Certified Software Designations: FY26 Benefits Updates

Could you please let me know when ISVs will be able to publish the AI agent on AppSource?

Thanks for your participation in today's Marketplace Office Hours! Below is a list of the topics and questions covered during the session, with associated timestamps: 

Presentation – FY26 investment updates of software development companies – at 2:44. 

Presentation – Value of Solutions Partner with certified software – at 3:50.

Presentation – FY26 Update in Partner Incentives – at 12:08.

Presentation – FY26 Updates in Marketplace Rewards – at 19:48.

Presentation – FY26 Updates in co-sell – at 26:41.

Presentation – FY26 Updates in Go-To-Market benefits in Solutions Partner with certified software – at 30:17.

Live Q&A – started at 33:07.

Question – Can a solution be designated for multiple industries? – answered at 33:18.

Question – Are the go to market assets you outlined customizable? Should we only add our logo, or can we also update colors/styles for our brand? – answered at 34:20.

Question – What are the performance requirements for achieving a certified software designation? – answered at 35:03.

Question – Do the customer evidence cases need to be publicly published, so we submit a URL to the published article? – answered at 37:50.

Question – What are best practices for leveraging customer propensity scoring? – answered at 38:50.

Question – Are the solution certifications at partner level or solution level? As in the number of transactions/net new customer adds need to be unique for every solution we publish? – answered at 40:16.

Question – How can MPO partners access these Azure credits? – answered at 41:48.

• Go to aka.ms/CSDResources for the certified software designations resources.
• Reach out to the alias for incentive questions CSDOps@microsoft.com

Question – What’s the process for submitting claims and how long does it take? – answered at 44:14.

• If you have any questions on the process for submitting incentives, go to: aka.ms/MCIPartnerActivtiesClaimsGuide
• Reach out to azurepartneroffering@microsoft.com if you have any additional questions.

Feedback – This is great. This is definitely the “box” we belong in. One very important benefit I believe you should offer is Microsoft E5 licenses and Copilot. If this was offered, we could focus 100% on being an ISV and getting the app certification. – discussed at  45:29.

Question – Any tips on running a successful GTM campaigns from your work with certified partners to date? – answered at 47:33.

How can MPO partners access these Azure credits? Thank you

This is great. This is definitely the “box” we belong in. We have several of our Apps. with a  certified software designation for modern workplace. One very important benefit I believe you must offer is Microsoft E5 licenses and Copilot. Besides that Azure credits. 

if this is offered we can focus 💯 on being an Isv, get the app certification, etc. as it is now we also need to be solution partner for modern work to get the E5 licenses. 

I mentioned it earlier and I will be happy to have a call about this. 

Are the solution certifications at partner level or solution level? As in the number of transactions/net new customer adds need to be unique for every solution we publish?

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Hi Kevin_Lasitz​ - yes, you will be able to access the link to view via this same page after the event ends

Will this be recorded for those who cannot join? Thanks