Microsoft Cloud Essentials

MICROSOFT CLOUD ESSENTIALS PACK

Get up to speed on Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack. Coming late 2010, we’ll be offering this at no cost to you for a promotional sign-up period.

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Designed for the most cloud-committed partners. For those who fulfill a premium level of requirements, their dedication will be rewarded with benefits like a Cloud Accelerate Badge, priority listing in Marketplace, and more.

Requirements for Partners Who Sell and Service

Microsoft Partner Profile

Business Commitment

Sign an Agreement with Microsoft (Microsoft Online Services Partner Agreement) or CRM Software Advisor
For renewal eligibility - Demonstrated commitment to the Cloud Business through cloud services sales

Training and Assessment

Introductory training and supporting assessment

Fees

Annual Fee Waived during Promotional Sign-Up Period ($120/year)

Requirements for Partners Who Build and Develop

Microsoft Partner Profile

Sign-up to Make your Application Compatible (Microsoft Platform Ready)

Fees

Annual Fee Waived during Promotional Sign-Up Period ($120/year)

Requirements for Partners Who Sell and Service

Committed to the Cloud

Sign an Agreement with Microsoft (Microsoft Online Services Partner Agreement) or CRM Software Advisor
3 Cloud customer references
Demonstrated Commitment to the Cloud (3 Deals sold with 150 seat minimum in total)
Partner Solution Plan (PSP) with demonstrated business commitment of at least 8 deals totaling greater than 500 seats

Training

Sales and Marketing Training
Deep Technical Training within each Area (BPOS, CRM Online, Intune)

Fees

No additional fee for Current Competency Partners
$1,850/year for Partners without a Competency

Requirements for Partners Who Build and Develop

Committed to the Cloud

Windows Azure Platform Solution Certification (Microsoft Platform Ready)
Partner Solution Plan (PSP) with demonstrated business commitment of at least $10,000 in total revenue)
3 Cloud customer references

Training

Advanced Sales and Marketing Training

Fees

No additional fee for Current Competency Partners
$1,850/year for Partners without a Competency

Benefits for Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack

Internal Use Rights

BPOS up to 250 licenses
CRM Online up to 250 licenses
InTune – Stay Tuned

Marketing Benefits

Marketplace Participation - Featured in the listing of Microsoft partners
Marketing Resources

Business Benefits

Access to Online Sales Tools – that allow you to model your cloud business
Pre-sales and Technical Support - Unlimited Online Technical Communities

Training Benefits

Training Platform with Targeted Cloud Training

Benefits for Cloud Accelerate Partners

Internal Use Rights

BPOS up to 250 licenses
CRM Online up to 250 licenses
Intune - Stay Tuned

Earned Silver Competency and Related Microsoft Partner Network Competency Benefits

Marketing Benefits

Marketplace Priority - Highlighted and Featured in the listing of Microsoft partners
Cloud Accelerate Badge

Business Benefits

20 Additional partner advisory support hours to apply to development and deployment of Cloud Solutions
Delegated Administrative Privileges – Providing you the ability to support your customers through acting as the administrator for individuals where you are the partner of record
Local Subsidiary Contact
Non-Disclosure Agreement Cloud Roadmap - Giving insight into the future of the business
Unlimited Pre-Sales and Compete Support for Cloud Deals

GET THE CLOUD ESSENTIALS

SELL & SERVICE

BUILD & DEVELOP

MICROSOFT CLOUD ACCELERATE