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Around the world in 2017, Microsoft is hosting a series of free, two-day technical trainings for IT professionals and developers, connecting them with experts who build and manage Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft Azure.
Sessions will deep-dive into the latest innovations covering a range of topics across Microsoft Azure and the hybrid platform, including security, networking, data, storage, identity, mobile, cloud infrastructure, management, DevOps, app platform, support for open source technologies, and more.
Forrester predicts that the global cloud market will accelerate faster in 2017, up from just $87 billion in 2015 to $146 billion in 2017, “as enterprises around the world look to the cloud to power their core business systems.” Whether you know your way around the cloud or are just getting started, you can learn from more than 70 technical training sessions and hands-on labs to help you build your cloud skills and step up to meet this growing market demand for cloud skills.
Visit the Microsoft Tech Summit site to register for sessions in the following cities:
- Chicago (January 19-20, 2017)
- Washington, D.C. (March 6-7, 2017)
- Johannesburg (February 6-7, 2017)
- Frankfurt (February 9-10, 2017)
- Singapore (March 13-14, 2017)
- Bangalore (March 16-17, 2017)
Can’t join us in person? Take advantage of Microsoft’s recently launched Microsoft Azure online training courses. With these free courses, you can learn in a self-paced, interactive online learning environment, as well as acquire Azure certifications at deep discounts.
Any other trainings you’d like to see? Let us know in the comments.