Microsoft Partner Summary - February 17th - February 21st, 2025

Hello, Microsoft, Global Partner Community and welcome to this week's Partner Summary for February 17th - February 21st, 2025

Replicate your apps to Azure: A multicloud advantage for ISVs

Are you limiting your app’s potential by focusing on a single cloud marketplace? As businesses demand more flexible and scalable solutions, independent software vendors (ISVs) are increasingly turning to multicloud strategies to expand their reach and stay competitive.??

Microsoft Azure?offers a compelling case for growth, combining enterprise-scale infrastructure and security with a commercial marketplace that connects you with millions of customers around the world. With comprehensive multicloud support and technical resources designed to simplify the transition, Azure makes it easy for ISVs to scale their businesses and tap into new revenue streams.?

Reaching new markets by building on Azure?

Different cloud platforms attract different types of businesses and industries. By bringing your app to Azure, you can access a global customer base that’s already familiar with Microsoft tools. For instance, many large enterprises rely on technologies like Azure and Dynamics 365, so building on Azure can help you connect with established businesses embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem.??

Learn more here

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Microsoft News:

• Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Link
• Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 - Link
• Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner? Magic Quadrant? for cyber-physical systems protection platforms - Link
• A new level unlocked – Microsoft releases Muse, a new AI model - Link
• AI Agents for Beginners Course: 10 Lessons teaching you how to start building AI Agents - Link

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Microsoft news from around the world:

• Microsoft New Zealand: Microsoft and Spark announce New Zealand’s largest Microsoft public cloud partnership - Link
• Microsoft Philippines: DepEd and Microsoft Drive AI Adoption in Philippine Education - Link
• Microsoft Poland: Microsoft announces PLN 2.8 billion investment in cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, skills and cybersecurity in Poland - Link
• Microsoft Singapore: Microsoft Scales AI Transformation Across Sectors and Startups in Singapore - Link
• Microsoft Spain: Telefónica and Microsoft expand their collaboration to accelerate the adoption of Open Gateway in the industry through the use of Kernel - Link
• Microsoft Spain: ESIC University and Microsoft Spain join forces to promote the new bachelor's degree in computer engineering - Link
• Microsoft UK: How AI is transforming the retail store experience - Link

Microsoft Partner:

• How software development companies are paving the way for AI transformation - Link
• Honoring excellence and building impactful partnerships - Link
• Americas Partner Skilling News: February 2025 Issue - Link
• Top Stories: February 18, 2025 - Link

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?Microsoft Industry:

?Education:

• Building resilient digital security in education with Windows 11 - Link

?Financial Services:

• How Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services fosters AI adoption and innovation - Link

Government:

• 3 ways to improve access to justice through court modernization - Link

Retail:

• Microsoft UK: How AI is transforming the retail store experience - Link

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Microsoft Future Of Work:

• Revolutionizing work: Customer success stories with Gen AI - Link

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Microsoft Inside Track:

• Reimagining content creation with our Azure AI-powered Inside Track story bot - Link
• Harnessing AI: How a data council is powering our unified data strategy at Microsoft - Link

Microsoft Marketplaces:

• Replicate your apps to Azure: A multicloud advantage for ISVs - Link

Microsoft AppSource Marketplace:

• New in Microsoft AppSource: February 1-9, 2025 - Link
• New in Microsoft AppSource: January 27-31, 2025 - Link

Microsoft Azure Marketplace:

• New in Azure Marketplace: January 27-31, 2025 - Link

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Microsoft 365:

• Get Certified: The Must-Have Data Engineer Credential - Link
• Clipchamp: Elevating work communication with seamless video creation in Copilot - Link

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Microsoft AI:

• Introducing Azure AI Foundry Labs: A hub for the latest AI research and experiments at Microsoft - Link

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Microsoft AI Semantic Kernel:

• AI Agents for Beginners Course: 10 Lessons teaching you how to start building AI Agents - Link
• Using OpenAI’s o3-mini Reasoning Model in Semantic Kernel - Link

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Microsoft Developer:

• Visualize ROI of your GitHub Copilot Usage, Deploy it! - Link

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service:

• Unlock the Microsoft Copilot Studio-powered customer survey - Link

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Microsoft Education:

• Building resilient digital security in education with Windows 11 - Link

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Microsoft Power Platform

• Introducing Visualize with Copilot (preview) - Link
• Introducing the data exploration agent to quickly find records using natural language in model-driven apps! - Link

Microsoft Research:

• Exploring the structural changes driving protein function with BioEmu-1 - Link
• Introducing Muse: Our first generative AI model designed for gameplay ideation - Link

Microsoft Security:

• Join us for the end-to-end Microsoft RSAC 2025 Conference experience - Link
• Microsoft at Legalweek: Help safeguard your AI future with Microsoft Purview - Link
• Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner? Magic Quadrant? for cyber-physical systems protection platforms - Link

2025 Events:

• Microsoft 365 Community Conference Sponsored by Microsoft
• May 6-8, 2025 – Las Vegas
• Registration - https://m365conf.com/#!/register

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Microsoft Book Of News:

• Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News - Link
• Microsoft Build 2024 Book of News - Link
• Microsoft Ignite 2023 Book of News - Link
• Microsoft Build 2023 Book of News - Link

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Microsoft eBooks:

• Optimize Shopper Experiences with a Strong Data Estate: Transforming data into innovation - Link
• Explore the business case for responsible AI in new IDC whitepaper - Link
• The Total Economic Impact? of Microsoft Power Automate - Link
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Deployment and Adoption Guide - Link
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Deployment and Adoption Guide for executives - Link
• Microsoft Cyber Signals - Link
• Digital Operations Signals Interest Form - Link
• Configure, Adapt, Innovate: Overcoming supply chain challenges with composable solutions – Link
• 5 Ways a Connected Seller Solution Improves Sales Performance - Link

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Thank you for reading and your interest in this report.

John O'Donnell | LinkedIn

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