Microsoft Partner Network Evolution▲
As the capabilities required by our customers have evolved, our partner programs must also evolve to meet that demand.
The world and how we work is rapidly changing and the opportunities for you, as our partner, whether you build and sell services, software solutions, or devices, are significant. Microsoft’s evolving Microsoft Partner Network programs are committed to growing our partnership and your business. This includes simplifying our partner programs and aligning how we go to market, validating partner capabilities to deliver successful customer outcomes, and investing in your growth and profitability.
Effective October 2022, Microsoft Partner Network will be renamed to Microsoft Cloud Partner Program
We will move away from Silver and Gold to new qualifying designations of Solutions Partner and Specialized / Expert. As partners attain the new designations starting October 2022, they will have the choice to move to updated benefits or retain their legacy benefits.
To attain the new solutions partner designation, partners will need to demonstrate their organisation’s capability in performance, skills, and customer success.
Starting today, partners can access a dashboard in Partner Center that shows how they are tracking towards each of the new solutions partner designations and where they can take action to improve their performance scores.
Important Reminders▲
What is in it for partners?
The solutions partner designation becomes the first opportunity for partners to set themselves apart from the competition by demonstrating their organization’s breadth of capabilities aligned to solution areas. That’s valuable for partners, because it’s where we see customer demand, and where the opportunity is for partners to scale to meet customer needs.
Benefits for solutions partners have been updated to ensure they are effective, helpful, and relevant to the partner’s organization. We’re investing more to help partners with business development, increasing customer reach, and expanding technical skilling, enablement and support.
