January 2013 Hot Sheet

Welcome to the Hot Sheet, a schedule of in-person training, live webcasts, and partner calls for Microsoft US partners. Courses are organized by role and by date, and this post is updated as needed to provide you with about a six-week outlook. Fewer live training opportunities around the holidays doesn't mean your learning has to take a back seat. Microsoft learning paths link you to on-demand courses that will help expand your Microsoft product knowledge and prepare for Microsoft exams and assessments. Use the learning plan feature to track your progress toward your goals.

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Partner Calls

December 20 – SMB Partner Call for Central Region

December 20 – SMB Partner Call for West Region

January 10 – SMB Partner Call for East Region

January 15 – January 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast

January 17 – SMB Partner Call for Central Region

January 17 – SMB Partner Call for West Region

Sales Training

Date	Location	Event	Product or Audience Focus
December 19	Webcast	MEC Webcast – Gain Key Insights: Track and Optimize Your Resources and Projects Effectively	Office 365
January 6	Webcast	Sales Acceleration Strategies for Dynamics CRM Partners – Session 4: Driving Prospect Engagement – Communications that Appeal to the Unconscious	Microsoft Dynamics CRM
January 7	Webcast	Samurai Server Series: Tech Dive: Why Pay More to Virtualize - Hyper-V vs VMWare Register for the series	Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V
January 7-9	Downers Grove, IL	Microsoft Dynamics ERP SMB Integrated Marketing and Sales Workshop	Microsoft Dynamics ERP
January 9	Webcast	Cloud 1-2-3 Webinar Series: Showcase the Value of Office 365, Generate Leads & Accelerate Sales Through MEC Demo	Office 365
January 14	Webcast	Samurai Server Series: Selling Affordable Disaster Recovery Solutions with Windows Server 2012 R2 Register for the series	Windows Server 2012

Technical Training

Date	Location	Event	Product or Audience Focus
December 17	Webcast	Office 365 Ignite: Identity and Single Sign-On Authentication in Office 365	Office 365
January 6-30	Webcast	Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 - Exam 70-417	Windows Server
January 7	Chicago, IL	Partner Practice Enablement: Big Data	Windows Azure, System Center, Windows Server
January 10	Charlotte, NC	Partner Practice Enablement: Big Data	Windows Azure, System Center, Windows Server
January 13	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Business Intelligence	SQL Server, SharePoint Server
January 14	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Search, Social, Portals and Collaboration	SharePoint 2013
January 16	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
January 16	Foxboro, MA	Winter Warmer – Independent Virtualization Event	Windows Server, Hyper-V, Windows Azure
January 21	Webcast	Samurai Server Series: Tech Dive: Disaster Recovery Solutions with Windows Server 2012 R2 Register for the series	Windows Server 2012
January 21	Webcast	Microsoft Virtual Academy Jump Start: Windows 8.1 Developer Training: Geek Edition	Windows 8
January 22	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Search, Social, Portals and Collaboration	SharePoint 2013
January 30	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
February 3	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Windows 8 Flexible Workstyle	Windows 8
February 4	Webcast	Samurai Server Series: Tech Dive: SAN-like Storage At An Affordable Register for the series	Windows Server 2012
February 4	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
February 6	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Datacenter Infrastructure & Management	Windows Server, System Center, Windows Azure
February 10	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Business Intelligence	SQL Server, SharePoint
February 11	Webcast	Samurai Server Series: Tech Dive: Easy Access with RDS Across Multiple OS Devices Register for the series	Windows Server 2012
February 11	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Search, Social, Portals & Collaboration	SharePoint
February 13	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
February 19	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Search, Social, Portals & Collaboration	SharePoint
February 20	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
February 24	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Business Intelligence	SQL Server, SharePoint
February 25	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Office 365	Office 365
February 27	Webcast	Practice Accelerator for Search, Social, Portals & Collaboration	SharePoint