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NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLERSCOTT M. STRINGER

NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER

Market Analysis: Understanding the M/WBE Market and Industry TrendsContact us for one-on-one meetings with the Comptroller’s Office. Or join one of the web sessions below to learn how to conduct your own market analysis.

Agencies• Apr 30, 2019

• May 16, 2019

• Jun 26, 2019

M/WBEs• Jun 04, 2019

• Sep 10, 2019

• Nov 13, 2019

CLASSROOM: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

WEBINAR SERIES: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Comptroller’s M/WBE University is a series of workshops designed to increase access to the Comptroller’s Office and citywide opportunities for M/WBEs.

Feb 28 | Win Your Next Contract and Get PaidLearn how to conduct your own market analysis, check on the status of an existing contract, and know your rights in the contract dispute resolution process.David N. Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St, Room 1005

Mar 22 | Become a Prequalified NYC Auditor: for CPAs OnlyLearn what it takes to become prequalified to conduct audits on behalf of New York City.David N. Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St, 5th Floor Boardroom

Apr 3 | Accelerate the Digital Transformation of NYCLearn what it takes to accelerate the digital transformation of your clients, including City agencies.Microsoft Offices, 11 Times Square, 6th Floor

May 23 | Become a NYC Depository Bank & Receive Tax BreaksLearn how to become a NYC Designated Bank and receive tax breaks for contributing to NYC’s economic development efforts.David N. Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St, Room 1005

Aug 2 | Doing Business with the Comptroller’s OfficeHear directly from the Comptroller’s Office about opportunities for professional services, standard services, and goods contracts.David N. Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St, Room 1005

Dec 6 | The Future of M/WBEsDiscuss solutions and recommendations to help NYC M/WBEs move to the next level and get briefed on the latest Making the Grade report.David N. Dinkins Municipal Building 1 Centre St, Room 1005

To RSVP, visit http://ComptrollerDiversity.eventbrite.com or email diversity@comptroller.nyc.gov. If you need interpretation services or other special accommodations, please call (212) 669-3916.

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Comptroller’s M/WBE University:

Accelerate the Digital Transformation of New York City

April 3, 2019 08:00 AM – 01:00 PM

11 Times Square, 6th Floor

Agenda

1. 08:00 AM – 08:40 AM Registration and Networking

2. 08:40 AM – 08:45 AM Welcoming Remarks & Introduction of Comptroller

Nathalie Large-Odier, Director, Client Strategy for City of New York

3. 08:45 AM – 08:50 AM Remarks,

Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller

4. 08:50 AM – 09:05 AM Building Equity and Inclusion in New York City,

Wendy Garcia, Chief Diversity Officer

5. 09:05 AM – 09:20 AM The Technology Landscape in New York City,

Michael Bott, Chief Information Officer

6. 09:20 AM – 09:35 AM Why are Diversity and Inclusion Key to Digital Transformation, and

What Does it Mean to Your Business?

Dana Barnes, Vice President, State and Local Government, Microsoft Corporation

7. 09:35 AM – 10:35 AM Microsoft’s Bold Ambitions for Accelerating High Performing M/WBE

through Intelligent Cloud,

Trice Johnson, IoT Solution Specialist, Microsoft Corporation

8. 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM From the Datacenter Couch to Cloud Tri-Athlon (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS);

How the Microsoft Partner Network Leads to Successful Business Transformation for Your

Company and the City

Claire Rehfuss, Data & AI Enablement Architect & Andy Olenik, NY Metro Public Sector Sales

Director, Azure, Microsoft Corporation

9. 11:05 AM – 01:00 PM Networking with Agencies

Data Processing Equipment Maintenance, $308

Telephone & Other Communications, $196

Prof Serv Computer Services, $158

Data Processing Supplies, $81

Purch Data Processing Equipment, $45 Other , $43

Spending (in millions) By Expense Category (Object Code) for FY2018

The Technology Landscape in New York City

Get Started Guideto partnering with Microsoft

Complete steps 1 through 3 first, then explore steps 4 through 9:

1: Join the Microsoft Partner Network 2: Manage your membership

Partner Dashboard is your one-stop shop to manage your membership and access to tools and resources to grow your partnership with Microsoft. Setup your Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Global Administrator to manage your account.

AAD allows you to centralize user identities and manage access across devices. Reach out to your IT admin to determine whose tenant to be use for the Global Administrator.

The Microsoft Partner Network Global Administrator can:

• Assign user roles

• Update account details and locations

• Review and update addresses associated with MPN IDs

• Purchase an Action Pack subscription

• Attain a Silver or Gold competency

Check out the Membership Management Readiness Guide for more information.

3: Activate your referrals, IURs and more

4: Access training

5: Build a cloud practice

6: Access sales & marketing resources

7: Program incentives

8: Support is just a click away

9: Stay connected

• Visit the Microsoft Partner Network website to enroll. YourMicrosoft Partner Network (MPN) ID is your gateway to unlockall the membership benefits

• Learn about the Microsoft Partner Network membershiptiers, benefits, and requirements

• Become a Network member to get your free MPN ID.Upgrade to an Action Pack subscription to get software,support, and more benefits to build and grow your Microsoftpractice in a cloud-first, mobile-first world

To proceed with account creation you’ll need to create or use a Microsoft Live ID and permission from the Global Administrator.

Designate a primary contact for your company. They will accept terms and conditions and you will proceed to the Partner Dashboard.

• Activate your referral engine to increase your visibilityto customers by creating a business profile in thePartner Dashboard

• Activate your Microsoft Internal Use Rights (IURS) in thePartner Dashboard to meet your product development, testingand internal business needs

• Discover additional membership benefits so you don’t missa thing

• Access in-person and online training through the LearningPortal to learn more about sales, technical, product, solutiontopics, and prepare for your certification exam for yourMicrosoft Partner Network competency

• Check out quick starts, tutorials, API reference, and codeexamples on Microsoft documentation for developers andIT professionals

• IT professionals can gain support through TechNet

• Developers can access additional resourcesthrough MSDN

• Grow your technical capabilities faster with technicaljourneys and connect with a team of Microsoft partnertechnical consultants to help your business develop keycapabilities

Join the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program to jumpstart your cloud practice and receive personalized support and special offers aligned with your focus.

• Become a reseller after reviewing the minimum requirements

• Follow this step-by-step CSP Enrollment Guide – be sure toget your MPN ID at least 24 hours before enrolling

• Find an indirect service provider and establish a resellerpartnership

Nominate yourself for a Cloud Enablement Desk engagement to connect 1:1 with a Microsoft technology specialist who can help you understand your benefits, attain a cloud competency, become Co-Sell ready and more.

• Use Microsoft’s go-to-market services to reachmore customers

• Learn effective marketing tactics through Smart PartnerMarketing

• Customize ready-to-go marketing assets (logos, campaigns,presentations, etc.) based on your business goals to save timeand money

• Activate the PartnerOn platform to customize and to managedigital marketing campaigns and track your leads in one place

• Publish your solution in the marketplace so customers andother partners, and Microsoft sellers can find you

As a competency partner, you may be eligible for Partner Incentives for your Microsoft selling activities and impact. To learn more about the requirements, subscribe to our Partner Investments Yammer group.

• Investments: All partners in the US can get funding forpre-sales/post-sales services engagements with customersthrough the Partner Investment Engine (PIE)

• Incentives: Partners get paid on sales of services and productsor for influencing customer usage and consumption of online services Receive free partner support:

• Have questions? Refer to the Top Partner Questions FAQ

• Call 1(800)-MPN-SOLV (676-7658)

• Live chat support with a partner support agent from mostpages on partner.microsoft.com

• Submit an incident ticket

• Utilize the Partner Support Community to problem solvewith other partners and professionals

• For Cloud Competency Partners, solve any technical cloudproduct issues with the Signature Cloud Support

Get paid partner support for more complex technical issues:

• Advanced support for partners growing their cloud businesswith intermediately-complex customer situations

• Premier support for partners: Comprehensive support forpartners with complex customer issues to solve, related to thecloud, hybrid, or on-premises

Through the Microsoft Partner Network community, partners can find support and learn about additional resources. Connect through several methods:

• Visit the Microsoft US Partner website

• Join us for regular community calls and check outprevious webinars

• Join the US Partner Yammer group

• Check out the Hot Sheet, a comprehensive schedule ofin-person and virtual events

• Register for Microsoft Inspire

• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Yammer, LinkedIn,and YouTube

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