to try intelligent business applications.

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