New in App Advisor: Guidance for resale enabled offers (REO)
The latest enhancement to App Advisor introduces guidance for resale enabled offers (REO), helping you understand where reseller-led distribution aligns with your offer strategy. Want to see if REO fits into your sales strategy for 2026? If you're just getting started with REO, you can learn how to: Assess REO as a new sales tool with other negotiated deals in App Advisor Prepare your offer and organization for reseller participation Follow improved, set-up REO steps in Partner Center Scale into new markets with less effort 👉 Go here to read our blog post on how to accelerate your sales growth with resale enabled offers (REO) through guidance in App Advisor.Becoming a Frontier Firm: Accelerate custom app development with Quick-Start Development Toolkit
Frontier firms are moving faster to build and monetize AI apps and agents at scale. To help teams keep up, the Quick-Start Development Toolkit now gets you from idea to code in minutes with guided patterns, reference architecture, and deployable templates. If you’re starting your next AI app or agent, start here: Becoming a Frontier Firm: Accelerate custom app development with Quick-Start Development Toolkit | Microsoft Community HubAI innovation takes center stage at Microsoft Ignite
Artificial intelligence is transforming how software companies build, scale, and deliver solutions. At Microsoft Ignite, we announced new tools and programs to help developers accelerate innovation responsibly, from AI-powered workflows and unified tools in Microsoft Foundry to Cohere’s language models on Azure. Plus, the global launch of Microsoft Marketplace brings the industry’s largest catalog of AI apps and agents, enabling partners to reach new customers and unlock growth. Explore the latest announcements and learn how to ship faster, scale confidently, and turn AI innovation into business impact. Read the full articleAccelerate your multi-cloud strategy with Azure storage
Looking to expand your AWS-based solution into Microsoft Azure? Discover how to map your existing storage architecture to Azure’s native services and unlock new performance, scalability, and marketplace opportunities. This guide breaks down key differences between AWS and Azure storage, offers migration best practices, and helps you align with Azure Marketplace requirements for a seamless transition. Read the full blog to explore storage migration paths, service comparisons, and tips for building a resilient, Azure-native deployment. Explore the article
New To The Community
Hello ISV Success Community, As a new member to the community, I decided to start with an introduction. I’m Aubin Bakana, Founder and CTIO (Chief Technology & Innovation Officer) of Baobab Logix LTD, now based in Leeds, UK. I lead technology and innovation, driving solutions that are secure, ethical, and intelligent. At Baobab Logix, we’re building future-ready platforms that empower businesses to thrive. One of our flagship innovations is KeepComm Intel, a next-generation contact center solution that combines AI-driven automation with human-in-the-loop architecture for speed, accuracy, and trust. As a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Harvard CS50 certified, and full-stack developer, I bring deep technical expertise and a vision for sustainable innovation. I’m here to connect, collaborate, and share insights with fellow innovators who believe in shaping technology for good. Looking forward to engaging with this amazing community and exploring opportunities to build impactful solutions together! thank you.SharePoint Embedded guide for software companies
Looking to accelerate your SaaS solution with SharePoint Embedded? This new blog post breaks down key success factors, positioning strategies, and how to align your architecture for maximum impact. Read the full article here: SharePoint Embedded guide for software companies: success factors, positioning & key insights | Microsoft Community HubShape the future - your input fuels the next developer accelerator!
Are you a developer who has looked for a short-cut to start coding in minutes on Microsoft tech? We'd love to invite you to a pilot for the new Quick-Start Development Toolkit! The QS Dev Toolkit is an interactive experience to shortcut from what you want to build to giving you sample solution arch, deployment-ready code templates, and the resources you need to get started with your project today. Want to get involved? Just complete 3 simple steps: Fill out this short form to let us know who you are We'll contact you within 5 business days with more instructions We'll schedule a short pilot call to gather verbal and written feedback We'll use this feedback to shape the future for developers around the world and take suggestions for new dev patterns. We look forward to hearing your feedback!Microsoft AI agent envisioning series: Build enterprise-ready AI agents
The Microsoft AI Agent Envisioning Series is a four-part webinar experience designed to guide developers through the process of creating AI agents that are ready for enterprise deployment. Microsoft’s AI Agent Envisioning framework offers a structured approach to help developers build agents that are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with responsible AI principles. Practical guidance and tools Azure AI Foundry provides tools and templates to support the development of intelligent agents that can operate independently and collaborate effectively. Trustworthy AI principles are integrated throughout the process to help ensure ethical and responsible development. Tools like App Advisor and the Marketplace Value Calculator assist developers in evaluating both the technical and business readiness of their solutions. Next steps The guidance aligns with Microsoft’s architectural standards and helps prepare agents for publication in the Microsoft Marketplace. Learn more by reading Build enterprise-ready AI agents with confidence: Microsoft AI agent envisioning series | Microsoft Community Hub and register for the AI Envisioning Day sessions to steadily move from concept to deployment.App Advisor updates: Build smarter, publish faster with these new features
The App Advisor experience has been enhanced to help you build smarter and publish faster to the Microsoft Marketplace. The six new features make it easier to stay focused, move faster, and scale smarter with apps and agents. Whether you are in the planning, building, or publishing phase of your journey, the new features are designed to meet you where you are, offering curated guidance and actionable insights. Learn how the updates can help you today. Build smarter, publish faster: Here’s what’s new in App Advisor
Request for Private Link Support in Microsoft Office Add-in Store
I'm currently in the process of publishing an Office Add-in. From what I’ve observed in Microsoft’s add-in review process, there doesn’t seem to be a way to create a preview or private link for an add-in published to the store. I’d like to obtain a private link to test the add-in across different platforms before making it publicly available. This would help ensure there are no issues when users install it from the store on various platforms. Other cloud providers, such as Google, offer similar functionality for their Google Workspace add-ons, allowing developers to test and share private versions before public release. Microsoft should consider providing a similar feature for Office Add-ins to support better testing, validation, and rollout strategies
