Microsoft Partner Summary - July 8th - July 12th 2024

Hello, Microsoft, Global Partner Community and welcome to this week's Partner Summary for July 8th – July 12th, 2024?

Build your own copilot with Microsoft Azure AI Studio?

In the rapidly evolving world of AI technology,?Microsoft Azure AI Studio,?now generally available, is empowering organizations to create their own AI copilots. With AI Studio, organizations can customize and build their own copilot to meet their unique needs.???

We’re excited to see organizations across various sectors staying competitive, driving innovation, and transforming their operations. ?No matter your use case, AI Studio accelerates the generative AI development lifecycle, empowering organizations to build and shape the future with AI.?

Learn more here?

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Generative AI for Beginners - Full Videos Series Released!?

If you are a developer interested in learning more about Generative AI, "Generative AI for Beginners" is the perfect course for you. With 18 new video lessons, this open source Github repo covers everything from basic concepts to advanced techniques for building Generative AI applications. Each lesson includes both written and short video lessons, making it easy to follow along and learn at your own pace.? ?

The course is designed for developers of all skill levels but is especially helpful for those who are new to the field. It covers a wide range of topics, including how to create popular application types such as text generation, chat applications, and image generation. You can take the course in order or start and stop and focus on the lessons that interest you most.? ? One of the great things about this course is that it's open source, which means you can make a pull request if you see an opportunity to improve it. Our Microsoft AI Discord community is also very active, with a channel where learners can discuss and learn more about building Generative AI applications.? ?

You can meet other learner from the course in the?Azure AI Discord?where we host community roundtables to help further discuss and learn about building GenAI applications?

Learn more here?

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Microsoft News:?

• Our Year with Copilot: What Microsoft Has Learned About AI at Work - Link?

• Enlist AI in Your Fight Against Email Overload - Link?

Microsoft news from around the world:?

• Microsoft Australia: TAL and Microsoft join forces on strategic technology deal - Link?

• Microsoft France: Microsoft is committed to preserving the sincerity of the legislative elections in France - Link?

• Microsoft Taiwan: Taiwan hospital deploys AI copilots to lighten workloads for doctors, nurses and pharmacists - Link?

• Microsoft UK: Kitchen supplier Howdens launches innovative AI help tool - Link?

• Microsoft Vietnam: Respectability wins Microsoft AI solutions for people with disabilities competition - Link?

Microsoft Partner:?

• Driving collective success: key insights from MCAPS Start for Partners 2024 - Link?

• Partner Center Technical Corner: June 2024 edition - Link?

• Americas Partner Enablement News: June 2024 Issue - Link?

• Top Stories for US partners for the week of June 27 - Link?

• Top Stories: June 25, 2024 - Link?

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

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Microsoft Industry:?

Retail:?

• Supply chain AI for the new era of value realization - Link?

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Microsoft Inside Track:?

• Running our customer service and support contact centers on Microsoft Azure - Link?

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Microsoft Marketplaces:?

• Welcome to the updated Marketplace Rewards Toolbox - Link?

Microsoft AppSource Marketplace:?

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

• New on Microsoft AppSource: June 21-26, 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Azure Marketplace:?

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

• New on Azure Marketplace: June 21-26, 2024 - Link?

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?Microsoft AI Semantic Kernel:?

• Customer Case Study: preezie’s AI Journey with Microsoft Semantic Kernel - Link?

Microsoft Azure:?

• Plans on Microsoft Learn: Your online blueprint for building AI and Azure skills - Link?

Microsoft Copilot:?

• Build your own copilot with Microsoft Azure AI Studio - Link?

• What’s new in Copilot | June 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Learn:?

• Four steps to expanding your AI skills with Python and Microsoft Learn - Link?

• Plans on Microsoft Learn: Your online blueprint for building AI and Azure skills - Link?

Microsoft Power BI:?

• Power BI July 2024 Feature Summary - Link?

Microsoft Research:?

• Empowering NGOs with generative AI in the fight against human trafficking - Link?

Microsoft Security:?

• Simplified Zero Trust security with the Microsoft Entra Suite and unified security operations platform, now generally available - Link?

Microsoft Teams:?

• What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2024 - Link?

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?