Name: Unpredictable Hosting Costs? Consider Migrating to Azure
Start: 2024-03-21T16:00:00Z
End: 2024-03-21T16:00:06.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Stay ahead of the game and learn how to optimize your datacenter strategy. Supplement your on-prem business and benefit from the cloud simultaneously. Join our channel now and discover the cutting-edge solutions and strategies helping partners build a more flexible and profitable business, even for customers not ready to migrate.

Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team at https://dco.microsoft.com/. 
Reach out to AMD at azure@amd.com.

Evaluate your hardware options for deploying Azure Stack HCI with AMD

AMD shares how to evaluate your hardware choices in Azure

Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team at https://dco.microsoft.com/ 

Centre Technologies has innovated their SQL Server Licensing approach by leveraging Azure Arc, resulting in a ‘Triple Win’ that boosts profits for Centre, their customers, and partners alike. Join CTO Todd Smith as he reflects into the transformative impact of this strategy over the past year, uncovering new opportunities and efficiencies. Tune in to hear the full story of innovation and partnership. 

Download the Cloud Hosting Partners Book at https://aka.ms/HostingBook.

DCO Story: Centre Technologies Gets 'Triple Win' with Azure Arc

Reach out to the Datacenter Optimization team at https://dco.microsoft.com/

CompuData faced the challenge of managing an increasingly complex and expensive private cloud infrastructure. COO Ed Guarrieri embarked on a journey to Azure, aiming for greater scalability and efficiency. In this episode, we delve into Ed’s decision-making process as he leads the transition of all their customers to the cloud, with the guidance of Datacenter Optimization team and the support of Ingram Micro.

DCO Story: CompuData scales profitably with Azure

Join us for a live session where you’ll discover innovative solutions and strategies that empower partners to build a more profitable and flexible business model. Learn from the successes of your peers who are seamlessly integrating their on-premises solutions with the benefits of cloud technology.
 
In this exclusive webinar, you’ll gain insights from Tony Surma, Microsoft Americas GPS CTO, as he shares his expert knowledge on capitalizing on the latest cloud hosting opportunities.
 
 
What You’ll Learn:
-Navigating Hybrid Solutions: Understand how Azure Arc can meet customers exactly where they are, complete with a live demo.
-Cost Management: Learn how to stabilize your hosting costs using Azure Stack and Azure VMware Solution.
-Expert Guidance: Hear from our Datacenter Optimization team, who are dedicated to assisting partners in their hybrid cloud journey.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to design your best cloud hosting strategy with guidance from Microsoft’s top experts

Live Event: Microsoft CTO on Boosting Profits and Flexibility in Cloud Hosting

Download the Cloud Hosting Partners Book at https://aka.ms/HostingBook.

Reach out to the Datacenter Optimization team at https://dco.microsoft.com/

How easy is it to migrate your VMware to Azure VMware Solution? Partner Solutions Architect Husam Hilal shows us the features of this first-party Azure solution. In this short video, we see a migration from on-prem to Azure and we even integrate Azure Open AI."

DEMO: Discover the Potential of Azure VMware Solution (AVS)

Discover how Azure Stack HCI can help you save costs and integrate on-premises cloud. Andrew Cook, Director of Partner Development at Microsoft's DCO Team shares his experience helping partners with rising costs and eroding profit margins. He shares how Azure Stack HCI can provide solutions like deploying Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), leveraging Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and even obtaining free Extended Security Updates (ESUs). Your current hardware may already be compatible with Azure Stack HCI!

Azure Stack HCI: Stable Costs and Cloud Integration

Adam Burke, Director of Partner Development, shares three key resources that every Microsoft CSP partner should know about in 2024. These are designed to help you expand your business and take advantage of future growth opportunities by betting on Azure. Discover the benefits of: 
1) DCO - Data Center Optimization 
2) Cloud Migration Factory
3) AMM - Azure Migrate and Modernize 

Learn how these resources can help you build a profitable path into Azure, optimize your infrastructure, and take advantage of all that Microsoft has to offer.

3 resources every Microsoft CSP partner should know about in 2024

If you are a SPLA partner with Microsoft and would like to save on incentive earning opportunities to make your licensing more profitable, this video is for you. Adam Burke, Director of Partner Development at Microsoft, walks us through a model that shows how partners are enabling their on-prem SQL Server with Arc and stacking up on incentive opportunities. If you want to see this model applied to your specific business, reach out to Adam and the DCO team at https://dco.microsoft.com/

SPLA partners are saving 30%+ on incentive earning opportunities

Is your SQL Server following best practices? Dale Kirby, Principal Partner Solutions Architect, demonstrates how to run a Best Practices Assessment on your on-prem SQL Server using Azure Arc. For more information or guidance, check out our manual or leave your questions in the comments below.

DEMO: Run a Best Practices Assessment on your SQL Server (on-prem)

Dale Kirby, Principal Partners Solutions Architect, demonstrates how to Arc-Enable your SQL Servers to get the benefits of Azure while remaining On-Prem if you can’t migrate yet. Discover how easy it is to manage your SQL Servers through Azure Arc. Learn how to onboard your servers and take advantage of all the benefits that Azure Arc has to offer. For more information or guidance, check out our manual or leave your questions in the comments below.

DEMO: Arc-Enabling your SQL Servers to get the benefits of Azure

Dale Kirby, Principal Partner Solutions Architect at Microsoft, demonstrates how to purchase Extended Security Updates (ESU) through Azure Arc for your Windows and SQL Server reaching End of Support (EOS). Discover how easy it is to manage your ESU for your on prem servers through Azure Arc. You can manage it all through Azure while the resource itself stays on-premises! For more information or guidance, check out our manual or leave your questions in the comments below.

Purchasing Extended Security Updates w/ Azure Arc for Windows and SQL Server

Make the most out of your applications with Arc-Enabled SQL. If your customers aren't ready to migrate yet, you can shift them to Azure Arc on CSP (Cloud Solutions Provider) to offer them a consumption-based, cloud billing model. Even better, this allows them to build new cloud-native applications on any infrastructure, in their on-premises environments, and across other public clouds.

How is Arc bringing flexibility and innovation to on-prem SQL Server?

Azure Arc is helping customers reaching End of Support for Windows and SQL Server 2012. Learn how you can purchase Extended Security Updates for your customers through CSP with Azure Arc. You will get the benefits of Azure like: 
1) Flexible billing and savings 
2) The visibility and reliability of the Azure portal 
3) Extending security and compliance Connect with Adam's team on https://dco.microsoft.com.

How is Arc helping customers reaching End of Support for Windows and SQL Server?

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast series designed to help cloud hosting organizations stay ahead of the game and optimize their datacenter strategy. We look forward to sharing the best opportunities to make your business more profitable today while also preparing for the future in the era of AI. You'll hear from top voice leaders in Microsoft's Global Partners Solutions organization: 
-Heather Deggans, VP of Go-To-Market shares her perspective on the biggest opportunities this year. 
-Dale Kirby, Principal Partner Solutions Architect, walks us through the capabilities of Azure Arc. 
-Adam Burke, Director of Partner Development Manager, shares the best resource for you to get started right away.

The Biggest Opportunity for Cloud Hosting Partners in 2024

Unpredictable hosting costs can be a challenge for any business. In this video, we discuss three options to help you stabilize your costs and improve your hosting experience: Azure VMware Solution, Azure Stack, or migrating to Azure. We dive deeper into Azure VMware Solution, or AVS, with a special guest: Trevor Davis, a Global Black Belt that specializes in Azure VMware Solution. Trevor shares the story of a project he's working on. Tune in to learn more about these solutions and how they can help your business.

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