Question about the new Partner Benefits options
We are a small ISV that has been in the Partner program (Now CSP) almost since it's beginning. For most of the time we have been in the program we have maintained our eligibility by having our software certified. But then Microsoft changed the requirements to be mostly revenue based and we were no longer able to maintain our Gold level (or silver level). We were still able to purchase the benefits that we use as a legacy Gold partner. But now it appears that Microsoft is getting rid of this next year. So I'm wondering what our best option or options are going forward. I've seen several emails about a new certification process as well as some new options for benefits. Based on our renewal date it appears that we will have to transition to the new benefits options. With the legacy Gold partner benefits, we currently have a monthly Azure benefit of $100 plus I believe some kind of reduced licensing cost for our Azure VMs related to our MSDN subscription which comes from the legacy Gold partner benefits. I found information about the new offerings here https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/partnership/compare-programs I've reviewed the different offerings and it looks like the Partner Success Core Benefits and either the ISV Success Core Package or the ISV Success Expanded Package would be appropriate So that leads to my two questions: First, do we have to select and purchase both a benefits package and a software offering? Second, with our current legacy Gold partner benefits we'd annually renew our Azure benefits from the MPN site and that would flow directly to our Azure subscription. Will this stay the same with the new benefits? Thanks NickPurchase OR Sign In Authentication of MS 365 Subscription
We are a software provider that offers completely secure and private Remote Desktop solutions to consumer and business customers. What is the authentication process for a customer that uses our software to access their desktop remotely AND either purchases a Microsoft 365 subscription while within our software (servers)?
GDAP renewal time is approaching
Hi all, The relationships we created two years ago are due for renewal soon, and I'm curious how other people are approaching the creation of new relationships. With the introduction of relationships that auto renew, have you found this to be a beneficial alternative? We are a Managed Service Provider and our customers want us to turn ALL the knobs in the Microsoft portals for them. I want to have the flexibility of techs only enabling the roles they need, but there are a LOT of roles. Creating a relationship with 34 roles is a bit extreme. Plus, it looks like we need 43 built-in roles to have the same level as access as Global Admin, and some of those roles are not available via GDAP today. The role that stands out the most is "Organizational Branding Administrator." Can another role that is available through GDAP change sign-in branding? What would partners think if Microsoft allowed the Global Admin role to auto-renew until Microsoft adds all the built in roles to GDAP roles needed to replace Global Admin? Maybe put some sort of extra warning on the role acceptance side advising the client this is not recommended and let the client make that informed choice themselves? What do you think customers opinion of this move would be? From my conversations with different people, I am under the impression that customers didn't want Microsoft to allow partners the option of letting the Global Admin role auto-renew. I am curious what the customers were looking to address with this approach and if there is another way. I look forward to reading your thoughts and experiences!
Philippines Currency Missing from Partner Center Payout and Tax Profile!.
Hi There, Does anyone know why thePhilippines currency is missing from Partner Center Payout and Tax Profile? I'm trying to configure a payment profile within partner Center and it prompts me configure the currency for the new MPN id location I created but when I go to Partner Center to complete the profile setup, I don't see thePhilippines Peso ,PHP code, so how can I proceed to set this up? Partner Center shows a default list of payment currency and thePHP isn't among it...I can't see my customer in the reports in partner earned credit
I have a client who has an Azure Subscription (Azure Plan) and my Guest user has an Admin RBAC on the subscription scope, but I can't see my customer in the reports on partner earned credit. For that reason, I am not able to reach the partner designation because my partner punctuation in the designation does not appear. My user is a guest in the customer tenant and has already linked my partner ID in the Management Partner Blade. I need help. Thanks in advance for your time.
