{"id":43921,"date":"2022-03-17T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T00:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msftuspartnerblog.azurewebsites.net\/en-us\/us-partner-blog\/?p=43921"},"modified":"2022-03-17T17:51:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T00:51:31","slug":"evolving-the-microsoft-partner-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2022\/03\/17\/evolving-the-microsoft-partner-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolving the Microsoft Partner Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 16, 2022, Microsoft announced the exciting evolution of Microsoft\u2019s partner program from the Microsoft Partner Network to the <strong>Microsoft <\/strong><strong>Cloud Partner Program<\/strong>.\u00a0 The purpose of this new approach will simplify our partner programs and closely align how we go to market, validate partner capabilities to deliver successful customer outcomes, and enable us to further invest in their growth and profitability.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our goal in making this change:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Simplify the partner competencies mechanism by aligning to our six solution area cloud offerings<\/li>\n<li>Increase transparency with a new Partner Capability Scoring mechanism<\/li>\n<li>Provide partners that specialize in our technology with additional tools and benefits aligned to their solution area<\/li>\n<li>Give our customers clarity on the current partner capability to assist partner selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Announcement Highlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As the capabilities required by our customers have evolved, our partner programs must also evolve to meet that demand.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective October 2022, Microsoft Partner Network will be\u00a0renamed to Microsoft Cloud Partner\u00a0Program<\/li>\n<li>We will move away from Silver and Gold to new\u00a0qualifying designations of Solutions Partner and\u00a0Specialized \/ Expert. As partners attain the new designations starting October 2022, they\u2019ll have the choice to move to\u00a0updated benefits or retain their legacy benefits<\/li>\n<li>To attain the new solutions partner designation, partners will need to demonstrate their\u00a0organization\u2019s capability in\n<ul>\n<li>1) performance<\/li>\n<li>2) skilling<\/li>\n<li>3) customer success (as\u00a0measured by\u00a0partner capability score)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Starting today, partners can access a dashboard in\u00a0Partner Center\u00a0that shows how they are tracking towards each of the new solutions partner designations and where\u00a0they can take action to improve their performance scores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Important Reminders:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nothing changes immediately. Partners will have at least six months before changes start to take effect in October 2022<\/li>\n<li>Beginning on October 3, 2022, upon membership renewal (anniversary date) partners will have a choice to pursue a solutions partner designation or to maintain their legacy benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Starting March 16, partners will be able to visit Partner Center to preview what these changes mean for their organizations and assess how they align to their\u00a0strategic business plans.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re not removing the benefits partners\u00a0receive today\u00a0that are aligned with the competencies already attained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s in it for partners?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The solutions partner designation becomes the first opportunity for partners to set themselves apart from the competition by demonstrating their organization\u2019s breadth of capabilities aligned to solution areas. That\u2019s valuable for partners, because it\u2019s where we see customer demand, and where the opportunity is for partners to scale to meet customer needs.<\/li>\n<li>Benefits for solutions partners have been updated to ensure they are effective, helpful, and relevant to the partner\u2019s organization. We\u2019re investing more to help partners with business development, increasing customer reach, and expanding technical skilling, enablement and support.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Stay in the know with these partner facing resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Evolving the Microsoft Partner Network Overview<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/16\/evolving-microsoft-partner-network-programs-for-partner-growth-and-customer-success\/?source=GPSUSBlog6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolving the Microsoft Partner Network for partner growth and customer success<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Partner Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.partner.microsoft.com\/mpn\/evolving-the-microsoft-partner-network-programs\/?source=GPSUSBlog7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolving the Microsoft Partner Network programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/membership\/solutions-partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner Network Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Solutions Partner Training Gallery<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Overview<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/evolving-the-microsoft-partner-network-programs#\/?source=GPSUSBlog9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.Overview<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Azure Digital &amp; App Innovation subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-digital-and-app-innovation-azure#\/?source=GPSUSBlog10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.DigAppInnov<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Business Applications subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-business-applications#\/?source=GPSUSBlog11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.BizApps<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Data &amp; AI (Azure) subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-data-and-ai-azure#\/?source=GPSUSBlog12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.DataAI<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Infrastructure (Azure) subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-infrastructure-azure#\/?source=GPSUSBlog13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.Infrastructure<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Security subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-security#\/?source=GPSUSBlog14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.Security<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Modern Work subpage<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/training\/assets\/collection\/solutions-partner-for-modern-work#\/?source=GPSUSBlog15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/aka.ms\/Solutionspartner.ModernWork<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Solutions Partner Designation Technical Documentation\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/introduction-to-pcs\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/introduction-to-pcs?source=GPSUSBlog16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation docs main\"><span lang=\"FR\">Solutions partner designation docs main<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/partner-capability-score\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/partner-capability-score?source=GPSUSBlog17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation for Partner Capability Score\">Solutions partner designation for Partner Capability Score<\/a><\/li>\n<li><u><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-business\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-business?source=GPSUSBlog18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation for Business Applications\u00a0\">Solutions partner designation for Business Applications\u00a0<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-azure\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-azure?source=GPSUSBlog19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation for All Azure\">Solutions partner designation for All Azure<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-security\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-security?source=GPSUSBlog20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation for Security\">Solutions partner designation for Security<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u><a title=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-modern-work\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/partner-center\/pci-modern-work?source=GPSUSBlog21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Solutions partner designation for Modern Work\">Solutions partner designation for Modern Work<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We urge you to 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