Calling all partners to come experience a session that will describe the future of Business Intelligence as Microsoft continues to drive leadership in that market. Bob Baker, Director for Microsoft Business Intelligence, will share the future-ready data and intelligent platform vision. Learn what is new in the next release of SQL Server, codenamed “Denali,” including industry scenarios and partner experiences, and receive up-to-date news on SQL Deployment Services, Solution Incentive Program and MPN partner opportunities.

Beat the heat and rise above competitive challenges. A live panel of senior partner representatives discusses emerging market trends and shares their rationale for increasing their investment on the Microsoft platform, steps undertaken, successes, challenges, and go-forward strategies. This session is suitable for ISV’s and SI’s with emerging products/practices on the Application Platform (Business Intelligence, SharePoint, Cloud, Database). 

Do you want to earn incentive dollars on SQL Server?  Want to know how?  How about helping customers deploy SQL Server and make even more money?  Come join our sessions and get all your questions answered, and be part of the programs that will get you more money in building solutions on and driving deployment for SQL Server.

This session is a continuation of the previous session "How Infrastructure Partners can optimize SQL Server for Private Cloud environment - Session I'.  
Join us for a unique "working session," where you will have the opportunity to learn and experience the key elements to build and optimize SQL Server for private cloud environment using the latest Microsoft technology to increase reliability, self-service, and services revenue. 

Pre-registration for this two-part class is required. Seating is limited.

The best companies are already preparing their strategies to win the quest for top talent. The 2020 workplace will be defined by acute vision—20/20 vision—with regard to recruiting strategies, customizable employee development, agile leadership, and leveraging the power of social networks.  Case studies will be presented of how companies are dealing with these major forces in order to create greater opportunities for employees to collaborate, engage and innovate on-the-job. A specific focus will be on how companies are re-imagining their recruitment, engagement & learning practices. Finally, several predictions for how the workplace in 2020 will emerge and what you can do to prepare for this.

There's no longer any question about the future of cloud computing. Yet many Microsoft partners aren't sure how to transform their business models to pursue this rapidly changing IT market shift. There are fundamental differences in marketing, selling, and delivering solutions, as well as differences internally such as HR, training, and compensation that partners will need to address. Join IDC to get an update on the cloud opportunity, and learn what changes when you move to a cloud business model. You will walk away with a "blueprint" on how to begin the transformation necessary to succeed in the cloud. 

Are you running?  Are you clear on the race that you are in and what it looks like when you win?  Are your employees aligned and running with you?  If you are like most of us today, you are definitely running!  But as to which race, which direction, and whether or not your team is even at the same stadium, motivated and operating at their potential, it’s a tough call most days.  
In a world traveling at hyper speed, it’s important you are clear on where you want to go.  And once you have that clarity, you have to be able to inform, inspire and engage others constantly to run the same race with you.  This session enables participants to develop clarity for themselves and their organizations on where they want to go and how to get there.  It addresses many of the typical barriers to execution and eliminates excuses to achieving desired results.  Leveraging neuroscience and a deep understanding of the brain at work, Holly will engage, provoke and prompt you to define winning and get everyone going in the same direction with you, with energy and enthusiasm to achieve excellence.   You’ll learn how to create the operating practices necessary to get and keep yourself and others focused, aligned and winning!
Participants will receive tools, techniques and tips during the session as well as a series of email follow up including an assessment and worksheets.

Are you running?  Are you clear on the race that you are in and what it looks like when you win?  Are your employees aligned and running with you?  If you are like most of us today, you are definitely running!  But as to which race, which direction, and whether or not your team is even at the same stadium, motivated and operating at their potential, it’s a tough call most days.  
In a world traveling at hyper speed, it’s important you are clear on where you want to go.  And once you have that clarity, you have to be able to inform, inspire and engage others constantly to run the same race with you.  This session enables participants to develop clarity for themselves and their organizations on where they want to go and how to get there.  It addresses many of the typical barriers to execution and eliminates excuses to achieving desired results.  Leveraging neuroscience and a deep understanding of the brain at work, Holly will engage, provoke and prompt you to define winning and get everyone going in the same direction with you, with energy and enthusiasm to achieve excellence.   You’ll learn how to create the operating practices necessary to get and keep yourself and others focused, aligned and winning!
Participants will receive tools, techniques and tips during the session as well as a series of email follow up including an assessment and worksheets.

Private cloud, public cloud, and new devices are creating customer demand and partner opportunity. Learn how the Microsoft Partner Network has been strategically repositioned to enable you and Microsoft win together. Get an introduction to a range of tools and support that help you drive and deliver business. Understand how partner incentives have been applied to the full sales and deployment lifecycle to better enable your sales and delivery teams. At the end of this session, you will understand how MPN is evolving, what new tools and resources are available and how incentives can be applied to drive your business.

How do you turn the No.1 show stopper in your customers psyche to a strength when it comes to a Cloud discussion

Your Microsoft Cloud business has ramped up, you see the value, understand the optimal platform choices across physical, virtual, private and public cloud permutations.  How do you actually secure the critical subscription commitment that can open up the service revenue where the real margins are in a cloud business?   This session will share customer engagement experiences providing the insights into a successful business change delivery framework that allows you to convert the security and compliance roadblocks in your customers psyche to a key selling strength. Learn how to sell cloud subscriptions successfully that will defuse your customers security fears and get their commitment to organization and process change that will really deliver business value to them and establish a prosperous relationship for you.