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Join the Mixed Reality Partner Program

The Mixed Reality Partner Program (MRPP) is a Microsoft-sponsored, community-driven program for partners that design, build, deploy, and operate mixed reality solutions. 
 
 MRPP partners have successfully helped customers in manufacturing, healthcare, retail, education, and many other industries to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives and improve business impact.

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Mission

The mission of the MRPP is to enable solution providers, system integrators, and digital agencies to build and deploy breakthrough industry solutions by providing wide range of resources, opportunities to collaborate with Microsoft Mixed Reality personnel and incentives for delivering business results.”

The goals of MRPP are:

Provide the most relevant and up-to-date information

Foster a community of partners creating and deploying mixed reality solutions

Help bring Azure-based mixed reality solutions to market

Tiers and requirements

Each tier has its own criteria for inclusion and compounding benefits. To become an MRPP partner, review the tier requirements & benefits below.


Membership in the program is from September 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 no matter which month you join the program.
Re-tiering status, moving from Silver to Gold or Gold to Silver, will be reviewed quarterly based on criteria noted on the MRPP website. The data you enter in your MRPP Application Form will be used for tier review and can be updated at any time.

Tiers and requirements

Member

Silver

Gold

 

If doing business as an ISV

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must have three developers complete the required Mixed Reality technical assessments on Partner University:
    • Device and Environment Considerations of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18811)
    • Managing Performance of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18812)
    • Building a Quality HoloLens 2 Application with the Mixed Reality Toolkit (18813)
    • Designing a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18814)
    • Deploying HoloLens 2 devices in an enterprise environment(19006)
    • Using Azure mixed reality services (19007)

Associate your Microsoft Cloud Partner Program membership ID for Partner Center and Partner University – To get credit for passing the class, the developer or designer must have a personal Microsoft account registered with Partner University that is associated with your company’s Partner Center account.

  • Partner must have an application running on HoloLens 2 available for purchase.

 

If doing business as an ISV

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must have an application running on HoloLens 2 available for purchase.
  • Partner must have three developers complete the required Mixed Reality technical assessments on Partner University:
    • Device and Environment Considerations of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18811)
    • Managing Performance of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18812)
    • Building a Quality HoloLens 2 Application with the Mixed Reality Toolkit (18813)
    • Designing a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18814)
    • Deploying HoloLens 2 devices in an enterprise environment (19006)
    • Using Azure mixed reality services (19007)

Associate your Microsoft Cloud Partner Program membership ID for Partner Center and Partner University – To get credit for passing the class, the developer or designer must have a personal Microsoft account registered with Partner University that is associated with your company’s Partner Center account.

  • Partner must have 100 annual HoloLens 2 device sales or influenced sales*.

*Partner sales/influenced sales can be calculated using the trailing 12 months. All HoloLens 2 sales—including customized or ruggedized devices—count towards partner sales.
*Pipeline opportunities must be tracked in the partner-managed pipeline portal. This will be used for re-tiering, deal support and other related activities.

 

If doing business as an ISV

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must have an application running on HoloLens 2 available for purchase.
  • Partner must have three developers complete the required Mixed Reality technical assessments on Partner University:
    • Device and Environment Considerations of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18811)
    • Managing Performance of a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18812)
    • Building a Quality HoloLens 2 Application with the Mixed Reality Toolkit (18813)
    • Designing a Quality HoloLens 2 Application (18814)
    • Deploying HoloLens 2 devices in an enterprise environment (19006)
    • Using Azure mixed reality services (19007)

Associate your Microsoft Cloud Partner Program membership ID for Partner Center and Partner University – To get credit for passing the class, the developer or designer must have a personal Microsoft account registered with Partner University that is associated with your company’s Partner Center account.

  • Partner must have 250 annual HoloLens 2 device sales or influenced sales*.

*Partner sales/influenced sales can be calculated using the trailing 12 months. All HoloLens 2 sales—including customized or ruggedized devices—count towards partner sales.
*Pipeline opportunities must be tracked in the partner-managed pipeline portal. This will be used for re-tiering, deal support and other related activities.

If doing business as a systems integrator

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must be able to deploy 1st or 3rd party application with HoloLens 2.
  • Partner must have 3 consultants complete the required Mixed Reality training courses:

If doing business as a systems integrator

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must be able to deploy 1st or 3rd party application with HoloLens 2.
  • Partner must have 3 consultants complete the required Mixed Reality training courses:
  • Partner must have 100 annual HoloLens 2 device sales or influenced sales*.

*Partner sales/influenced sales can be calculated using the trailing 12 months. All HoloLens 2 sales—including customized or ruggedized devices—count towards partner sales.
*Pipeline opportunities must be tracked in the partner-managed pipeline portal. This will be used for re-tiering, deal support and other related activities.

If doing business as a systems integrator

  • Partner must have an active Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  • Partner must have an active Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership.
  • Partner must be able to deploy 1st or 3rd party application with HoloLens 2.
  • Partner must have 3 consultants complete the required Mixed Reality training courses:
  • Partner must have 250 annual HoloLens 2 device sales or influenced sales*.

*Partner sales/influenced sales can be calculated using the trailing 12 months. All HoloLens 2 sales—including customized or ruggedized devices—count towards partner sales.
*Pipeline opportunities must be tracked in the partner-managed pipeline portal. This will be used for re-tiering, deal support and other related activities.

Benefits

Benefits
Summary
Member Silver Gold
Community Benefits
Access to the Mixed Reality Community Teams site and content, communications & webinars
 ✓
 ✓
 ✓
  
Mixed Reality Monthly Newsletter
 
Mixed Reality Partner Community Resources
 ✓
  
Access to networking events and opportunities to meet other partners
 
   
Access to technical trainings, workshops, and in person events
 
Promote your Mixed Reality Events via Mixed Reality Community Events
 
Share your mixed reality journey by posting on the Mixed Reality Partner Blog
Marketing Benefits
Access to Mixed Reality marketing assets
 
Logo on HoloLens.com partner directory
 
   
Microsoft Partner | Mixed Reality badge for marketing/branding use
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Prioritized solution showcase on Microsoft HoloLens app store
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Invitation to partner with Microsoft for customer demos and speaker sessions at virtual and physical events
 
   
Invite to help design the MR features of the Industrial Metaverse offering
    
Sales Benefits
Access to seller resources, including Microsoft Mixed Reality Sales Guides
 
Access to MR sales opportunity support
 
Access to HoloLens 2 Loaner Program
    ✓
Engineering Benefits
Access to Mixed Reality Premier Support Services
 
Invitation to technical enablement workshops
   
Access to a MR solution architect to support production deployments
 
Consideration for access to Private Preview software and device dev kits (early product onboarding)
 
 
Invitation to periodic Engineering roundtables/“ask-me-anything”
 

Who should apply?

ISVs and systems integrators may qualify for MRPP membership. 
 The MRPP was designed to support partners that are aligned with Microsoft’s mixed reality technology offerings and platform strategy. This includes partners that:

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Build Azure solutions

Design, develop, and deploy Azure-based mixed reality solutions that help customers accelerate their digital transformation using mixed reality technologies.

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Drive impact

Have documented the quantitative business impact (ROI, topline results, cost savings, efficiency gains, productivity improvements, etc.) as well as qualitative results of mixed reality deployments.

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Lead innovation

Create innovative commercial solutions across both Microsoft HoloLens and third-party platforms such as iOS and Android-based mobile devices, and third-party immersive VR headsets.

Before you apply

Before applying, make sure your organization reviews criteria requirements.

The application process takes approximately 30-45 minutes. The applicant should be authorized to provide your company revenue estimates and establish company alliances. You will also need to provide your company Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership ID and Azure subscription ID.

All partners will be onboarded into the member tier.

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