Find local Microsoft Certified Partners and organizations who know your industry
Updated: April 4, 2006
No single company can be good at everything. That's why many organizations—including Microsoft—have partnered with information technology (IT) providers and consultants worldwide. The diversity and specialization of Microsoft Certified Partners and organizations helps ensure that you'll find someone who understands your specific business issues and knows how to address them using Microsoft and other technologies.
About our partners
Microsoft Certified Partners are independent organizations that can provide high levels of technical expertise, strategic planning, and practical skill. Microsoft Certified Partners and organizations encompass a broad range of expertise and vendor affiliations. In addition, their real-world perspective and direct experience addressing business needs such as yours can mean they will be especially effective in helping you to successfully deliver technology solutions.
Microsoft has the world's largest partner network for midsize businesses. Our partners have extensive experience with business applications and configuring integrated solutions. They also provide consulting and support services as well as licensing guidance and service.
Choose a partner
It's important to your success that you find an IT partner who understands the particular industry or sector in which your company operates and thus the likely challenges your business faces. The right partner can help ensure that your technology investment addresses your unique business needs and helps you reach specific goals. The Microsoft Resource Directory can help you locate technology partners worldwide. These partners offer a broad range of products, services, and solutions that are based on Microsoft technologies.
Partner competencies
Different IT providers have different strengths, and partners often specialize in certain areas of technology. It is common for partners to strengthen and highlight specific competencies by obtaining personal skill certification, creating certified software, and providing customer references that attest to the partner’s specialized skills. When interviewing prospective software providers, be sure to ask them about their experience and abilities in the areas that are most important to your company. Ask for a list of references of other customers the partner has served that had businesses or issues similar to yours. To assist you in your initial search, when using the Microsoft Resource Directory, you will be able to view and select partners with proven competencies that best meet your business needs.
