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>> Hey managers, do you ever get the sense there are
a ton of resources out there for learning about Azure,
and you just don't maybe know what
they are or even where to start?
Do you ever wonder if there might be
ways that would figure learning style better?
Maybe there might be some tips and tricks for
using these resources that can help you learn even faster.
My name is April Edwards.
Join me on a guided tour of the Azure learning resources
available to you so you can get answers
to all of these questions and so much more.
>> Now, let's visit Virtual Training Days.
>> Hi, I'm Garrett Bundy.
I am a Global Director,
part of our Microsoft trainer team.
I have a team of 16 trainers spread across the globe
that all support our Microsoft Virtual Training Day events.
>> How do managers get started with Virtual Training Days?
>> When you come to a Virtual Training Day for the first time,
you've probably found us because you went to
a local events page on the Azure site,
and you found these great things called a
Microsoft Virtual Training Day.
These events spread across all of our cloud platforms.
Whether you're looking for something with Microsoft Azure,
Microsoft 365, or Security,
or Power Platform, or Dynamics,
any of those platforms,
we have a Microsoft Virtual Training Day event for you.
You probably registered for the event and then you
show up the day of the event and you can attend any of that.
We have events from fundamentals level all
the way up through advanced level content.
In this event, you'll find content that
is left from our Microsoft technical trainers.
But in addition to being able to
watch the event and be a part of it,
we make sure that you can have
a live Q&A session with
technical subject matter experts for that event,
so you can get your questions answered while you're in attendance.
>> Why should managers pay attention to Virtual Training Days?
>> Managers are an important part of
the Virtual Training Day experience as well.
It's important for managers to be able to do a couple of things.
One, you want to be able to talk to your employees
about the products and technology
that they're getting ready to implement.
By attending one of our Virtual Training Days around fundamentals,
you have an opportunity to really gain skills and
knowledge that you can have
better conversations with your employees.
In addition, some of the best ways to
model things is to attend the courses yourself,
because then you'll know exactly
which courses you want your employees to attend,
and you can suggest training for them as well.
>> Is there any content managers
should pay particular attention to?
>> As far as what managers should pay attention to,
I think fundamentals really is the key entry point for you.
Learning about the fundamentals of Azure or the fundamentals of
Azure Artificial Intelligence or Azure Data,
that's really the great place for a manager to start
because you'll get that base-level knowledge.
>> What is one thing that managers might
not know about Virtual Training Days?
>> One thing I think managers probably don't know about
Virtual Training Days is that they're free.
There's absolutely no cost to attend them.
If you want to skill your employees and you want them to get
the latest information about
the Azure space and the Azure technology that we have to offer,
Virtual Training Days is a great opportunity.
Plus, if your employees
attend one of our fundamentals level courses,
they actually get an opportunity to sit that fundamentals
exam at no cost to you or to your employer.
>> Our next stop is at Microsoft Learn.
>> I'm Judy McNeil,
Senior Program Manager on the Learn Content team.
>> Why should a manager go to Microsoft Learn?
>> Managers will be interested in a wide range
of roles that Learn Module support,
like developers, Solution Architect,
AI engineer, or data scientists.
>> How can a manager get started with Microsoft Learn?
>> Learn has modules for
the technology manager role covering topics like
building a Cloud governance strategy on Azure
and planning and maintaining Azure costs.
>> What is something that
managers might not know about Microsoft Learn?
>> People can learn on their own schedule.
They can go deep on a topic through a learning path,
or they can learn how to accomplish
a specific task through individual modules.
>> Next, let's visit Tech Community.
>> Hi, I'm Anna Chu and I'm
the Community Lead for Microsoft Tech Community.
>> Why do you think managers should go
to Microsoft Tech Community?
>> Managers should go to Tech Community because the people that
are working in their teams
need to understand that they're not alone.
There is so much useful information that is out there that is
really being pumped out on a very constant basis.
It's not just coming from people that align to your teammates.
It's also directly from
the product teams who are trying to connect with that community.
If you really want to help
your direct reports with the investment to their learning,
make sure that they plugged into that community because
there are so many things that you can
learn from other people that your team members can relate to.
>> How do you think a manager should start
using Microsoft Tech Community?
>> I would really like managers to
feel at home at the Tech Community and get really
familiar so that they can see what
a great resource community can
be for the people that work in their team.
One of the things that the community can do
is really help scale people's learning.
While there's all these different courses that anyone can take,
but knowing that there are other human resources that
your people can tap into to help
them facilitate their learning is absolutely critical.
I would highly encourage managers do a little bit of
self-discovery and see what they can get out of it,
and then if they find anything useful,
pass it onto their team.
They'll only benefit them for sure.
>> Are there any sections or
contents that managers should pay attention to?
>> I think one of the things that's not particularly obvious
to managers is when you go to online community,
you typically see the discussion forums
and see that there's a lot of chatter happening.
But we've got other features within the Tech Community
that actually give you a window into the product teams themselves.
We have a lot of different blogs on the community that
literally the loudspeakers of the product teams,
and they're giving you
some really good insights
into what the product teams are working on.
But if you're a super busy as a manager
and you feel like that is drinking you from a fire hose,
there are different ways for you to consume that content.
You can subscribe to blogs,
we have RSS features if that's something that you're used to.
You can also consolidate all your updates coming inbox,
through what we call weekly digest.
You can manage how you want to be
served up that content and pass it onto your team.
>> What's one thing that managers might not
know about Microsoft Tech Community?
>> Even though we do get nine million
unique visitors coming to the Tech Community on a monthly basis,
I honestly think managers don't realize
that the Tech Community is a learning destination.
They might think that it's a place just to have
online banter and online conversations and get questions answered.
But really it's a place for learning.
If you invest more and more time into the Tech Community,
your people are certainly going to benefit
from understanding what they should be paying attention to,
which blogs they should be subscribed to.
Who are the community experts they can learn from.
There's another section in the Tech Community that
people aren't aware of called community events,
and this is where you can find a list of
all the different user groups that are out
there and other digital meetups,
especially given that a lot of
our community meetups are happening virtually right now,
this is a really great resource.
If you didn't want to find community speakers who
are actually really great source of information,
we have a speaker directory to.
If for whatever reason you want to host
a meetup that is focused on user adoption,
we've got hundreds of people who are there,
who are willing to talk to
you guys and they even give you detail on the languages they
speak and how they belong to so that you can help
organize the best fit
for any particular event that you're running.
>> Our next stop is at LinkedIn Learning.
>> Hi, I'm Sharon Bennett.
I'm a Senior IT Instructor with LinkedIn Learning.
>> Why do you think managers should go to LinkedIn Learning?
>> Managers will want to come into LinkedIn Learning to
learn how they can further their own careers with
courses such as first-time to managers
or to help curate courses for their direct reports.
>> Are there any features that managers might like to use?
>> Managers can assign learning paths directly to their employees.
From there, they can also monitor and pull analytics
of what their employees had been learning on LinkedIn Learning.
>> How does a manager start to use LinkedIn Learning?
>> As a manager, you'll find
learning paths that will help you develop
your skill sets as well as the skill sets of your employees.
You can filter on specific skills
that you're looking for within a learning path.
>> What is something that managers
might not know about LinkedIn Learning?
>> Managers can assign
not only technical skills to their employees,
but also those soft skills that will help them in
their communication and hopefully
help their employees move out that corporate ladder as well.
>> I hope you've enjoyed our tour across Azure learning resources.
If you're looking to engage with any
of the resources we visit in this video,
please check the text in this video's description.
Enjoy your learning, and see you next time.
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