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19 TopicsCSP incentives and Fabric reservation
Hello, I would like to know if, in the current incentive model for CSP resellers, the Fabric 1-year reservation (as opposed to Pay-as-you-go) should be included in the 'Azure Reservation and Savings Plan Incentive' lever or the basic 'Azure consumption CSP motion' lever of the Azure CSP motion incentive engagement. The guide says: Azure Reservation and Savings Plan Incentive (Includes PTUs , ACR from Reserved Instance, and Azure Savings Plan consumption) We can easily imagine that a VM in RI is included in this, but I would like to make sure for Fabric. Thanks.Solved70Views1like2CommentsLegacy Gold into Solutions Partner designation license benefits experience
Hello guys, Please anyone have an experience with the below situation regarding switching Legacy Gold into Solutions Partner designation license benefits ? We had a Legacy Gold Solution license benefits purchased on 5th December 2023 so was counting that the renewal period will be 365+30days = 5th January 2025, however they’ve switched off our E3 licenses somehow already on 6th December 2024 and actually admitted that if we’ve asked for the extension earlier than they would be extended successfully and that it was our responsibility to notice them earlier………that’s something I don’t agree but ok so we’ve started to solving our situation, which was earning the Solution Partner designation and to switch from Gold Legacy into Solution designation - but the next planned data refresh for CPORs was 20th December and we’ve been encouraged by the MS service team (I’ve created 2 tickets via Partner Center) to buy and extend the Gold Legacy package as we have no other chance in the time manner till 20th December and most likely based on the actual (October’s) results we’ll not earn it…..so we bought Legacy Gold license package….. But guess what…..1 day later some unplanned data refresh happened on Partner Center and we’ve obtained the Solution Partner designation badge, but option for purchasing Solution Partner designation was not available anymore as we’ve bought day before the Legacy Gold package……….. I was escalating that immediately that we would like to switch from Gold into Solution benefits based on the situation and consequences above, but after almost 2weeks of discussion literally nobody was able to ask for any exception and got answer that escalation team declined that request without any further details. Anybody please have any recommendation what to do or any best practice which could help us ? Based on the benefits what the Solution Partner designation package is bringing this year it’s crucial for us. Thank you in advance, cheers. MartinSolved259Views1like7CommentsThere are no benefits to being a MS Partner
The absolute absurdity of being a Microsoft Partner is beyond insanity. Some of us have built businesses around the Microsoft Ecosystem (STUPIDLY I MUST ADD). And for what? For Microsoft to block us from our accounts and give zero explanation of the issue? As I am sure others have seen since there are posts everywhere of other people having the same issues, its mind blowing that Microsoft does nothing to assist its partners who are the ones generating them the revenue. Supporting their crappy products over and over and over again being the ones on the front lines getting beat up by their customers because of constant outages, constant issues. Back in September my account was blocked. Not one bit of an explanation. Not one email telling me why. The only thing I got was a notice saying my visual studio enterprise license was removed. Upon checking I couldn't find anything. I open a support ticket. And so far, the only thing I have been told is my account has been blocked. Yet not one person can apparently tell me why? Not one person can tell me what I need to do to fix it? Not one person can even get on the phone to assist on this. Before I lost numerous customers because of this. I was selling 30k a month in licenses. And now because my account was blocked, I have lost access to a crap ton of my development, I have lost access to any and all of the benefits. I have lost access to basically everything even though when you look at my partner center account. Every single thing still shows active / approved. Etc. My suggestion, if you are considering becoming a Microsoft Partner. DONT. SIMPLE AS THAT. The fact they can block you from doing business, block access to products and services you have paid for. And give you zero ability to fix it so you lose numerous customers and don't even tell you what happened or what needs to be done to rectify the issue. Partnering with Microsoft is the single biggest mistake I have made as a business owner. The second biggest would be that I built my development side of the business fully integrated into the MS ecosystem. Which made it so they cost me countless amounts of money and ability to even do business with my customers.140Views2likes0CommentsCpor Microsoft Information protection
Hi, I have notices an issue recently that all of our cpor claims for Microsoft Informaton Protection shows as 0 paid avialiable units and 0 Monthly Active Users. Even though the customers have licenses that includes MIP and have MIP deployed. Have any one else experianced this problem and how have did you solved it? So far Microsoft haven't been that helpful. For us it's really important with these cpor claims in regards to our partnerships with Microsoft. Br, Henrik168Views0likes1CommentShare OSU OSA benefits bewtween partners
Hello, My company is serving a global customer. This customer has separated projects lead be other partners but on the same product Dynamics Finance. How is it possible to claim for OSU OSA within our project only ? Thank you. Pierre-Olivier309Views2likes4CommentsCom a finalização do Action Pack, benefícios como licenças do Win10/11 e Office 2019 não existirão?
Atualmente temos assinatura do action pack. Acho muito interessante porque fornece licenças de windows 10/11 além de algumas licenças de office 2019. Elas atendem muito bem ao meu cenário atual. Meu período de renovação chegou e estava avaliando aqui as novas ofertas de inscrição, entre elas a Partner Launch Benefits e Partner Success Core Benefits, entretanto, não vi na lista de benefícios esses que mencionei. Vi que teve alguns benefícios novos que são muito interessantes também, por exemplo, no Partner Success Core Benefits, as licenças de Visual Studio Pro saltam de 3 para 8 mas recursos como as licenças de windows e de office também eram muito atrativas. Essas licenças não serão oferecidas mesmo ou terá algum pacote que oferecerá? ENGLISH TRANSLATION: ------------------------------ We currently have a subscription to the action pack. I find it very interesting because it provides licenses of windows 10/11 in addition to some licenses of office 2019. They fit my current scenario very well. My renewal period arrived and I was evaluating here the new enrollment offers, including Partner Launch Benefits and Partner Success Core Benefits, however, I did not see in the list of benefits these I mentioned. I saw that there were some new benefits that are very interesting too, for example, in the Partner Success Core Benefits, Visual Studio Pro licenses jump from 3 to 8 but features such as windows and office licenses were also very attractive. Will these licenses not be offered anyway or will there be some package that will offer?213Views0likes2CommentsTalking about FY25 changes in Houston and online, August 22
You're invited to join us in-person or virtually on August 22! IAMCP's TOLA Chapter (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas) rotates monthly and hosts chapter meetings in Austin, Houston and Dallas. All meetings are hybrid and anyone is welcome to attend, no matter where you are! We'll be talking about the FY25 updates, announcements and partner program changes. Come ask your partner questions as you navigate FY25 as a Microsoft partner! I know many of us are excited about the new additions to the partner benefits, including over 20 new SKUs that were teased in July. Join us online or in-person (lunch included) in Houston at the Microsoft office - 750 Town and Country Blvd., Ste. 1000 Houston, Texas 77024 11:30am-1:00pm CST Register Here > Not a member of IAMCP? You can attend for $30 or, as a new member, join for $1 for your first 90 days! I myself have been a member of IAMCP for about 2+ years and I'm the Secretary of the Houston chapter. There are plenty of other virtual meetings every month covering all topics concerning partners. It's a great way to understand the ecosystem, how to gain designations and credentials, and find partner to partner opportunities.186Views2likes0CommentsECIF Funding Milestone Date Changes
Hi there - We're working on an ECIF funded project and due to approval date being pushed back we were unable to start the project until a few days before the first milestone completion date. Our team was hoping to extend the date of the first milestone but we received feedback that we may lose the funding if the date is extended. Looking at the ECIF process documentation, it seems like if all milestones listed are completed in the same quarter then the changes are documented and approved by Microsoft, then an amendment isn't required. All approved milestone completion dates are in Q3 and if the milestone dates are extended the project will be still be completed in Q3. How do milestone extensions on approved ECIF scopes work within the same quarter (and in general) and will we lose funding if we request an extension?1.1KViews0likes5CommentsWhat is an "MSX Opportunity ID" and what are the steps to obtain this information for MCI engagement
This is an Incentives related question. Some of the Pre-Sales engagement customer eligibility require an "MSX Opportunity ID". I've seen various instructions to contact either a "PDM" or "Your Microsoft sales or partner point person" for this, but we don't have such individuals in our list of contacts. How does this work? Is it possible to reach one through the standard support portal? Or are these activities simply not accessible to partners who don't have any of the above?1.3KViews0likes1Comment