Updates to the AIM migration program
Summary At the https://directions4partners.com/events/directions-emea-2023/ this week in Lyon, France, Microsoft is announcing new additions to the AIM migration program. These include refreshed presales AIM assessments, new and updated cloud migration licensing offers, and a Business Central migration deployment offer for Microsoft Dynamics on-premises customers planning to move to the cloud. As a reminder, at Inspire in July, Microsoft https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/07/18/introducing-aim-from-microsoft-future-proof-your-business-in-the-cloud/ AIM (Accelerate, Innovate, Move), a new campaign and offering that provides qualified on-premises business applications customers a tailored path to the cloud with access to migration advisors, expert business value and technology assessments, investment offers, tools and migration support. Details New AIM assessments in the FY24 Partner Activities Program Partners can now execute new AIM Migration Assessments as part of the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/offers that went live on October 1, 2023. The AIM assessment allows partners to scope and showcase the value of migrating from Dynamics on-premises solutions to Dynamics 365 in the cloud. New additions to the program include: Broader product reach: The AIM Migration Assessment is open to qualified Dynamics AX, CRM, NAV, GP, SL and Business Central on-premises customers. Broader customer reach: A new fixed-fee offer allows partners to execute assessments to a broader set of customers, including SMB accounts. Partners can find all details together with supporting documentation for the AIM migration activities on the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/offers. We released a new https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download?assetname=assets/AIM%20Assessment%20Supporting%20resources.zip&download=1&protected=0 which includes a delivery guide, customer emails and flyers, and more. Partners can find more AIM assets on the https://powerplatformpartners.transform.microsoft.com/migrations. New Dynamics Migration Offers To support customers and partners in optimizing the ROI of a Dynamics 365 cloud migration project, Microsoft is launching and updating several licensing and deployment offers. New AIM Dynamics 365 Business Central Migration Deployment offer: At Directions, Microsoft pre-announced a deployment offer for customers migrating to Dynamics 365 Business Central. As an alternative to the Bridge to the Cloud 2 licensing offer, partners will receive a payout towards post-sales engagements to help accelerate their customers’ cloud go-live. This offer is expected to launch in January 2024 and will become part of the Business Applications Partner Activities Program at that time. More information with be shared with field and partners closer to the January launch. New CSP-EP to Online Business Central (CSP2BC) special transition offer: This offer features a 40% discount on annual term subscription for customers transitioning from active CSP-EP subscriptions in Legacy CSP to online Business Central in NCE partner-led (CSP). This special offer, that provides CSP-EP customers an advantageous transition path, is available as from November 1, 2023. For all terms, see https://aka.ms/csp2bc. Updated Bridge to the Cloud 2 (BTTC2) offer: Microsoft is updating the existing BTTC2 offer (40% discount during a 3-year term for eligible on-premises customers migrating to Dynamics). For all terms, see https://aka.ms/bttc2t) with these additions: Customers with lapsed EP on AX2009, AX2012, NAV2009, and GP2010 (products beyond extended support end date) may utilize the BTTC2 offer with EP backpay limited to 1 year. Additional (temporary) on-premises users during the migration are available at a discounted price. New AIM Partner Marketing Campaigns To support partners landing the urgency and benefit of moving to the cloud, Microsoft has delivered multiple AIM-related demand generation assets. The “https://aka.ms/FinanceSupplyChain-PMC” campaign helps partners highlight their expertise in migration, as well as the ability of Microsoft Dynamics 365 to solve customers’ unique business challenges and accelerate growth. The same campaign is available in the https://aka.ms/FinanceSupplyChain-DMC platform. This option provides an out-of-the box, 6-week campaign including pre-written social copy, emails, and blog posts. For Business Central for SMB customers, Microsoft has a https://dmc.partner.microsoft.com/product-areas/1/campaigns/219 available on the DMC platform. New AIM-specific assets will be added to the Business Central campaign in December. Call to Action Take these next steps to start growing your cloud services opportunity with AIM: Get insights on your existing SMB customers and discover new revenue opportunities via https://aka.ms/CloudAscent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/insights-customer-opportunities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/insights-data-definitions#cloud-ascent---microsoft-365-propensity-report Leverage the https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/asset/collection/migrate-and-modernize-your-erp-with-dynamics#/ or https://dmc.partner.microsoft.com/product-areas/1/campaigns/262 to build your demand gen plan. Leverage the AIM assessment funding in the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/offers to execute AIM assessments on your on-premises installed base.New AIM Business Central Deployment Offer
Summary The http://aka.ms/aimforpartners (Accelerate, Innovate, Move) program is built to help accelerate customers’ shift from on-premises to the Cloud. We are excited to announce a new AIM Business Central Deployment Offer, as well as new resources to help accelerate migrations through partners. Announcing the new AIM Business Central Deployment Offer The new AIM Business Central Deployment offer has been designed to help accelerate cloud transitions by reducing customers' migration costs. The offer cannot be combined with any license promo or Specialized Offer. It will be available to selected Dynamics on-prem customers (NAV, GP, SL and Business Central on Premises) purchasing full price Business Central Online 3-year term in CSP NCE, and will be available from January 1, 2024 and transactions will be eligible from November 15, 2023. Fixed Fee Payout The offer consists of a post-sales deployment investment from Microsoft, with payout amounts based on the Dynamics 365 Business Central annual license revenue value. Partners are paid a fixed amount after the migration customer acquires the 3-year SKU of D365 Business Central, and the partner submits a migration plan. Consistent with other Partner Activities, payouts will vary by market type (A, B and C) as follows: Engagement Size Annual BC License Value Payout range Extra-small $5,000-10,000 From $2K to $5K Small $10,001-20,000 From $6K to $15K Medium $20,001-35,000 From $10K to $25K Large $35,001-55,000 From $13K to $35K Extra-large $55,001-75,000 From $20K to $50K Learn more about this offer at http://www.aka.ms/BCDeployment. Call to Action Familiarize yourself with the http://www.aka.ms/bcdeployment Use the https://aka.ms/AIMSMBPartnerto review the AIM program Register for the upcoming https://msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9be13003-0b4e-4140-8186-d453ce7e9291@72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47, https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/webinarshttps://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/webinarshttps://microsofteur-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/emmyhe_microsoft_com/Ea5apLcb74tIp7k35GvQEi4BIocDgdwHcf9GLPN1Odei8Q?e=TvZpx0 and https://aka.ms/SalesEnablementHubhttps://aka.ms/SalesEnablementHub Ask questions in the https://aka.ms/bizappsmpc
Bridge to Cloud Version 2
We have a customer who wants to migrate to the Cloud D365 FSCM from AX 2009. Up to Cloud Migration Promotion "Bridge to Cloud Version 2" customers are eligible for extra licenses at no additional costs if they exceed twice Enhancement Plan fees in the Cloud and are migrating from a concurrent User model. Does this policy only apply to Busines Central Online migration customers or also to FSCM online migration customers?AIM Migration Deployment Plan Offer Updates
Summary The http://aka.ms/aimseismic (Accelerate, Innovate, Move) program is built to help accelerate customers’ shift from on-premises to the Cloud. Since October 1, partners have been executing AIM Migration Assessments as part of the FY24 Business Applications Partner Activities Program. This assessment allows partners to scope and showcase the value of migrating from Dynamics on-premises solutions to Dynamics 365 in the cloud. We also introduced a fixed-fee offer to allow partners to execute assessments to a broader set of customers, including SMB accounts. Recently, we launched a post-sales partner incentive to get customers across the migration finish line! Updates to the AIM Migration Deployment Plan Offer We are expanding eligibility for our recently launched AIM Migration Deployment Plan Offer. Starting March 1, this offer will be available for both 3-year and 1-year SKUs of D365 Business Central. This offer was designed to help accelerate cloud transitions by reducing customers' migration costs. Now with the eligibility expansion, partners will be able to support a wider range of customers. The offer consists of a post-sales deployment investment from Microsoft, with payout amounts based on the Dynamics 365 Business Central annual license revenue value. Partners are paid a fixed amount after the migration customer acquires the 3-year SKU of D365 Business Central, and the partner submits a migration plan. Consistent with other Partner Activities, payouts will vary by market type (A, B and C) as follows: Engagement Size Annual BC License Value Payout range Extra-small $5,000-10,000 From $2K to $5K Small $10,001-20,000 From $6K to $15K Medium $20,001-35,000 From $10K to $25K Large $35,001-55,000 From $13K to $35K Extra-large $55,001-75,000 From $20K to $50K Partners can find more details around migration offer as well as supporting AIM resources on the http://www.aka.ms/aimforpartners. You can also leverage AIM Modernization Centers to help you scale to support migration workloads and accelerate your customers’ move to the cloud. What’s coming next? The best way to stay on top of what’s coming next is to visit our https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/smb, follow our new https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamics-365-partner/ LinkedIn channel, and make sure to attend our broader community events listed below: Learn more about the http://www.aka.ms/bcdeployment and leverage the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/BC%20Deployment%20Resources.zip&download=1&protected=1 in your cloud discussions. http://aka.ms/SMBPartnerHour: In this session, we will share the latest and greatest news on research, promotions, assets, and program updates to help you accelerate your growth in SMB. We hope to see you at upcoming Directions events: https://directionsna.com/register/ on April 14-17, 2024. https://www.directionsforpartners.com/tickets?EventCode=ASIA2024, on May 16-17, 2024. Call to Action Bookmark the https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/smb Register for the http://aka.ms/SMBPartnerHour Register for https://directionsna.com/register/ and/or https://www.directionsforpartners.com/tickets?EventCode=ASIA2024 NEW! Sign up for the https://ncv.microsoft.com/Yw1Iyvbue2 and https://ncv.microsoft.com/9sMSWHxeRj Partner Newsletters Follow the https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamics-365-partner/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-power-platform-partner/ partner LinkedIn channels Join and engage in the https://aka.ms/bizappsmpcBusiness Applications Partner News: Week of January 22
Check out this week's top resources to stay up to date on the latest Business Applications Partner News. What to register for: THIS WEEK! https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/FY24_BADepth/registration/23174?partnerref=DP_BA_ORG_NL_MINDG Jan. 23-Jan. 25 https://aka.ms/AAlquzi Jan. 25 https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/FY24_BADepth/registration/23174?partnerref=DP_BA_ORG_NL_MINDG Jan. 30-Feb. 1 https://forms.office.com/r/YxVtZDpCQ6 (in-person event): Feb. 12-13, Redmond, WA https://aka.ms/AIMMCwebinar: Feb. 20 What to download: Case Study: https://powerplatformpartners.transform.microsoft.com/download?assetname=assets/Case%20study%20-%20Kainos%20and%20FCDO_01082024.pdf&download=1 What to review/like/share: This week’s LinkedIn posts: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamics-365-partner/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-power-platform-partner/ Reminders: Register for the upcoming events! Webinars: https://aka.ms/AIMwebinarSMBJan. 31 https://globalpbocomm.eventbuilder.com/event/80198?source=SP: Feb. 14 Trainings: https://aka.ms/AAlquzi Mar. 21 https://aka.ms/SalesEnablementHub: Jan. 30-Feb. 1 (PST)
Licenses required to retain access to historic data
Hi Team, Please validate if below statement is true. We need to know the minimum number of FO licenses required to retain access to historic data on F&O as the client is migrating from on-prem FO to the Business Central cloud. We believe it should be 1 according to resources available to us, but we have been told we may require all 20 FO Licenses to retain access. Please confirm which it is. Regards, KumarBusiness Applications Partner News: Week of February 19
Check out this week's top resources to stay up-to-date on the latest Business Applications Partner News. What to register for: THIS WEEK! https://aka.ms/CopilotStudioPartnerTraining Feb 21-23 (CET, IST) & Mar 5-7 (PST) https://globalpbocomm.eventbuilder.com/event/80198?source=SP Feb. 21 http://aka.ms/SMBPartnerHour Feb. 27 https://aka.ms/M365v631EXT-Register Mar. 6 https://aka.ms/BPBootcamp: Mar. 19-21, Apr. 23-25 https://ncv.microsoft.com/Yw1Iyvbue2 and https://ncv.microsoft.com/9sMSWHxeRj partner newsletters What to watch: Webinar recording: https://aka.ms/DYNA066EXT-Register Tech Talk: https://powerplatformpartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/February%208%202024_Model-driven%20Apps%20Refresh.zip&download=1&protected=1&src=https://powerplatformpartners.transform.microsoft.com/resources/webinars What to download: New https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio_PartnerOppDeck New https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/finance-supplychain/finance assets https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Finance%20Premium%20-%20Sales%20Guide%20-%20Business%20Performance%20Management%20-%20Partner.pptx&download=1&protected=1 Business performance https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Business%20performance%20planning-Datasheet.pdf&download=1&protected=1&src=https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/finance-supplychain/finance and https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Business%20performance%20analytics-Datasheet.pdf&download=1&protected=1&src=https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/finance-supplychain/finance datasheets https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/Business%20Performance%20Management%20-%20Dynamics%20365%20Finance_for%20Partner%20Hub.pptx&download=1&protected=1&src=https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/finance-supplychain/finance Sizzle videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGO6_gmFXhQ and https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=assets/RandF_MS_BPP_BPA_Captions.mp4&download=1&protected=1&src=https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/gtm/finance-supplychain/finance What to review/like/share: Partner Alert: https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download?assetname=assets/Business%20Applications%20Partner%20Alert%20-%20AIM%20BC%20Deployment.pdf&download=1&protected=0 Partner Blog - What’s new for CSP partners: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dynamics-365-partner_dynamics365-copilot-ai-activity-7163275326012264448-kCwW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop | https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/resources/partner-blog/dynamics365/cspcopilot https://www.linkedin.com/posts/microsoft-power-platform-partner_powerplatform-research-survey-activity-7163273334913249280-iQKH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Reminders: Register for the upcoming events! Partner events: https://aka.ms/FY24TechSummit: Feb. 27-28 Feb. 29 What's Next for CSP Partners and Microsoft Copilot Webinar: https://aka.ms/WhatsNextCSPRegistration | https://aka.ms/WhatsNextCSPRegistrationPM https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/FY24_BACWeek/registration/23188: March 18-22, 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards: https://aka.ms/POTYA Trainings: https://aka.ms/HVPadvanced Mar. 4 https://aka.ms/M365CSPMastersBootcamp: March and April sessions available https://aka.ms/AAlquzi Mar. 21Business Applications Partner News: Week of February 26
Check out this week's top resources to stay up-to-date on the latest Business Applications Partner News. What to register for: THIS WEEK! Business Applications AI Tech Summit: Feb. 27-28 Feb. 29 What's Next for CSP Partners and Microsoft Copilot Webinar: AM option | PM option SMB Business Applications Partner Hour: Feb. 27 Build Next Generation AI-powered Customer Experience with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys - Americas (PDT): March 19-21, 2024 What to download: New Copilot Studio assets: Extending Copilot for M365 with Copilot Studio - Click Through Demo Copilot Studio Pitch Deck Copilot Studio In-A-Day Instructor content Use Microsoft Copilot to simplify and accelerate digital solutions in Power Platform – Whitepaper Copilot for Power Platform Persona deck What to review/like/share: New Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service Partner Hub page Reminders: Register for the upcoming events! Partner events: Copilot update, Finance Premium overview, and AIM Partner Catalog Partner Webinar: Mar. 6 Business Applications Cloud Week for Partners: March 18-22, 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards: Submit your Business Applications nomination by April 3rd Trainings: FY24 High Volume Acceleration Program: Mar. 4 Build and extend AI-powered Copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio: March 5-7 (PST) Business Performance Planning and Analytics Bootcamp: Mar. 19-21, Apr. 23-25 FY24 Customer Success Series: Mar. 21 Q3 CSP Masters Copilot Sales & Technical Bootcamps: March and April sessions availableBusiness Applications Partner News: Week of February 12
Check out this week's top resources to stay up-to-date on the latest Business Applications Partner News. IMPORTANT! Sign up for our new Dynamics 365 and Power Platform partner newsletters We are launching monthly Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Partner Pulse newsletters in the next few months to bring concise, consolidated communications about the most critical program, go-to-market, incentives, and skilling updates directly to your inbox. Sign up for the https://ncv.microsoft.com/Yw1Iyvbue2 and https://ncv.microsoft.com/9sMSWHxeRj newsletters today to make sure you receive our inaugural issues – it only takes a minute! What to register for: THIS WEEK! Feb. 13 Webinar: https://aka.ms/DYNA066EXT-Register https://forms.office.com/r/YxVtZDpCQ6 (in-person event): Feb. 12-13, Redmond, WA https://globalpbocomm.eventbuilder.com/event/80198?source=SP: Feb. 14 https://aka.ms/HVPadvanced Feb. 14 Feb. 29 What's Next for CSP Partners and Microsoft Copilot Webinar: https://aka.ms/WhatsNextCSPRegistration | https://aka.ms/WhatsNextCSPRegistrationPM Q3 https://aka.ms/M365CSPMastersBootcamp What to watch: AIM for SMB https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/AIM%20for%20SMB%20Partners-20240131_100149-Meeting%20Recording.mp4&download=1&protected=1 and https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/AIM%20for%20SMB%20Partners%2001%2031%202024.pptx&download=1&protected=1 Business Central Office Hour Recordings: https://info.microsoft.com/WE-NoGEP-VDEO-FY24-01Jan-11-DKWC045-AL-Go-for-GitHub-SREVM31047_LP02-Thank-You---Standard-Hero.html | https://info.microsoft.com/WE-NoGEP-VDEO-FY24-01Jan-23-DKWC045-How-we-secure-your-data-in-Business-Central-2024-update-SREVM28607_LP02-Thank-You---Standard-Hero.html Tech Talks: https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets%2FFebruary%201%202024_Update%20to%20Power%20Catalog.zip&download=1&protected=1 What to download: https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets%2FMicrosoft%20Copilot%20for%20Service%20-%20Pitch%20Deck.pptx&download=1&protected=1 https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets%2FMicrosoft%20Copilot%20for%20Sales%20Pitch%20Deck.pptx&download=1&protected=1 https://aka.ms/aimpartnercatalog https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download?assetname=assets/Power-Platform-Admin-and-Governing-Whitepaper.pdf&download=1&protected=0 https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/FastTrack%20for%20Dynamics%20Overview%20Deck%20-%20Partner%20Presentation.pptx&download=1&protected=1&src=https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/program/fasttrack What to review/like/share: Partner Alerts: https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/Business%20Applications%20Partner%20Alert%20-%20Copilot%20for%20Sales%20and%20Service%20GA.pdf&download=1&protected=1 https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/Business%20Applications%20Partner%20Alert%20-%20%20New%20Microsoft%20Dynamics%20365%20Business%20Central%20Offer.pdf&download=1&protected=1 https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/download/protected?assetname=protectedassets/Business%20Applications%20Partner%20Alert%20-%20Whats%20next%20for%20CSP%20Partners%20and%20Microsoft%20Copilot%20Webcast.pdf&download=1&protected=1 Partner Blog: https://dynamicspartners.transform.microsoft.com/resources/partner-blog/powerplatform/highlightsdec2023andjan2024 Reminders: Register for the upcoming events! Partner events: https://aka.ms/AIMMCwebinar: Feb. 20 https://aka.ms/FY24TechSummit: Feb. 27-28 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards: https://aka.ms/POTYA Trainings: https://aka.ms/HVPadvanced Mar. 4 https://aka.ms/CopilotStudioPartnerTrainingFeb 21-23 (CET, IST) & Mar 5-7 (PST) https://aka.ms/AAlquzi Mar. 21
