By Steve Thomas, Director, Partner Programs & Experiences
The Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program gives partners a strong foundation to build, market, and scale solutions for the next wave of cloud and AI innovation. No matter your size or focus area, the program is designed to enable growth by connecting technology, resources, and support in ways that reflect how partners operate and deliver value to customers.
The scale and maturity of our partner ecosystem, paired with a deeply embedded co-sell and services model across both small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprise motions, is a key part of what makes this program unique.
Partner benefits packages play a central role in that value. They bring together discounted licenses, Azure credits, and personalized support at a fraction of retail value, enabling partners to innovate faster, reduce costs, and scale customer solutions more efficiently.
Each package includes bundled offerings of licenses, one-to-one program and technical consultations, and go-to-market resources that are designed for partners to drive profitability across the full customer lifecycle––not just at the point of sale.
At Microsoft Ignite, we announced expanded package offerings designed to deliver even more value for your business. Updates include additional security benefits, a new AI-powered Partner Marketing Center to drive demand, and added Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, including Microsoft Dragon Copilot. With these enhancements arriving in February, now is a good time to purchase or renew the package that best aligns to your organization’s needs.
Be sure to follow the partner benefits board for updates!
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