Microsoft Partner Summary - September 2nd - September 6th, 2024

Hello, Microsoft, Global Partner Community and welcome to this week's Partner Summary for September 2nd – September 6th, 2024?

Skill up on Copilot and Microsoft 365?

Welcome to our new blog series designed to help you skill up on Copilot and Microsoft?365 technologies. We hope you will make this your go-to source for the latest updates, resources, and opportunities in technical skill building for Copilot and Microsoft?365.?

Start your Copilot journey with these essential resources:?

• Copilot Lab.?If you or your coworkers are just getting started with Copilot, Copilot Lab is the best place to begin the journey. It includes helpful introductory videos, guidance on the art of prompting, practical everyday uses for Copilot, and more.?

• Copilot Success Kit and User Enablement Toolkit?(updates coming soon). Drive Copilot adoption and provide employees at your organization with the guidance and resources they need to become daily Copilot users. The?Copilot Success Kit?and?User Enablement Toolkit?will be updated soon with new customizable email templates, end-user trainings, license assignment guidance, and manager resources.?

• Microsoft Copilot Scenario Library.?Explore top use cases and day-in-the-life scenarios for using Copilot across your organization. The Copilot Scenario Library lets you view scenarios by role or by use case so you can discover quick ways to start using Copilot in your daily work.?

• “What’s new in Copilot” blog series.?In this monthly series, we highlight new features and enhancements in Copilot for Microsoft?365 to help administrators stay up to date on this helpful technology so users can be more productive and efficient in the apps they use every day.?

Learn more here?

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Introducing the marketplace value calculator?

We’re delighted to announce that the marketplace value calculator, on the Marketplace Rewards Toolbox, is now available to use in 13 languages worldwide!?

What is the marketplace value calculator??

The marketplace value calculator is a simple and quick way to see exactly how many direct value benefits, cloud credits, and incentives your business can unlock with the Microsoft commercial marketplace. After plugging in just a few projections, you’ll be able to see (and share with your colleagues) how these benefits, cash, and free products outweigh the small marketplace fees.?

This will help you, and others at your company, see the costs and benefits associated with building, launching, and selling with Microsoft. Not a partner yet? No problem, this calculator is available to anyone to see if working with Microsoft makes sense.?

Learn more here?

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Microsoft News:?

• Measurement is the key to helping keep AI on track - Link?

• Copilot+ PCs expand availability with new AMD and Intel silicon - Link?

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Microsoft news from around the world:?

• Microsoft France opens applications for Microsoft GenAI Studio, its new program to support innovation in French startups - Link?

• Microsoft Germany: IFA launch survey: More and more people are using AI both professionally and privately - Link?

• Microsoft Italy: AI 4 Italy – Impacts and prospects of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Italy and Made in Italy - Link?

• Microsoft Italy: Microsoft Envision AI Connection: the strategic role of Artificial Intelligence for the growth of Italian companies - Link?

• Microsoft Spain: IDILIQ Group boosts its marketing strategy and improves efficiency by 30% with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Link?

• Microsoft Switzerland: Microsoft and Swiss Re Drive Innovation with Generative AI Rollout - Link?

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Microsoft Partner:?

• Top Stories: September 3, 2024 - Link?

• Unlocking growth: leveraging Microsoft tools and offers for growing your migration practice - Link?

• Americas Partner Skilling News: August 2024 Issue - Link?

Microsoft Inside Track:?

• Simplifying nonprofit volunteering at Microsoft with Power Automate - Link?

• Showcasing how our product managers are using Microsoft Copilot - Link?

• Verifying device health at Microsoft with Zero Trust - Link?

• Providing employees with virtual loaner devices with Windows 365 - Link?

• Monitoring Microsoft’s SAP Workload with Microsoft Azure - Link?

• Autopilot speeds up Windows 10 image deployment inside Microsoft - Link?

Microsoft Marketplaces:?

• Introducing the marketplace value calculator - Link?

Microsoft AppSource Marketplace:?

• New on Microsoft AppSource: August 25-31, 2024 - Link?

Microsoft Azure Marketplace:?

• New on Azure Marketplace: August 25-31, 2024 - Link?

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Microsoft Accessibility:?

• Guest Blog: Vision Buddy – Empowering the Visually Impaired with AI and .NET Semantic Kernel - Link?

Microsoft Azure:?

• Azure Public IPs are now zone-redundant by default - Link?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service:?

• All in on AI: Exploring Microsoft’s AI journey through customer service - Link?

• Try the first-party WhatsApp channel in Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Link?

Microsoft Education:?

• 5 ways Microsoft Azure can reimagine student experiences and streamline operations - Link??????? ?

Microsoft Learn:?

• Skill up on Copilot and Microsoft 365 - Link?

Power Platform:?

• Reduce development times and increase ROI with Microsoft Power Platform - Link?

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

• August 2024 update of Power Automate for desktop - Link?

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Microsoft Small and Medium Business:?

• Supercharge Your Business: How You Can Get the Right Microsoft 365 Plan for Your Needs - Link?

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Microsoft Windows:?

• Copilot+ PCs expand availability with new AMD and Intel silicon - Link?

• Nominations for the 2024 Microsoft Store App Awards are now open - 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?

Microsoft eBooks:?

• 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?

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