Academies

Welcome to the Academy Hub. This area contains all of our Academy series content. Each academy is a series designed around a technology or solution space – for example, analytics. Each academy contains sessions, labs or demos, and other material relevant to the subject.

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AI/ML Academy

The AI/ML Academy features content in 5 areas: Prebuilt AI, applied AI, Build Your Own AI, ML Platform, and ML Engineering in Production (MLOPS). Each section dives into different aspects of AI/ML solutions, leveraging many Azure AI services like Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning, and DevOps integration.


Azure Data Academy

Skilling on all database technologies on Azure, including SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. While the Modern Analytics Academy focuses mainly on the analytical side of data engineering, Azure Data Academy focuses more on the operational/transactional side. Most recent content:

SQL Server IaaS Extensions

Microsoft Security Academy

The Microsoft Security Academy is organized into five primary categories (Cloud Security, Identity & Access, Endpoint Security, SIEM & XDR, and Risk Management & Privacy), all of which include academies incorporating video sessions, demonstrations, learning paths, certifications, and other related materials. Most recent content:


Data Governance Academy

Sessions on data governance and Microsoft Purview. Topics include data catalog, lineage management, and integration with third party solutions. Most recent content:


D365 Pre-Sales Academy

The Dynamics 365 Pre-Sales Academy is a series of presentations combined with hands-on materials designed to upskill individuals who are responsible for preparing and delivering D365 Sales software demonstrations. Demos and the accompanying hands-on labs cover topics which integrate Dynamics 365 Sales to Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Mobile experience, Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI and Power Virtual Agent) and Business Central. Most recent content:

HOW TO DEMO - Viva Sales

D365 Business Central Pre-Sales Academy

The Business Central Pre-Sales Academy is a series of presentations combined with hands-on materials designed to upskill individuals who are responsible for preparing and delivering Business Central software demonstrations. Most recent content:


Modern Analytics Academy

Modern analytics and data warehousing techniques, principles, and technologies available on the Microsoft Azure platform. The content will explore analytics in Microsoft Azure, Azure Synapse Analytics, data modeling and storage, event processing, data governance, and Power BI. Most recent content: