Cloud is our core
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Cloud is our core

Major market opportunity

How to best leverage Microsoft Azure
Build a profitable cloud business
Demand for cloud services is booming…
  • • Microsoft Office 365 is Microsoft’s fastest growing product ever and 60% of Fortune 500 companies have purchased it in the past year.
  • • More than 57% of the Fortune 500 are using Microsoft Azure, that’s 1,000 new customers every day.
  • • The growing customer demand for cloud and hybrid services is expected to reach US$108 billion by 2017*.

By partnering with Microsoft, you can make money selling industry-leading cloud solutions, and your success will not only grow your business but unlock additional support, enablement, and incentives with the Microsoft Partner Network.

New competencies for Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Azure are available that you can qualify for through your proven cloud performance. Partners who attain the new cloud performance competencies will earn the silver level at no cost and will receive gold level at a reduced price.

You can receive a host of benefits to help grow your business that include:

  • • Unlimited cloud support
  • • Ability to attract customers with no-cost, ready-to-go marketing materials
  • • Access to sales and technical training to develop your expertise
  • • Internal-use rights and development and test environments
  • • Partner incentives and access to special offers
  • • Microsoft field or tele management at the gold level

  • *2014 IDC study commissioned by Microsoft

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Introducing the cloud performance competencies

Now that the cloud has been integrated into the Microsoft Partner Network, the Cloud Accelerate, Cloud Deployment Partners, and Azure Circle programs have been retired. Cloud program partners can now attain one of three new cloud performance competencies listed below.


Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions: for partners selling Microsoft Office 365 to small and Midmarket customers

Cloud Productivity: for partners deploying Microsoft Office 365 for enterprise customers

Cloud Platform: for partners who specialize in delivering infrastructure and SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure

How to get started

Review the competency requirements for each of the new competencies: Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions, Cloud Productivity, and Cloud Platform. Then, take the following steps:

Receive step-by-step guidance on how to build your cloud business

Start using your cloud IUR if you're an existing Action Pack or competency partner

Find out more

Read about how to make money with a cloud business. Explore Office 365 partner stories to learn how they are making the cloud work for their business.


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Partner profitability stories

 

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