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Message from Patric Grimwood
Happy New Year!
I hope you were able to spend quality time with friends and family over the holidays and feel refreshed for the new year ahead. We here in the program team are back in the saddle and ready to go.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the newly expanded FastTrack Partner Community (FPC) Heads Up Newsletter. With the broader and more inclusive FPC Program, the newsletter is evolving to provide our growing community with top-of-mind program and workload news, partner support updates, as well as events and training announcements. We hope this helps you stay connected to those of us on the program team and our larger partner community.
The entire FPC Team looks forward to continuing our work together in FY24 as we help our customers realize value from their Microsoft cloud investments. Thank you for being a part of our community!
Patric Grimwood
Partner Scale Growth Leader
Program news
Refreshed FastTrack Partner Community Portal launch
A refreshed FastTrack Partner Community Portal will be launching mid-January. For the announcement, visit this blog post.
New RFA form and Standard Referrals now live
The RFA form has moved to a new location and Standard Referrals are now live. For the announcement, visit this blog post.
FastTrack Partner Community Code of Conduct
To cultivate a successful Partner community partners should follow specific conduct guidelines. For the announcement, visit this blog post.
SMC Teams Usage Health Campaign
FastTrack and the SMC segment invite customers with Teams usage below 15% to Microsoft hosted customer webinars. For the announcement, visit this blog post.
New Endpoints added to FastTrack Partner API
The FastTrack Partner API is now in production. By the end of January, it will include new endpoints. For the announcement, please visit this blog post.
Events and training
FY24 January FastTrack Partner Community Call – Registration
Join us for the FY24 January FastTrack Partner Community Call on January 24-25, 2024. For event details and to register, visit this blog post.
Microsoft Purview Records Management Office Hours – Registration
Join us for the Microsoft Purview Records Management Office Hours on January 30, 2024. For event details and to register, visit this blog post.
Feedback focus
We want to hear your Ideas!
Submit your Feedback in our Ideas Forum
We are looking for your feedback on elements of the FPC program where we can make your life easier and/or contribute to your success.
Review all the great ideas already submitted and upvote the ones you think are great or add a new Idea if you don't see your idea already suggested.
Just to get you thinking, here are some example ideas:
- Do you have questions about the new FPC Program which you feel will make it clearer?
- Do you have an Idea for a new knowledge base article that would be very useful to have?
- Do you have a great idea that could be implemented to any of the QTM programs?
- Do you have thoughts for new or useful features for the FastTrack Community Portal?
Note: We can no longer impact requests regarding the OSU-M365 Modern Work program.
Below is the current Status of FY24 Ideas submitted to the Forum so far!
New Ideas submitted which need your upvote
New Ideas with the highest upvotes
Newly completed Ideas submitted in FY24
New Ideas submitted recently and currently in-process
Workload news
CSP and SMB partners – Don’t miss this week’s Microsoft Teams webinar series
There’s still time to sign up to join us this week for our webinar series covering Microsoft Teams Phone, Premium, devices, and more.
Connect with industry experts, get your questions answered, and discover how Teams can revolutionize communication and collaboration for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Whether you're a Microsoft partner, business owner, IT professional, or someone interested in enhancing your team's productivity, these webinars can help you unlock the potential of Microsoft Teams.
Use the following links to learn more about each webinar and register.
January 16, 2024 – Protect and enhance meeting experiences with Teams Premium
January 17, 2024 – Empower your business with Microsoft Teams devices
January 18, 2024 – Empowering SMBs: Seamless collaboration with Microsoft Teams MTO and MTMA
Learn how to partner for success with Windows 365
Our first CSP Masters digital event of the new year starts this week!
Join us on January 18, 2024, to learn how to best include Windows 365 in your existing practice as a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). We will cover the opportunity, partner profitability, building a successful practice, and new updates to Windows 365 on the CSP channel.
Register today!
New! CSP H2 Acceleration event
Join us on January 18, 2024, for the Cloud Solution Provider H2 Acceleration digital event! Hosted by Microsoft executives Jared Spataro, CVP of Modern Work and Business Applications; Kevin Peesker, CVP SMB and Digital; and David Smith, VP of Global Channel Sales, this exciting event will provide the latest product updates, marketing program updates, and new go-to-market investments to help you manage upcoming renewals and get customers AI-ready.
Register today for the session that works best for you:
January 18, 2024, 9:00 AM PT
January 18, 2024, 5:00 PM PT
Register today for upcoming Copilot bootcamps
If you serve larger, enterprise customers, please review the following:
Hosted by Microsoft Global Partner Solutions (GPS), the Microsoft Copilot Partner Bootcamp, open to all role types, will dive into the latest AI capabilities from both business and technical perspectives and cover each Microsoft Copilot solution, including Microsoft Copilot Studies.
Join this three-day event to learn more about the latest announcements, releases, and product updates. Discover the opportunities for you to leverage the power of AI to enhance your solutions, services, and customer experiences.
Register for the Microsoft Copilot Partner Bootcamp through the Sales Enablement Hub
January 30 – February 1, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT [Americas]
January 31 – February 2, 2024, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, IST, GMT [APAC/EMEA]
If you serve small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, please review the following:
Are you a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner selling to SMB customers? If so, be sure to join us for the CSP Masters Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales and Technical Bootcamps. Explore Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, and AI-powered collaboration and security value in Microsoft 365. And learn how to go to market with a successful services practice, land your first sale, and deploy and manage your first customer.
Register for the CSP Masters Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales and Technical Bootcamps
Day 1: CSP Masters Copilot for Microsoft 365 Sales Bootcamp
January 24, 2024, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT [Americas/EMEA]
January 31, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT [APAC]
Days 2-3: CSP Masters Copilot for Microsoft 365 Technical Bootcamp
February 7-8, 2024, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT [Americas/EMEA]
February 20-21, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT [APAC]
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