Microsoft Partner Summary - July 15th - July 19th 2024

Hello, Microsoft, Global Partner Community and welcome to this week's Partner Summary for July 15th – July 19th, 2024?

New ways to get creative with Microsoft Designer, powered by AI?

Every creative process begins with an idea—and that idea starts with you. Today we’re announcing that the?Microsoft Designer?app is now generally available with a personal Microsoft account, with new features that help you create and edit like never before.?You can express yourself in brand new ways and bring your most creative ideas to life in seconds—all with the help of AI.?A blank canvas no longer has to be intimidating—just describe what you want to see, and Designer can create it for you. And if you’re not sure what that is, Designer can help you get started.??

The true power of Designer is the ability to access it whenever and wherever it’s most helpful to you in your daily life to keep you in your creative flow. Designer now integrates seamlessly with Microsoft products including Word and PowerPoint through Microsoft Copilot1?and?Microsoft Photos2?to keep you in your flow when inspiration strikes. Designer is now supported in more than 80 languages?on the web, available as a?free mobile app, and as an app in Windows.?

Learn more here?

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Marketplace Minis: Learn about common marketplace publishing topics in 2 Minutes or less?

Marketplace Minis, a video series now available on Microsoft Azure's YouTube channel, covers common marketplace publishing concepts in two minutes or less.?These live-action videos can help you get started with multiple topics in the marketplace and lead to deeper learning in full on-demand courses that are available through Mastering the Marketplace.?

Samples of Marketplace Minis:?

• Determining your offer type:?To publish software solutions in the marketplace, one initial step is choosing the right offer type to create. This short video provides an overview of the four deployment architectures available on the marketplace and when you should consider each one for your solution.?

• Creating a marketplace offer:?This short video provides an overview of how to create an Azure or Business Apps offer in the commercial marketplace, after you have joined the commercial marketplace or M365 and Copilot programs.?

• Creating virtual machine offers:?This video explains how to create a virtual machine offer for the marketplace in just a few simple steps.?

• Creating private offers:?learn about creating private offers on the marketplace, which enable you to give personalized pricing to specific customers and sell your product at a negotiated rate.?

• Benefits of private offers:?This video explains the benefits of creating private offers, the criteria required to create them, and how they allow you to sell to specific customers at a custom price without making the deal public.?

• Benefits of SaaS Accelerator:?learn more about the SaaS Accelerator, which allows you to publish a complete SaaS offer onto the marketplace without writing a single line of code and cuts launch time down to just 20 minutes.?

You can access the?full YouTube playlist of Marketplace Minis here.?Are there particular marketplace publishing topics you would like to see covered in this series? Comment below and we will take your feedback into account as we add more videos to this series in the coming months.?

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?Microsoft News:?

• Microsoft announces quarterly earnings release date - Link?

Microsoft news from around the world:?

• Microsoft France: Environmental Startup Accelerator: a breath of fresh air and tangible progress - Link?

• Microsoft New Zealand: Vista Group creates world-first personalized podcast with Azure AI - Link?

• Microsoft UK: How Virgin Atlantic is flying higher with Copilot - Link?

Microsoft Partner:?

• What's new for Microsoft partners: July 2024 edition - Link?

• Announcing Partner Center to certify and publish Power Platform Copilot connectors and plugins - Link?

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Microsoft Industry:?

Financial Services:?

• Unlock generative AI value in private equity: AI use cases and prompts - Link?

Government:?

• How Microsoft and AI work to reduce government benefit fraud and error - Link?

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Microsoft Inside Track:?

• Enhancing space management internally at Microsoft with Wi-Fi data - Link?

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Microsoft Marketplaces:?

• Welcome to the updated Marketplace Rewards Toolbox - Link?

• Marketplace Minis: Learn about common marketplace publishing topics in 2 Minutes or less - Link?

Microsoft AppSource Marketplace:?

• New on Microsoft AppSource: June 27-30, 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Azure Marketplace:?

• New on Azure Marketplace: June 27-30, 2024 - Link?

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?Microsoft 365:?

• New ways to get creative with Microsoft Designer, powered by AI - Link?

Microsoft AI Semantic Kernel:?

• Model as a Service (MaaS) Available for Semantic Kernel - Link?

Microsoft Azure AI:?

• OpenAI’s fastest model, GPT-4o mini is now available on Azure AI - Link?

• AI on the road: Azure OpenAI Service helps drive better decision making for the transportation sector - Link?

Microsoft Azure Maps:?

• Enable location analytics with Azure Maps - Link?

Microsoft Copilot:?

• 5 ways IT departments can get started with low-code and AI - Link?

• Prompt Like a Pro: 8 Tips and tricks for working with Copilot in Teams - Link?

Microsoft Dynamics 365?

• 2024 release wave 2 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform now available - Link?

Microsoft Power BI:?

• On-premises data gateway July 2024 release - Link?

Microsoft Research:?

• Research Focus: Week of July 15, 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Security:?

• Zero Trust in the Age of AI: Join our online event to learn how to strengthen your security posture - Link?

Microsoft Teams:?

• Prompt Like a Pro: 8 Tips and tricks for working with Copilot in Teams - Link?

Microsoft Windows:?

• Devices hit the market with new AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series chips - Link?

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Microsoft Events:?

• Microsoft Ignite:?

Join us at Microsoft Ignite and get ready to achieve more with the power of AI and Microsoft Cloud. Discover solutions that will help you modernize and manage your own intelligent apps, safeguard your business and data, accelerate productivity, and connect with partners while growing your community. Get notified when registration opens.?

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• In Chicago? November 19–22, 2024? Optional Pre-day: Afternoon of November 18, 2024? ?

• Online? November 19–21, 2024? ? https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/home??

• Join the email list?

Microsoft Book Of News:?

• Microsoft Build 2024 Book of News - Link?

• Microsoft Ignite 2023 Book of News - Link?

• Microsoft Build 2023 Book of News - Link?

Microsoft eBooks:?

• 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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