Microsoft Partner Summary - November 4th - November 8th, 2024

Hello, Microsoft, Global Partner Community and welcome to this week's Partner Summary for November 4th – November 8th, 2024?

Microsoft AI Blog: A strategic approach to assessing your AI readiness ?

It’s no secret that AI technology is transforming organizations around the world. We’re seeing industries like retail, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing increasingly use AI to drive innovation and efficiency. Yet many businesses are still in the process of developing their AI strategy.??

If you’ve read?The AI Strategy Roadmap:?Navigating the stages of value creation, you’re already familiar with the five drivers of AI value. This research paper and blog series explore what organizations need to succeed with AI, including establishing a clear strategy and securing senior leadership support. Our research found that AI success isn’t solely about technology—strategic, organizational, and cultural factors are equally critical.?

We’ve heard from customers that it’s crucial to consider how prepared your organization is for this technological leap. In this blog post, we’ll share some learnings to help you?gauge your AI readiness?so, you can plan how to move forward effectively.?

Assess your AI readiness?

When I meet with customers, they often share that they’re not sure where to start when it comes to assessing their readiness for large-scale AI transformation. It requires a strategic approach to understand your current capabilities, identify areas for improvement, and align these efforts with your business priorities to focus on the areas that will deliver the highest value. We’ve created a new?AI Readiness Wizard?to help you get started in evaluating your preparedness.?

Learn more here?

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Microsoft News:?

• Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions - Link?

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Microsoft news from around the world:?

• Microsoft Australia: New research identifies Australia’s most promising opportunities in the new global AI economy - Link?

• Microsoft Czech Republic: Data and artificial intelligence: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Microsoft hold the first global hackathon for the public sector - Link?

• Microsoft Hong Kong: Microsoft’s latest Cyber Signals Report highlights the rising cyberattacks across higher education sector and K-12 institutions - Link?

• Microsoft Malaysia: Big deals, bigger risks: Watch out for online scams this holiday season - Link?

• Microsoft Spain: How to achieve sustainable growth, thanks to data and AI - Link?

• Microsoft Spain: Madrid Zoo unveils Microsoft's first AI-cloned caregiver - Link?

• Microsoft UK: Microsoft launches GenAI Accelerator with NVIDIA and GitHub to boost AI start-ups in the UK - Link?

• Microsoft UK: How to tackle the abuse of generative AI | Microsoft White Paper - Link?

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Microsoft Partner:?

• Top Stories: October 29, 2024 - Link?

• Microsoft + Partners Make More Possible: Education - Link?

• Enhance your Cybersecurity: 5 simple steps to protect yourself from hackers - Link?

Microsoft Inside Track:?

• Boosting Business Chat in Microsoft 365 Copilot with smart enterprise content management – Link?

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Microsoft Industry:?

?Cross Industry:?

• A strategic approach to assessing your AI readiness - Link?

?Insurance:?

• How AI is improving long-term care insurance for insurers and customers alike - Link?

?Retail:??

• Delivering your supply chain copilot: Prioritizing areas of ROI - Link?

Sustainability:?

• Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions - Link?

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?Microsoft Marketplaces:?

Marketplace at Microsoft Ignite 2024! - Link?

Microsoft AppSource Marketplace:?

• New on Microsoft AppSource: October 1-9, 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Azure Marketplace:?

• New on Azure Marketplace: October 1-9, 2024 - Link?

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Microsoft 365:?

• The latest on AI at work: November 2024 - Link?

Microsoft AI:?

• From idea to impact: Real-world success stories of building intelligent apps with Azure - Link?

• Designing a successful modernization approach for AI readiness - Link?

• Discover innovative AI solutions with the Microsoft commercial marketplace - Link?

• 6 insights to make your data AI-ready, with Accenture’s Teresa Tung - Link?

Microsoft Azure:?

• Unlocking the future: Azure networking updates on security, reliability, and high availability - Link?

Microsoft Copilot Studio:?

• What’s new in Copilot Studio: November - Link?

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales:?

• Boost seller productivity with document summary by Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales - Link?

Microsoft Learn:?

• Get AI ready: Empowering developers in the era of AI - Link?

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Microsoft Power Platform:??

• What’s new in Power Apps: October 2024 Feature Update - Link?

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Microsoft Research:?

• AI-powered microgrids facilitate energy resilience and equity in regional communities - Link?

Microsoft Security:?

• More value, less risk: How to implement generative AI across the organization securely and responsibly - Link?

Windows Server:?

• Windows Server 2025 now generally available, with advanced security, improved performance, and cloud agility – Link?

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Microsoft Events:?

• Microsoft Ignite:?

Experience the latest innovations for AI transformation?

Discover solutions that help modernize and manage intelligent apps, safeguard data, and accelerate productivity, while connecting with partners and growing your community or business.??

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

• Online November 19–21, 2024? ? https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/??

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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?

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Microsoft eBooks:?

• 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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