Thanks for joining this Microsoft Marketplace customer office hour! Below are the questions covered during live Q&A, along with associated timestamps:

 

Question – As a developer, how should I think about enterprise security, compliance, and data privacy concerns when building for Marketplace? – answered at 25:28. 
 
Question – I work in a startup building an AI agent. Do I need to decide my Marketplace offer type before I start building? – answered at 27:57.
 
Question - How does Marketplace surface new AI offers (or new solution providers) vs. existing ones? How are solutions prioritized when customers are searching? – answered at 29:09.
 
Question – How do we plan for intelligent discovery on the backend? Are we still adding keywords in Partner Center? How is ID searching? – answered at 30:41. 
 
Question – What's the biggest mistake developers make when publishing an AI app to Marketplace? – answered at 31:55.
 
Question – How can I avoid vendor lock-in when selecting AI services? – answered at 33:05.
 
Question – How difficult is it to get an AI app or agent certified for Microsoft Marketplace? What are the most common reasons offers fail certification? – answered at 34:36. 
 
Question – Can I use Azure commit funds to purchase AI models and tools? – answered at 36:45. 
 
Question – What AI solutions are customers adopting most often today? – answered at 37:34.

Hi there! Hope y'all are doing great! 

How do we plan for intelligent discovery on the backend, are we still adding keywords in Partner Center? How is ID searching?

Thanks!

-JL👋

Welcome to this month's Microsoft Marketplace customer office hours session on Accelerating AI development with Microsoft Marketplace. We have some insights to share, but we are also here to answer your questions. Post them here in the comments at any time during today's event.