Cloud Productivity competency

60% of Fortune 500 companies have purchased Microsoft Office 365 in the past year. The Cloud Productivity competency enables you to capitalize on the growing demand among enterprise customers for cloud and hybrid deployments built on Microsoft Office 365, providing you with additional support and incentives as you grow your business.

- Benefits
- Requirements Silver Gold

A set of core benefits is provided to all partners each time they enroll or renew their membership in the Microsoft Partner Network. Visit the core benefit and requirements page to see the complete list. Review the following table for a list of benefits and requirements specific to this competency.

Benefits	Silver	Gold
Incremental Microsoft Office 365 seats in addition to core Microsoft Partner Network internal-use software license benefits	25 seats	100 seats
Unlimited Signature Cloud Support
Eligibility for Microsoft Online Services Advisor and Deploy* Accelerator for Microsoft Office 365 *Additional requirements will apply
Eligibility for Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS)
Eligibility to participate in Microsoft Office 365 Adoption Offers
Marketplace/Pinpoint Prioritization
Direct partner support provided by a regional contact or tele partner account manager

Requirements
Silver Gold
1. Technical assessments, exams, and certifications One individual must pass one of the following core options: Office 365 Core (required for all workloads) Option 1 Exam 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements AND Exam 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services Option 2 MCSA: Office 365 AND One individual must meet the requirements below for a workload: Messaging workload Option 1 Exam 70-341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 AND Exam 70-342: Advanced solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 OR Option 2 MCSE: Messaging Use Microsoft partner learning paths to find details about related exams, assessments, and readiness. 2. Provide customer evidence Your organization must submit three Microsoft Office 365 customer references within the previous 12 months. After a reference has been approved by your customer and by Microsoft, it can be used toward earning or renewing a competency for up to two years. Review a sample customer reference email that can be used for customer references for this competency. 3. Cloud performance requirement Partner must have deployed 500 assigned seats (150 seats in developing markets) of Exchange Online within the last 12 months. NOTE: when the data is available, we will transition the measurement from assigned users to active use. Review the country list of developed and developing markets 4. Silver competency fee To help you invest in your future, this silver competency fee is no cost (through June 30, 2015).

Requirements

Silver Gold

1. Technical assessments, exams, and certifications
- One individual must pass one of the following core options:
  
  Office 365 Core (required for all workloads)
  
  Option 1
  - Exam 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements
  AND
  - Exam 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services
  Option 2
  - MCSA: Office 365
  AND
  - One individual must meet the requirements below for a workload:
    - Messaging workload
  Option 1
  - Exam 70-341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  AND
  - Exam 70-342: Advanced solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  OR
  
  Option 2
  - MCSE: Messaging
- Use Microsoft partner learning paths to find details about related exams, assessments, and readiness.
2. Provide customer evidence
- Your organization must submit three Microsoft Office 365 customer references within the previous 12 months. After a reference has been approved by your customer and by Microsoft, it can be used toward earning or renewing a competency for up to two years. Review a sample customer reference email that can be used for customer references for this competency.
3. Cloud performance requirement
- Partner must have deployed 500 assigned seats (150 seats in developing markets) of Exchange Online within the last 12 months.
- NOTE: when the data is available, we will transition the measurement from assigned users to active use.
- Review the country list of developed and developing markets
4. Silver competency fee
- To help you invest in your future, this silver competency fee is no cost (through June 30, 2015).

Requirements
Silver Gold
1. Technical assessments, exams, and certifications Two unique individuals each must pass one of the following options: Office 365 Core (required for all workloads) Option 1 Exam 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements Exam 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services Option 2 MSCA: Office 365 AND The two same unique individuals each must meet the requirements below for a workload: Messaging workload Two unique individuals each must pass all of the following: Option 1 Exam 70-341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 AND Exam 70-342: Advanced solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Option 2 MCSE: Messaging Use Microsoft partner learning paths to find details about related exams, assessments, and readiness. 2. Provide customer evidence Must submit five Office 365 customer references from within the last 12 months. After a reference has been approved by your customer and by Microsoft, it can be used toward earning or renewing a competency for up to two years. Review a sample customer reference email that can be used for customer references for this competency. 3. Cloud performance requirement Partner must have deployed 1,500 assigned seats (500 seats in developing markets) of Exchange Online within the last 12 months. NOTE: when the data is available, we will transition the measurement from assigned users to active use. 4. Pay the gold competency fee To complete your enrollment in the competency, you must pay the gold competency fee. One fee is due one time per year—no matter how many additional competencies your organization earns. The fee varies by location. According to the URL that you are currently visiting, your fee would be [%cloudgoldprice%] [%currency%], not including applicable local taxes and fees. The fee will be presented to you during the enrollment process. Your actual fee will be based on the physical location of your company. 5. Gather customer feedback Your organization must use the Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Index survey to measure performance and help drive customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Silver Gold

1. Technical assessments, exams, and certifications
- Two unique individuals each must pass one of the following options:
  
  Office 365 Core (required for all workloads)
  
  Option 1
  - Exam 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements
  - Exam 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services
  Option 2
  - MSCA: Office 365
  AND
  - The two same unique individuals each must meet the requirements below for a workload:
    - Messaging workload
  Two unique individuals each must pass all of the following:
  
  Option 1
  - Exam 70-341: Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  AND
  - Exam 70-342: Advanced solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  Option 2
  - MCSE: Messaging
- Use Microsoft partner learning paths to find details about related exams, assessments, and readiness.
2. Provide customer evidence
- Must submit five Office 365 customer references from within the last 12 months. After a reference has been approved by your customer and by Microsoft, it can be used toward earning or renewing a competency for up to two years. Review a sample customer reference email that can be used for customer references for this competency.
3. Cloud performance requirement
- Partner must have deployed 1,500 assigned seats (500 seats in developing markets) of Exchange Online within the last 12 months.
  
  NOTE: when the data is available, we will transition the measurement from assigned users to active use.
4. Pay the gold competency fee
- To complete your enrollment in the competency, you must pay the gold competency fee. One fee is due one time per year—no matter how many additional competencies your organization earns. The fee varies by location. According to the URL that you are currently visiting, your fee would be [%cloudgoldprice%] [%currency%], not including applicable local taxes and fees. The fee will be presented to you during the enrollment process. Your actual fee will be based on the physical location of your company.
5. Gather customer feedback
- Your organization must use the Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Index survey to measure performance and help drive customer satisfaction.

Core benefits and requirements

Related products

Microsoft Office 365