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Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program COVID-19 response guide


As part of our COVID-19 response, we brought together a collection of resources and best practices to help you and your customers stay informed and productive.

Read our blog post for the latest information about competency extensions and advanced specialization extensions in 2021.

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Get the most out of your Microsoft partnership

Discover the key information and resources you need to navigate your Microsoft partnership at any stage with our Partner Essentials blog series.

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Partners are sharing their experiences—join the conversation

Join the Microsoft Digital Partner Community and share your questions and experiences with other partners about how you’re supporting your business and customers in response to COVID-19.

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Partner guidance and resources

Gavriella Schuster shares resources, best practices, and services that can help you manage your business and customer needs.

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Responding to COVID-19 together

We’re striving to protect the well-being of our communities and are providing technology to help customers do their best work while remote.

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Commitment to cloud services continuity

Microsoft Azure will continue to communicate updates regularly and openly, providing insight into what we are learning and doing.

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Empower customers to stay productive at home

Help customers rapidly deploy remote work scenarios with the new Microsoft Secure Remote Work Workshop and explore technical guides and news in the Remote Work Resource Center.

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Get resources on Microsoft 365

The Microsoft 365 blog brings you resources for remote working, online meetings and live events, customer productivity, and more.

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Microsoft tech for frontline businesses

Alysa Taylor shares our efforts to ensure your business has the digital capabilities to maintain continuity and stability.

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Supporting healthcare
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Our Healthcare and Life Sciences blog has stories on tracking emergency data, enabling virtual medical consultations, and more.

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Microsoft Worldwide Learning updates

Discover the actions we’ve taken to help you stay trained and certified while running your business.

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Partners making a difference: BindTuning

The team at BindTuning has long believed that everyone should have access to a digital workplace that makes life simpler. As COVID-19 began to spread, they noticed that many organizations were using Microsoft Teams to support their remote workforces—and stepped in to help by developing customized templates for Microsoft Teams by use case. Learn more about how their templates enable collaborative, well-informed, and healthy employees.

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Stay informed on COVID-19 with Bing

In an effort to help you stay up-to-date on the COVID-19 pandemic, Bing has released features that help you discover comprehensive information on case locations, infection prevention, and more.

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