Please use the following link on Microsoft Press Pass to view details on the Convergence events, as well as download 2 whitepapers:
- The Dynamic Business by Mike Ehrenberg
- Maximise the ROI in Microsoft technology
both very good reads and worth a download.
In addition, you’ll have access to the case studies used throughout the events, as well as access the relevant analyst reports:
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Hello All, as most of you will be aware, we’ve had some changes to our Partner Learning Centre systems over recent months, and where previously we had the Dynamics Training and Events Portal to view the full Dynamics schedule, all of a sudden we just had the Partner Learning Centre. The great news is that you can now view all of the Dynamics Training in one place again using the following Dynamics Training One Stop Shop Link on the Microsoft Partner Network.
A live meeting was recently recorded talking through the Partner Development Centre, once posted, this will appear on the main PDC Link above. The two tabs on the link are where you can go to search for Live and Recorded Dynamics training, searching by product, role and level.
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Some of you may have already picked this up, however, most definitely worth al look for those of you who haven’t. In this webcast Nigel Montgomery, Research Director at AMR Research, describes why upgrading or investing in a new Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution can be a smart business decision, even during an economic downturn. You’ll find the webcast here on PartnerSource.
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Hi All, please do make sure if you’re either working on, or interested in the Process Manufacturing or Professional Services solutions for AX that you’ve visited the following pages on PartnerSource,
Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Professional Services for Microsoft Dynamics AX are available immediately. On the links you’ll find details around training, certification, whitepapers etc. Previously all training would have been through the Industry solution ISV, whereas now, much of that training can be done online. Where more detailed training is required, this training will now be conducted through a Microsoft office, rather than the ISV (that’s not to say that we' won’t use the great skills of the ISV trainers though).
In terms of the Retail solution, Microsoft will be announcing a roadmap and availability of the end-to-end retail solution soon.
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Hi All,
please be aware there are some updates on the Demo Toolkit page – around both Lean Manufacturing and Process Manufacturing. If you take the link and scroll down the page, you’ll see there is now an additional download for Lean and Process.
We will also see the addition of Professional Services and Retail in the near future,
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Hello all,
for those of you attending Convergence, you might want to consider attending the Exec Q&A scheduled for 4.30 where you’ll have the chance of addressing questions to both the UK and Corporate teams. So that we can ensure the execs are kept busy for the full hour, we’d like to ask for those attending to submit their questions in advance to the following email address, convergenceuk09@live.com.
I know none of you are backward in coming forward so feel free to ask any question related to Dynamics, strategy, roadmap, etc – just remember to keep it clean folks :0)
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From Friday 2 October 2009 we will be transitioning from the 0870 numbers below to 0844. The existing 0870 numbers will continue to work in parallel for some time.
| Phone Line | Old Number | New Number | | Main UK number | 0870 60 10 100 | 0844 800 2400 | | Premier Support | 0870 50 10 800 | 0844 800 8338 | | AskPartner | 0870 60 70 700 | 0844 800 6006 | |
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For those of you wishing to get a bit more detail on the history of the Dynamics products, pre-dating the Microsoft acquisition, have a look at the following piece published by Dynamics World:
http://www.dynamicsworld.co.uk/Timelines.php
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We’re pleased to announce the following dates of the 14th October and 8th December for the running of this workshop.
Description
This training event aims to provide our Dynamics and Microsoft ISV partners with a critical introduction to the benefits of the Microsoft Licensing Programmes with specific reference to product licensing such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, SQL Server and Microsoft Office. Including...
An Introduction to Microsoft Licensing Programs for Larger Businesses
· This section of the training will give attendees an understanding of the four licensing programs aimed at larger businesses: Select, Select Plus, Enterprise Agreements and Enterprise Subscription Agreements. The focus will be on ensuring that partners can understand what licences customers already have in place when they are discussing further bespoke solutions based on a Microsoft infrastructure. The forthcoming Enterprise Application Platform and Core Infrastructure enrolments will also be covered
An Introduction to Microsoft Product Licensing
· This section of the training will introduce attendees to the different Microsoft product licensing models with specific focus on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, SQL Server and Microsoft Office. The session will include both factual information as to the facts surrounding the licensing of these products, but also consider typical scenarios that partners are likely to come across when building customer solutions that interact with these products
Working with Microsoft
· This section of the training will help partners to understand the resources available to them when selling their solutions. Areas covered will include: how and when to engage internal Microsoft people, working with LARs, resources for competitive situations, the Ask Partner team, and other useful online resources
Click here to register
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All ,there is a Sure Step TAP Program about to kick off in the near future – details of which I’ve listed below. For those of you using Sure Step it would be a great opportunity to see and influence what’s coming, for those of you who aren’t, it would be a great opportunity to get involved.
Details of TAP:
We are fast approaching a new release of Sure Step and are requesting your participation in reviewing the latest content and application interface as part of our Technical Access Program.
The review process will begin October 5 and run through Nov. 10. The review is divided into two areas:
1. Content additions and updates (Oct. 5 – 27)
2. Client and interface changes (Oct. 20 – Nov. 10)
The review process will be supported by weekly Live Meetings with instructions to downloading the pre-released Sure Step components, introductions to the new areas of content and demonstrations of changes to the user interface.
Feedback will be collected throughout the process and evaluated for updates to the final release.
To sign up for this process, please send an email to sstap@microsoft.com. Please include the following:
· Partner ID
· Partner Name
· Contact Person for TAP
· Email:
· Phone:
· Areas to review:
Industry: Public Sector for CRM
Industry: Process Industries for AX
NAV Process Flows
Cross-functional: CRM (XRM) development platform
Agile Project Types
Organizational Change Management
ISV product implementation guidance
SharePoint Project Template creation
Optimization Offerings
Upon receiving indication of your interest, Sure Step TAP guidelines will be sent to you.
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Apologies – there has been an amendment to the UK PLC contact email address - for any issues getting Registered, email ukplcsup@microsoft.com or Tel: +44 (0) 870 8509442.
If in doubt all contact details will be on the registration pages within the PLC.
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Hello all, there have been a few teething problems with the new Partner Learning Centre/Partner Network which means that searches for UK training would result in nothing or rather spurious results.
Partner Network:
The Dynamics Training and Events Portal hasn’t yet been updated with the new schedule details.
However in the meantime, should you need to search quickly for the Microsoft type training such as Roadshows, Intros, Presales workshops etc, you can do so directly from the Partner Network Training and Events Tab:
As you can see, you can search by type of training, Product, Role, Level etc, and then take a registration link directly through to the Partner Learning Centre to book on.
Partner Development Centre:
As you should now be aware, we have the Partner Development Centre in place offering a wealth of Microsoft Dynamics Training. The PDC is brought to you by a combination of offerings from Harness IT and Firebrand. To view details of what the PDC can offer please visit their site here.
Make sure you’re up to date with the offerings now available, and should you have any questions, you can speak to your PAM or any of the Dynamics Team :)
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Please make sure you’re all up to speed with the recent announcement regards Microsoft Dynamics Mobile which you’ll find here on PartnerSource.
Comms have been pushed out through the UK Partner RSS feed, the content of which you’ll find here on the UK Partner Network.
Should you have any further questions, please contact either your Partner Account Manager, or a member of the UK Product Team.
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Hello all,
For those of you who missed the Convergence Live Meeting aired yesterday, you can find further details here with the background powerpoint and the live meeting (available 24 hours after so later today).
It will cover off:
· Background information on the event - costs, timing and content
· Why Partners and their customers should attend
· How to take advantage of sponsor/exhibitor opportunities
· Materials to help invite their customers
URL: Click here to hear the webcast on 21 Aug (24hours after the live meeting: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=95-31-EB-60-E8-A2-B4-91-AD-85-7D-DB-B3-42-CD-13&Culture=en-GB using Invitation Code: 5BC685
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