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Check back here to read the latest announcements and learn about the latest partner incentives from HP and Microsoft.

In-field HP VirtualSystem Training for Channel Partners

October 14, 2011: HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft is the first VirtualSystem solution specifically designed around the Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platform, System Center management console, and HP Insight Control for System Center. Attend this training to learn more about HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft solutions and how they meet customer needs.


HP VirtualSystem is a portfolio of pre-configured, optimized solutions designed to overcome virtualization complexity, deliver the fastest path to virtualized environments and the essential foundation for private cloud deployments.


For more information about the course objectives and to register please visit www.hp.com/go/channel_readiness_2011.

HP Partner Portal Learning Center Training & Certification

HP Business Decision Appliance and PowerPivot Technical Selling and Configuration

Explore the hardware and software features of the new HP Business Decision Appliance a joint HP/Microsoft solution. Built on proven reference architectures and the powerful Microsoft application platform, the Business Decision Appliance simplifies and accelerates deployment of your business intelligence system. It includes a balanced stack of hardware, as well as Microsoft software that have been integrated, tested and validated in Microsoft and HP labs. It includes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, SharePoint Server 2010, PowerPivot add-ins.


Audience

Available to ALL HP, All Channels, All Partners, All subcontractors


Course Objectives

  • Educate and excite you about the capabilities, features and potential of the HP Business Data Appliance (BDA)
  • Inform you about how the BDA is installed, configured and managed
  • Educate you about the capabilities and features of PowerPivot, and where it fits into a Business Intelligence solution
  • The presentation includes facts, theory, best practice discussion and numerous demonstrations to reinforce the topics presented
  • Presentations include:
    1. Understanding Business Intelligence
    2. Introducing the HP Business Decision Appliance
    3. Loading and Preparing Data in the Excel 2010 PowerPivot Client
    4. Creating Excel 2010 PowerPivot Reports
    5. Defining DAX Calculations with Excel 2010 PowerPivot
    6. Managing Excel PowerPivot Solutions in SharePoint 2010
    7. Introducing the HP Business Decision Appliance
    8. Installing, Managing and Monitoring the HP Business Decision Appliance

Course prerequisites

None


Course ID

  • HP Internal ID 01350498
  • External Partner ID 00365985

Access for HP partners

  • Login to the HP Partner Portal www.hp.com/partners/us
  • Click on Train & Certify
  • Under Quick Links, select Access the Learning Center
  • Enter Course ID 00365985 in the search box

Coffee Coaching report from WPC 2011

July 14, 2011: WPC provided a great avenue for HP to promote to our channel partners the HP-Microsoft Coffee Coaching program. Partners could learn as well as participate in the program. During the event, HP offered an opportunity for our partners to film their story on how HP and Microsoft solutions help to resolve customer issues and help them grow their business. A total of 55 videos were shot for future posting on the HP-Microsoft YouTube channel – www.youtube.com/coffeecoaching.

Opportunity Knocks: Increase your customer base with new preconfigured fast-sale solutions from HP and Microsoft

April 5, 2011: Now available straight from the Americas Partner Conference, click here to view this comprehensive HP/Microsoft Infra2Apps Solutions presentation that was presented to partners by Jack Baratta, Director, HP Microsoft Sales for Americas. The presentation describes the Infa2Apps fast-sale solution market, customer benefits, partner opportunity and how to get started.

Here’s how to access: HP Microsoft Converged Applications Sales and Pre-Sales Training

HP Solutions and Alliances Sales Training

February 10, 2011: HP and Microsoft Hyper-V, SQL and Exchange are three of the hottest technologies in the market today. HP and Microsoft are delivering a new class of solutions which fully integrate and optimize these technologies with HP Converged Infrastructure to simplify deployment, management and support. This session covers these preconfigured application-centric solutions, including customer challenges and the role for Infrastructure-to-Applications; details of the Converged Application Foundation, BI, Data Management and Warehousing and Enterprise Messaging solution components; HP's services portfolio; and the role for HP valued channel partners.

 

You will learn about these preconfigured application-centric solutions designed to deliver quantifiable value to our enterprise and mid-market customers. We will share details about our virtualization and management, business intelligence, data management and messaging appliance offerings. To learn more click here for details.

 

HP Storage Sales and Presales Training

February 10, 2011: Get equipped to speak effectively to your customers about new products and solutions from HP Storage product experts, and get your questions answered! Join us to learn about new HP Storage products, solutions and competitive strategies to help you close deals in March and beyond. To learn more click here for details.

HP announces Hybrid Delivery Cloud solutions

January 26, 2011: Today, HP announced a new set of Hybrid Delivery Cloud solutions for enterprises and governments. The PartnerONE community is core to our cloud strategy and our ability to offer a rich suite of solutions to clients.

Along with today’s announcement, we are pleased to announce new partner offerings across the HP Cloud framework of BUILD, CONSUME, MANAGE/SECURE and TRANSFORM:

  • BUILD: HP CloudSystem is based on industry-leading HP Converged Infrastructure and Cloud Service Automation software, and is an ideal solution for enterprise and service provider clients looking to build, manage and consume hybrid cloud services.
  • CONSUME: HP Enterprise Cloud Services—Compute, makes bundles of server, storage, network, and security available to be consumed as a service.
  • MANAGE AND SECURE: HP Cloud Service Automation (CSA) is a core management engine for private and public cloud environments—it provides intelligent automation for building and managing cloud services. It is unique because it allows clients to manage across heterogeneous environments. Authorized partners can resell CSA representing a key opportunity for partners to assist their clients as they deploy cloud solutions.
  • TRANSFORM: HP Cloud Discovery Workshop helps enterprises effectively strategize their applications portfolio in the context of Hybrid Delivery Cloud. This workshop is available for partners to resell to their clients.

Listen to a special podcast that describes HP’s Cloud strategy and recently announced offerings, read today’s press release, or visit www.hp.com/go/hybriddelivery to access customer brochures and descriptions of newly announced offerings.

Also, check out the Cloud site on partner portal: www.hp.com/go/cloudpartner.

HP and Microsoft Announce Portfolio of New Converged Application Solutions

January 19, 2011: HP and Microsoft announced a portfolio of new converged application solutions that fuse applications, infrastructure and productivity tools into a single system. Building on the HP and Microsoft Infra2Apps partnership, announced in 2010, the new converged application solutions deliver application services such as business intelligence, data warehousing, online transaction processing and messaging. This new portfolio of integrated products truly delivers on the Converged Infrastructure promise and helps organizations optimize employee productivity and decision making, while simplifying the delivery of applications for IT.

To learn more about the announcement read the what's new section on hp.com or read the complete press release.

Please visit the solutions page for more information on messaging, business intelligence, enterpise data warehouse.

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