Welcome to the Australian Partner Community Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule of partner training, webcasts, community calls, and office hours. This post is updated frequently as we learn about new offerings, so you can plan ahead of time.

If you have any questions/feedback about any of the training below or would like to suggest training for us to run, please email the Microsoft Australia Readiness Team at [email protected].

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SPOTLIGHT TRAINING COURSES

Intelligent Cloud Architect Deep Dive

Type: Advanced

Audience: Architectural Roles, IT Professional Roles, Developer Roles

Cost: $999

Date & Locations: SYDNEY: Nov 26-29

Partner Technical Deep Dives are an intense 4-day immersive training experience that offers Microsoft Partners critical deep technical skilling to build and grow their practices. The training is focused on core technical scenarios and solutions via whiteboard design sessions and hands-on labs delivered by cloud experts. The Deep Dive has 3 tracks: Infrastructure and Management, Application Development and Data. This training is NOT appropriate for those with only basic or intermediate knowledge of Azure nor appropriate for those in sales roles. REGISTER HERE

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MICROSOFT AZURE

Azure Discovery Days

Type: Beginner

Audience: Anyone who wants to learn about Microsoft Azure

Cost: Free

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• ADELAIDE: Dec 13
• BRISBANE: Nov 19
• CANBERRA: Nov 26
• MELBOURNE: Dec 6
• PERTH: Dec 13
• SYDNEY: Dec 3

Led by Microsoft Azure experts, these free, entry-level, learning events feature demonstrations designed to help you unlock Azure’s full potential. TO REGISTER CLICK ON DATE AND CITY ABOVE

Azure Fundamentals

Type: Technical (Beginner)

Audience: IT Professional

Cost: $499

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• PERTH: Dec 10-11
• BRISBANE: Dec 17-18
• MELBOURNE: Dec 17-18

This 2-day instructor-led course introduces key concepts for cloud computing and how Microsoft Azure aligns with those scenarios. Students are introduced to several key Azure services and solutions that align with the following technical disciplines, Infrastructure as a Service, Hybrid Cloud, Application Development, Big Data and Analytics and Cloud Security. REGISTER HERE

Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: IT Professional

Cost: $899

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• ADELAIDE: Dec 3-7
• CANBERRA: Dec 10-14
• MELBOURNE: Dec 3-7
• PERTH: Nov 26-30
• SYDNEY: Dec 10-14

This 5-day instructor-led course teaches IT professionals how to provision and manage services in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement infrastructure components such as virtual networks, virtual machines, containers, web and mobile apps, and storage in Azure. Students also will learn how to plan for and manage Azure AD and configure Azure AD integration with on-premises Active Directory domains. REGISTER HERE

Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: IT Professional

Cost: $899

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• BRISBANE: Dec 3-7
• CANBERRA: Nov 26-30 / Dec 17-21
• MELBOURNE: Dec 17-21
• SYDNEY: Nov 26-30 / Dec 3-7

This 5-day instructor-led course is intended for architects who have experience building infrastructure and applications on the Microsoft Azure platform. Students should have a thorough understanding of most services offered on the Azure platform. The students typically work for an organisation that have an active solution on Azure and are planning to enhance existing solutions or deploy more solutions to the Azure platform. REGISTER HERE

Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: Developers

Cost: $899

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• CANBERRA: Dec 3-7
• MELBOURNE: Dec 10-14

This 5-day instructor-led course is intended for students who have experience building ASP.NET and C# applications. Students will also have experience with the Microsoft Azure platform and a basic understanding of the services offered. This course offers students the opportunity to take an existing ASP.NET MVC application and expand its functionality as part of moving it to Azure. This course focuses on the considerations necessary when building a highly available solution in the cloud. REGISTER HERE

Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: Developers

Cost: $899

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• CANBERRA: Dec 10-14

During this 5-day instructor-led course students will learn how to design and develop services that access local and remote data from various sources. Students will also learn how to develop and deploy services to hybrid environments, including on-premises servers and Microsoft Azure. REGISTER HERE

Integrating On-Premises Identity Infrastructure with Microsoft

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: IT Professional

Cost: $899

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• MELBOURNE: Dec 10-14
• SYDNEY: Dec 17-21

This 5-day instructor-led course covers a range of components, including Azure Compute, Azure Storage, and network services that customers can benefit from when deploying hybrid solutions. In this context, the term hybrid means integrating infrastructure technologies that customers host in on-premises datacenters with Azure IaaS and PaaS services. This course offers an overview of these services, providing the knowledge necessary to design hybrid solutions properly. It also includes several demonstrations and labs that enable students to develop hands-on skills that are necessary when implementing such solutions. REGISTER HERE

Intelligent Cloud Architect Deep Dive – Infrastructure and Management Track

Type: Advanced

Audience: Architectural Roles, IT Professional Roles, Developer Roles

Cost: $999

Date & Locations: SYDNEY: Nov 26-29

Build upon the fundamental Azure IaaS knowledge that you have, you will get to learn the common solution patterns and the decision points that are required to design an optimal architecture. REGISTER HERE

Intelligent Cloud Architect Deep Dive – Application Development Track

Type: Advanced

Audience: Architectural Roles, IT Professional Roles, Developer Roles

Cost: $999

Date & Locations: SYDNEY: Nov 26-29

The Apps track will allow you to build on your knowledge of Azure application services through presentations and group interaction with Azure experts in your region as well as leading practitioners in the field. With a focus on solutions, and not simply products, you will learn more about application architecture and design techniques in Azure featuring containers, microservices, serverless, integration services, application modernization, and DevOps best practices. REGISTER HERE

Application and Infrastructure Webinars

Title	Date	Registration Link
Technical Deep Dive on Hybrid Cloud Storage	19 Nov	Register Here
Remote Desktop Solutions on Azure	22 Nov	Register Here
SAP on Microsoft Azure	26 Nov	Register Here
Red Hat on Microsoft Azure	28 Nov	Register Here
Getting Started with Azure Stack	29 Nov	Register Here
Building Applications for Microsoft Teams	29 Nov	Register Here
Introduction to Azure Site Recovery and Backup	30 Nov	Register Here

 

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DATA ANALYTICS

Data & AI Discovery Days

Type: Beginner

Audience: Anyone who wants to learn about Microsoft Azure

Cost: Free

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• PERTH: Nov 20
• SYDNEY: Nov 23, Dec 5
• ADELAIDE: Nov 27
• MELBOURNE: Dec 12

Here’s your chance to unlock the potential of your data at our upcoming Data & AI Discovery Days. Led by Microsoft Azure experts, these free, entry-level, hands-on learning events feature workshops and demonstrations by the best in the field to unlock the insights in your existing data and accelerate your business to the next level. TO REGISTER CLICK ON DATE AND CITY ABOVE

Intelligent Cloud Architect Deep Dive – Data Track

Type: Advanced

Audience: Architectural Roles, IT Professional Roles, Developer Roles

Cost: $999

Date & Locations: SYDNEY: Nov 26-29

Enhance your data architecture design skills through technical presentations, whiteboard design sessions and hands on labs. Scenarios covered include considerations for on-prem migrations to cloud, hybrid deployments, big data and real time analytics. REGISTER HERE

Data and Analytics Webinars

Title	Date	Registration Link
Introduction to Power BI	20 Nov	Register Here

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Azure IoT Solution Accelerators

Type: Technical (Advanced)

Audience: IoT Developers, Architects and Leads

Cost: $199

Product: Microsoft Azure

Date & Locations:

• MELBOURNE: Mar 5
• SYDNEY: Mar 4

In this full day bootcamp, you’ll learn about the recently updated Azure IoT Solution Accelerators, specifically the Remote Monitoring preconfigured solution. The three hands-on lab modules will walk you through how to provision the solution, connect devices, and manipulate rules & alarms. Instruction will also be provided on how to create & connect simulated devices and extend the solution to connect to line of business applications such as Power BI. This shows full end to end creation and flow of data from device to decision. REGISTER HERE

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MODERN WORKPLACE

Modern Workplace Webinars

Title	Date	Registration Link
Adopting Microsoft 365 Modern Desktop Deployment	20 Nov	Register Here
Introduction to Project Online	22 Nov	Register Here
What's New in Microsoft 365 Modern Desktop	28 Nov	Register Here
Building Applications for Microsoft Teams	29 Nov	Register Here

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BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Business Application Webinars

Title	Date	Registration Link
Adopting Dynamics 365 Business Central Feature Update Series	27 Nov	Register Here

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MICROSOFT GLOBAL FLAGSHIP EVENTS

MICROSOFT INSPIRE 2019

Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals

Cost: $1,995 USD

Product: NA

Duration: 5 days

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (July 14-18, 2019)

Join us at the 2019 Microsoft Inspire as we redefine productivity in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. Microsoft Inspire is the largest partner event of the year—a place to connect with fellow partners and with Microsoft, hear about the future direction of Microsoft and the broader IT industry, discover new business opportunities, learn, teach, and share with peers. With past attendance reaching 16,000 attendees from over 140 countries, no other event brings together so many of the most successful, top-tier partners in the Microsoft Partner Network. Microsoft Inspire is where leaders and visionaries of the IT industry gather to spur innovation and growth to new heights. Harness the potential of these great minds and build partnerships to expand the reach of your own solutions. Microsoft Inspire allows you to discover new opportunities and leverage industry connections to get business done. REGISTER HERE

MICROSOFT IGNITE 2019

Audience: IT Professional, Developers

Product: NA

Duration: 5 days

Location: Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando (November 4-8, 2019)

Get the latest insights and skills from technology leaders and practitioners shaping the future of cloud, data, business intelligence, teamwork, and productivity. Immerse yourself with the latest tools, tech, and experiences that matter, and hear the latest updates and ideas directly from the experts. PRE-REGISTER HERE

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2018 MICROSOFT GLOBAL FLAGSHIP EVENTS (ON DEMAND)

MICROSOFT INSPIRE

Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals

WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT INSPIRE 2018.

MICROSOFT BUILD

Audience: Developers

WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT BUILD 2018.

MICROSOFT DATA INSIGHTS SUMMIT

Audience: Business Professionals, CEO, General Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Professionals

WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT DATA INSIGHTS SUMMIT 2018.

MICROSOFT IGNITE

Audience: IT Professionals

WATCH SESSIONS FROM MICROSOFT IGNITE 2018.

Expression of Interest please email [email protected] with the course title in the subject line. Once the course opens we will email you the invite.