Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Benefits Guide

Updated: February 25, 2025

Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program

Benefits Guide
Benefits built for your business
Partner benefits packages provide the offerings you need
to strengthen your cloud and Al practice through expanded
benefits and support. With partner benefits packages, you can
help:

Strengthen your Tap into exclusive product, support and

solutions for advisory benefits to drive success for your
customers through business. Partner benefits packages offer the
in-demand licenses, Azure credits, and
benefits that build support you need to collaborate, develop
your cloud and offerings, and deliver high-performing
Al practice. solutions for your customers.

Scale your business Each partner benefits package provides you

with cost-saving with a portfolio of key Microsoft products
packages designed and support services at a significant
discount. Partner benefits packages are a
to help you achieve cost-efficient way to access the tools you
more. need to grow your business.

Deepen your No matter your stage of growth, there is a

partnership with partner benefits package for you. With
Microsoft and drive several increasingly robust options to
choose from, you can select the package
long-term profitability. that best serves your current needs, then
expand your benefits as you continue to
grow with Microsoft.

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Journey for partners
After joining the Microsoft Al Cloud Partner Program, we encourage
New members you to explore the partner benefits packages that can best help you
achieve your goals—no matter your size or stage of growth.
Partner Launch • Partner Launch Benefits are designed to start building high-performing
Benefits solutions and kick-start your business growth.
• Partner Success Core Benefits are designed to help you create, build,
Partner Success and expand a strong Al and cloud practice.
Core Benefits • Partner Success Expanded Benefits are designed to help you scale your
reach further and deepen your partnership with Microsoft.
Partner Success
Expanded Benefits

Options for partners providing services

After meeting specific criteria for performance, skilling, and customer

Solutions Partner success, you may also qualify for opportunities to differentiate your
designations business and gain more benefits.
• Solutions Partner designations are aligned to Microsoft solution areas
and can help you differentiate your unique capabilities and proven
success with customers.
Specializations • Specializations go further to help you demonstrate your deep technical
knowledge in a specific area to customers.

Options for partners developing software solutions

As a partner in the Microsoft Al Cloud Partner Program, you can access
Microsoft for offerings to help you create high-performing software solutions and
achieve your business goals.
Startups
Founders Hub • Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed to help you accelerate
innovation and growth for your startup—no matter your background,
location, or progress. Access tools, networking opportunities, and
essential business guidance to ideate, develop, grow, and scale your
software solutions with Microsoft.
ISV Success • ISV Success enrollment allows you to access a set of technical tools and
resources that help you build, publish, and grow your well-architected
cloud solutions on the Microsoft commercial marketplace.
• Solutions Partner* with certified software** designations are designed
to help you differentiate and validate your solution’s capabilities and
Solutions Partner proven track record of success in areas of high customer demand.
When you become a Solutions Partner with certified software, you
with certified
unlock exclusive badging, marketing tools and resources, and more to
software help you showcase your solution to customers and Microsoft sellers.

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Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Benefits Guide
The information in this document is intended to help partners understand the benefits
packages offered through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Information on our
legacy benefits offers is contained here.
All decisions pertaining and related to your business needs including but not limited to
strategies, solutions, partner selection, implementation, etc. rests solely with your business.
Be sure to review the benefits information in Partner Center before paying the annual fee.
Partners must comply with the use terms and policies regarding benefits and license use
rights and limitations about each software product or online service as outlined in the
Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Terms of Participation Guide. For more information,
refer to the links below:
Learn more about the Solutions Partner designations in Partner Center or on the Microsoft
partner website.
Learn more about managing your Benefits.
Offer benefits are provided once payment has successfully processed, which may take a
few days.

Table of Contents

Section Page

Partner Launch Benefits 5

Partner Success Core Benefits 6

Partner Success Expanded Benefits 8

Solution Partner Designations for partners providing services 12

Specializations and expert programs product benefits 28

ISV Success Core benefits 38

ISV Success Expanded benefits 39

ISV Success Advanced benefits 40

Solution Designations for partners developing software solutions 41

Pre-January 22, 2025, benefits tables 43

Change log 74

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 Partner Launch Benefits
Product benefits

Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)

Name or description Quantity

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓

Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing Center) ✓
Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams) (EEA or
5 Users
RoW)
NEW 2025
Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 5 Users

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $700 USD Per year

Visual Studio Professional subscription 1 Users
(without monthly Azure credit)
NEW 2025
Entra ID P2 5 Users
NEW 2025
Defender for Endpoint P2 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 4 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 4 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Power BI Premium 4 Users

NEW 2025
Power Apps Premium 1 Users
NEW 2025
Power Automate Premium 1 Users

Project Online – Project Plan 5 1 Users

Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 1 Users

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 Partner Success Core Benefits
Product benefits

Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)

Name or description Quantity

NEW 2025 Accelerate partner outcomes with Concierge 50
Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓
Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets
✓
(Partner Marketing Center)
Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D)

5 hours
• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Deduct hours
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 2

Product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams) (EEA or

15 Users
RoW)
NEW 2025
Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 15 Users

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $2400 USD Per year

Visual Studio Professional subscriptions 8 Users

(without monthly Azure credit)
NEW 2025
Entra ID P2 15 Users
NEW 2025
Defender for Endpoint P2 15 Users

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 15 Users

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Partner Success Core Benefits

Product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 15 Users

Power BI Premium 15 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 8 Users

NEW 2025
Power Automate Premium 8 Users

Windows 365 Enterprise – 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512

1 Users
GB Storage

Project Online – Project Plan 5 5 Users

Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations

25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations
1 Tenant
Application Tier 2 Add on
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service,
25 Users
and Customer Service
System Center Client Management Suite
10 Licenses
(2022)
System Center Endpoint Protection
10 Licenses
(2019)

System Center Standard (2022) 8 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 16 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window Server Standard – Per core (2025) 16 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 16 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 20 Licenses
CALs (2025)

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 Partner Success Expanded Benefits
product benefits

Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)

Name or description Quantity

NEW 2025 Accelerate partner outcomes with Concierge 50

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓

Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets

✓
(Partner Marketing Center)

Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Partner Go-to-Market Toolbox ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity
Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D) 10 hours
• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Unlimited
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 5

Product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot 2 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales 2 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance 2 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service 2 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams) (EEA or

35 Users
RoW)

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Partner Success Expanded Benefits

Product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 35 Users
NEW 2025 Teams Premium 5 Users
NEW 2025 Teams Rooms Pro 2 Users
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $4,000 USD Per year
Visual Studio Professional subscriptions 15 Users
(without monthly Azure credit)
NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 35 Users
NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 35 Users
Power BI Premium 35 Users
Windows 365 Enterprise – 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM,
2 Users
512 GB Storage
NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 15 Users
NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 15 Users
NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 2 Bots
Viva Suite 15 Users
Project Online – Project Plan 5 5 Users
Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 35 Users
Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 35 Users
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights 1 Tenant
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 35 Users
NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Finance Premium 35 Users
Dynamics 365 Human Resources 35 Users
Dynamics 365 Marketing (Base Pack) 1 Tenant
Dynamics 365 Project Operations 35 Users
NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Team Members 35 Users
NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Contact Center 35 Users
NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Contact Center 25 Users
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations
25 Users
Application

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Partner Success Expanded Benefits

Product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application Tier 2
1 Tenant
Add on

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Customer Service Digital Messaging 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – eCommerce and Cloud

1 Tenant
Scale Unit

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Guides 1 User

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Human Resources 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Intelligent Order Management 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Marketing 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales Insights 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service, and Customer

25 Users
Service
Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) formerly System Center 35 Licenses
Configuration Manager Suite

SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 8 Licenses

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Partner Success Expanded Benefits

Product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Client Management Suite

35 Licenses
(2022)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 35 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022) 16 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 35 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 35 Licenses
CALs (2025)

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Solution Partner designations for
partners providing services
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 Benefits included with all
Solutions Partner designations
Product benefits

Benefits included with all Solutions Partner designations, otherwise known

as common benefits, are provided once irrespective of which Solutions
Partner designation(s) are attained. Training Services partners who have
attained a Solutions Partner designation for Training Services designation
receive the same licensing benefits by solution area.
Product and offer terms and conditions apply. Details are subject to change.

Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)

Name or description Quantity

NEW 2025 Accelerate partner outcomes with Concierge 50

Partner Go-to-Market Toolbox ✓

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓
Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing
Center) ✓
Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D)
50 hours
• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Unlimited
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 50

Microsoft Product Support (on-premise) incidents 20

**Refer to the Change log item no. 1 for more details. 13

 Solutions Partner designation
specific benefits (incremental)
Product benefits

Benefits which are specific to and depend on the designation(s)

attained, otherwise known as incremental benefits, are additive
(exceptions apply) to each other and to common benefits. In
particular, product benefits (formerly ‘Internal Use Rights’, or ‘IURs’)
are aligned to the Solutions Partner designations and to
specialization and expert programs.
Product and offer terms and conditions apply. Details are subject
to change.

Incremental product benefit categories (with links)

Solutions Partner designations Specializations and expert
programs
Business Applications
Azure
Data & AI (Azure)
Business Applications
Digital & App Innovation (Azure)
Modern Work
Infrastructure (Azure)
Security
Modern Work
Notes: The classification of specializations
Security and expert programs for the purposes of
benefits provisioning is based on the
Note: Solutions Partner product benefits specialization classification listed here.
for Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, Product benefits for specializations and
and Infrastructure (Azure) have a set of expert programs are capped at a
benefits which are ‘core’ across the three. particular amount by category as set out
in this document.

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 Solutions Partner
designation
Product benefits
Solutions Partner designations

Business Applications product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 100 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Human Resources 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Marketing (Base Pack) 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Project Operations 100 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Team Members 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 100 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Finance Premium 100 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Contact Center 100 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Contact Center 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations
25 Users
Application

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Solutions Partner designations

Business Applications product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations
1 Tenant
Application Tier 2 Add on
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales Insights 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Marketing 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – eCommerce and
1 Tenant
Cloud Scale Unit
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Guides 1 User
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Intelligent Order
1 Tenant
Management
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Human Resources 5 Users
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Customer Service
5 Users
Digital Messaging
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 16
Solutions Partner designations

Business Applications product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)
NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 17
Solutions Partner designations

Data & AI (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $6,000 USD Per year

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only
the Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions
Partner designations

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 100 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations

25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online – Project Plan 5 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Microsoft Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core

16 Licenses
(2019)
System Center Client Management Suite
100 Licenses
(2022)**

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details.

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Solutions Partner designations

Data & AI (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 19
Solutions Partner designations

Digital & App Innovation (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $6,000 USD Per year

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only
the Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions
Partner designations

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 100 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations

25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online – Project Plan 5 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Microsoft Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core

16 Licenses
(2019)
System Center Client Management Suite
100 Licenses
(2022)**

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details.

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Solutions Partner designations

Digital & App Innovation (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 21
Solutions Partner designations

Infrastructure (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $6,000 USD Per year

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only
the Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions
Partner designations

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 100 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations

25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online – Project Plan 5 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Microsoft Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core

16 Licenses
(2019)
System Center Client Management Suite
100 Licenses
(2022)**

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details.

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Solutions Partner designations

Infrastructure (Azure) product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 23
Solutions Partner designations

Modern Work product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 200 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams) (EEA or

25 Users
RoW)
NEW 2025
Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 225 Users
NEW 2025
Teams Premium 10 Users
NEW 2025
Teams Rooms Pro 5 Users
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations
25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service
NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

Microsoft 365 EDU A5 25 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Viva Suite 50 Users

Windows 365 Enterprise (Premium) – 8 vCPU, 32 GB
5 Users
RAM, 512 GB Storage

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details.

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 Solutions Partner designations

Modern Work product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)
NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details.
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Solutions Partner designations

Security product benefits

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $6,000 USD Per year

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations

25 Users
Application
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service
25 Users
and Customer Service

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 100 Users

Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams) (EEA or

NEW 2025 12 Users
RoW)

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 112 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

Microsoft 365 EDU A5 12 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Windows 365 Enterprise - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512

2 Users
GB Storage

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise - per core (2019) 16 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) 100 Licenses

formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details.
**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 26
Solutions Partner designations

Security product benefits (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)** 32 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows Server Standard – Per core (2025) 100 Cores

NEW 2025 Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2025) 32 Cores

NEW 2025 Windows Server CALs (2025) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

NEW 2025 100 Licenses
CALs (2025)
NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 3 and 6 for more details. 27
Specializations and expert
programs product benefits
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 Specializations and Expert
Programs
Product benefits

As part of the Solutions Partner benefits, if you have earned a specialization,

you will receive incremental product benefits to help further accelerate your
business. Incremental benefits for specialization and expert programs are
only available with Solutions Partner benefits and cannot be added to
legacy benefits.
Each category of the specializations and expert programs (Azure, Business
Applications, Modern Work and Security) has individual maximum cap
amounts for benefits provisioning: the number of specializations or expert
programs in that category which will be eligible for incremental product
benefits. Refer to the table of specializations and expert programs benefits
categories at the end of this section for the classification. The max cap
amounts are outlined in the following tables. Details are subject to change.
Specialization and expert program benefits will be provided at the time of
purchasing Solutions Partner benefits, or at the time of attainment through
the remainder of the Solutions Partner membership year for additional
specializations and expert programs attained (within the respective max cap
amounts). Refer to the illustrative example for more details.

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Specializations and expert programs

Azure specialization and expert program product benefits

Max cap amount: 5 specializations or expert programs

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 GitHub Copilot Enterprise (via Azure Credits) $4,680 USD Per year

NEW 2025 GitHub Enterprise Metered (via Azure Credits) $2,520 USD Per year

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 30 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise(EEA or RoW) 30 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 30 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 30 Users

$12,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 10 Users

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

Azure credits provided for GitHub Enterprise, and GitHub Copilot as part of Azure specializations can
solely be used for those purposes. Any other use is strictly prohibited.

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Specializations

Business Applications product benefits

Max cap amount: 3 specializations or expert programs NEW 2025

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 50 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise(EEA or RoW) 50 Users

NEW 2025 Entra ID P2 50 Users

NEW 2025 Defender for Endpoint P2 50 Users

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $4,500 USD Per year

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 25 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Finance Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Contact Center 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Human Resources 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Marketing (Attach) includes additional contacts 1 Tenant

and interactions

Dynamics 365 Project Operations 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 25 Users

NEW 2025 Dynamics 365 Team Members 25 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 10 Users

NEW 2025 Power Apps Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Premium 25 Users

NEW 2025 Power Automate Process 5 Bots

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details.

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Specializations

Business Applications product benefits (continued)

Max cap amount: 3 specializations or expert programs NEW 2025

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

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Specializations

Modern Work specialization product benefits

Max cap amount: 3 specializations or expert programs

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot 5 Users

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 50 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 50 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Premium 30 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Rooms Pro 20 Users

$4,500 Per
Azure Bulk Credits (Production)
USD year
Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 10 Users

Viva Suite 50 Users

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details.

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 Specializations

Security specialization product benefits

Max cap amount: 3 specializations or expert programs
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
$5,000 Per
NEW 2025 Security Copilot (via Azure Credits)
USD year

NEW 2025 Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) (EEA or RoW) 50 Users

NEW 2025 Teams Enterprise (EEA or RoW) 50 Users

$9,000 Per
Azure Bulk Credits (Production)
USD year

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 10 Users

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Window 11 Enterprise N 24H2 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 50 Licenses

NEW 2025 Windows 11 Enterprise N LTSC 50 Licenses

.
*Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details
Azure credits provided for Security Copilot part of security specializations can solely be used for that
purpose. Any other use is strictly prohibited. 34
Specializations and expert programs
benefits categories

The classification of specializations and expert programs for the purposes

of benefits provisioning and capping is based on the current specialization
classification and includes Azure Expert MSP. For clarity, these
classifications and the associated specializations and expert programs are
listed below. Details are subject to change.

Category Specialization or expert program name

Azure Azure Expert MSP
Infra and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure*
SAP on Microsoft Azure
Data Warehouse Migration to Microsoft Azure
Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure
Modernization of Web Applications to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop
Analytics on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure VMware Solution
AI and Machine Learning on Microsoft Azure
DevOps with GitHub on Microsoft Azure
Hybrid Operations and Management with Microsoft Azure Arc
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Networking Services in Microsoft Azure
Business Microsoft Low Code Application Development
Applications** Business Intelligence
Intelligent Automation
Small and Midsize Business Management
Sales
Service
Finance
Supply Chain
Modern Work Adoption and Change Management
Calling for Microsoft Teams
Customer Solutions for Microsoft Teams
Meetings and Meeting Rooms for Microsoft Teams
Teamwork Deployment
Security Cloud Security
Identity and Access Management
Information Protection and Governance
Threat Protection

Refer to the Change log items no. 7* and no. 8** for more details. 35
Illustrative example
Review this illustrative example to better understand how the benefits are
provided to Solutions Partners for their Solutions Partner designation(s)
and specialization(s) or expert program(s). In this example, "benefits"
refers to the items listed in this document and excludes other provisions
such as badging. Details are subject to change.
This example follows the fictional company ‘Contoso’, that has attained a
legacy gold competency with a single Azure specialization, whose annual
legacy competency anniversary date is January 1.

Date Contoso action Benefits provided

Contoso meets the requirements No change. Contoso continues to receive

for, and attains, the Solutions and be able to activate their legacy gold
Oct 2022
Partner for Infrastructure (Azure) competency benefits until their next
designation. anniversary date (Jan 1, 2023).

Contoso earns an additional No change (incremental benefits for

Dec 2022 Azure specialization specialization are only available with
(total of two). Solutions Partner benefits).

At renewal, Contoso meets the Contoso is provided the common benefits,

requirements for the Solutions the Infrastructure (Azure) product benefits,
Partner for Infrastructure (Azure) and two sets of the Azure specialization
Jan 2023
designation, selects the benefits product benefits (assuming continued
for Solutions Partners, and pays enrolment and eligibility of both
the aligned fee. specializations).

Contoso is provided the incremental Data

Contoso meets the requirements
& AI (Azure) product benefits (i.e., Azure
for, and attains, the Solutions
Feb 2023 credits, Visual Studio subscriptions), with an
Partner for Data & AI (Azure)
expiry date of Contoso’s next membership
designation.
anniversary date (Jan 1, 2024).

Contoso is provided three additional

Contoso meets the requirements incremental sets of the Azure specialization
for, and is awarded, four product benefits (considering the max cap of
Mar 2023
additional Azure specializations five Azure specialization benefits) with an
(total of six). expiry date of Contoso’s next membership
anniversary date (Jan 1, 2024).

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Partners providing software
solutions
37
ISV Success Core Benefits
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Microsoft product name or description Included

Marketplace Rewards* ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

1:1 Technical Consults Up to 3 hours

Azure Standard Support Plan Unlimited tickets

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
$5000
Azure Credits Per year
USD

GitHub Enterprise subscription 20 Seats

Visual Studio subscription 25 Seats

Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service and Customer Service

25 Seats
Partner Sandbox

Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription 25 Seats

Review the complete ISV Success benefits guide

*Eligible upon publication to Microsoft AppSource or Azure Marketplace 38

ISV Success Expanded Benefits
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Name or description Included

*Marketplace Rewards ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

1:1 Technical Consults Up to 50 hours

Azure Standard Support Plan Unlimited tickets

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
$25,000
Azure Credits Per year
USD

GitHub Enterprise subscription 20 Seats

Visual Studio subscription 25 Seats

Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service and Customer Service

25 Seats
Partner Sandbox

Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription 25 Seats

*ISV Success Expanded offer is available by invite or nomination only

*Eligible upon publication to Microsoft AppSource or Azure Marketplace 39
ISV Success Advanced Package*
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Name or description Included

**Marketplace Rewards ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

1:1 Technical Consults Up to 50 hours

Azure Standard Support Plan Unlimited tickets

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Up to
Cash incentives for ISVs in Build & Publish $150,000 Per year
USD
Up to
Per
Migration credits for ISVs in Grow $50,000
customer
USD
$25,000
Azure Credits Per year
USD

GitHub Enterprise subscription 20 Seats

Visual Studio subscription 25 Seats

Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service and Customer Service

25 Seats
Partner Sandbox

Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription 25 Seats

*Available to partners who have attained a Solutions Partner with certified software designation
**Eligible upon publication to Microsoft AppSource or Azure Marketplace 40
Solution Partner Designations for
partners providing software
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Solutions Partner with certified
software benefits
Incremental benefits

Name or description Included

Customer-Facing Badging: Enhances customer trust and

recognition with distinctive badging on Microsoft Marketplace ✓

Microsoft Solution Play Cards: Facilitates seller discoverability

and understanding of solutions for effective promotion ✓

Nurture Assets, Emails, and Call Scripts: Comprehensive tools

designed to drive engagement and accelerate sales ✓

Customer-facing Solution Briefs: Strategically tailored briefs

that enhance marketing efforts and clearly communicate ✓
solution value

Marketing Concierge: Specialized marketing support; Tailored

for partners needs ✓

Enhanced Microsoft Discoverability: Increased visibility and

differentiation within Microsoft Seller Platforms ✓

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Microsoft AI Cloud Partner
Program Pre-January 22, 2025,
Benefits Tables

The information in the following section is intended to

help partners reference the benefits which were included in benefit
offers purchased prior to January 22, 2025.
The content herein is being provided solely for discussion and
general information purposes. The information herein should not
be interpreted as an offer, endorsement, guarantee, commitment
or any other type of representation on the part of Microsoft. All
decisions pertaining and related to your business needs including
but not limited to strategies, solutions, partner selection,
implementation, etc. rests solely with your business.

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Partner Launch Benefits
Product benefits
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Name or description Quantity

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓

Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing Center) ✓

Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft 365 Business Premium 5 Users

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $700 USD Per year

Visual Studio Professional subscriptions

1 Users
(without monthly Azure credit)

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 4 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 4 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Power BI Premium 4 Users

Project Online – Project Plan 5 1 Users

Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 1 Users

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Partner Success Core Benefits
Product benefits
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Name or description Quantity

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓

Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing Center) ✓

Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity
Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D) 5 hours
• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Deduct hours
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 2

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Microsoft 365 Business Premium 15 Users

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $2400 USD Per year

Visual Studio Professional subscriptions

8 Users
(without monthly Azure credit)

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 15 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 15 Users

Power BI Premium 15 Users

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Partner Success Core Benefits
Product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Windows 365 Enterprise – 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB Storage 1 Users

Project Online – Project Plan 5 5 Users

Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application Tier

1 Tenant
2 Add on

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service, and

25 Users
Customer Service

System Center Client Management Suite (2022) 10 Licenses

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 10 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022) 8 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 8 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 8 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 8 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 8 Licenses

46
Partner Success Expanded Benefits
Product benefits
Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)
Name or description Quantity
Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓
Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing Center) ✓
Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓
Partner Go-to-Market Toolbox ✓
How to Market with Microsoft Consultation ✓
Profile Optimization and Referral Management ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity
Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D) 10 hours
• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Unlimited
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 5

Product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Microsoft 365 Business Premium 35 Users

$4000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD
Visual Studio Professional subscriptions
15 Users
(without monthly Azure credit)

Power BI Premium 35 Users

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Partner Success Expanded Benefits
Product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Windows 365 Enterprise – 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB Storage 2 Users

Viva Suite 15 Users

Project Online – Project Plan 5 5 Users

Visio Online – Visio Plan 2 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Finance 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Human Resources 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Marketing (Base Pack) 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Project Operations 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Team Members Enterprise 35 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application Tier

1 Tenant
2 Add on

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Partner Success Expanded Benefits
Product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Customer Service Digital
1 Tenant
Messaging
Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – eCommerce and Cloud
1 Tenant
Scale Unit

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Fraud Protection*** 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Guides 1 User

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Human Resources 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Intelligent Order

1 Tenant
Management

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Marketing 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales Insights 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service, and

25 Users
Customer Service

***Effective January 22, 2025, this product benefit will no longer be included in the offer or available 49
for purchase or renewal.
Partner Success Expanded Benefits
Product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019) (formerly System
35 Licenses
Center Configuration Manager Suite)

SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 8 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022) 35 Licenses

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 35 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022) 16 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 35 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 16 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 35 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 16 Licenses

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Benefits included with all Solutions
Partner designations
Benefits included with all Solutions Partner designations, otherwise
known as common benefits, are provided once, irrespective of
which Solutions Partner designation(s) are attained.
Product and offer terms and conditions apply. Details are subject
to change.

Marketing benefits (or ‘Go-to-Market’)

Name or description Quantity

Partner Go-to-Market Toolbox ✓*

How to Market with Microsoft Consultation ✓

Profile Optimization and Referral Management ✓

Digital Marketing Content OnDemand (DMC) ✓

Ready-to-Go Marketing Assets (Partner Marketing Center) ✓

Geo Expansion Readiness Assessment ✓

Support and advisory benefits (formerly ‘technical benefits’)

Name or description Quantity

Technical presales and deployment services (TP&D) 50 hours

• Advisory hours to help plan, build and implement solutions
Unlimited
• Assistance with technical sales prep and deal enablement

Partner Cloud Support incidents 50

Microsoft Product Support (on-premise) incidents 20

*Refer to the Change log item no. 1 for more details. 51

Solutions Partner designation
specific benefits (incremental)
Product benefits

Benefits which are specific to and depend on the designation(s)

attained, otherwise known as incremental benefits, are additive
(exceptions apply) to each other and to common benefits. In
particular, product benefits (formerly ‘Internal Use Rights’, or ‘IURs’)
are aligned to the Solutions Partner designations as well
as specializations and expert offerings.
Product and offer terms and conditions apply. Details are subject
to change.

Incremental product benefit categories (with links)

Solutions Partner designations Specializations and expert

programs
Business Applications
Azure
Data & AI (Azure)
Business Applications
Digital & App Innovation (Azure)
Modern Work
Infrastructure (Azure)
Security
Modern Work
Notes: The classification of specializations
Security and expert programs for the purposes of
benefits provisioning is based on the
Note: Solutions Partner product benefits specialization classification listed here.
for Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, Product benefits for specializations and
and Infrastructure (Azure) have a set of expert programs are capped at a
benefits which are ‘core’ across the three. particular amount by category as set out
in this document.

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Solutions Partner designation
Product benefits
Business Applications product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Finance 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Human Resources 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Marketing (Base Pack) 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Project Operations 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Team Members Enterprise 100 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application Tier

1 Tenant
2 Add on

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

53
Business Applications product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales Insights 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Marketing 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – eCommerce and Cloud

1 Tenant
Scale Unit

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Fraud Protection*** 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Guides 1 User

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Intelligent Order

1 Tenant
Management

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Human Resources 5 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Customer Service Digital

5 Users
Messaging

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Business Central 5 Users

Microsoft 365 E3 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 25 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details.

***Effective January 22, 2025, this product benefit will no longer be included in the offer or available 54
for purchase or renewal.
Business Applications product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)* 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 55
Data & AI (Azure) product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$6,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only the
Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions Partner
designations

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

Microsoft 365 E3 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details. 56
Data & AI (Azure) product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 57
Digital & App Innovation (Azure) product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$6,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only the
Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions Partner
designations

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

Microsoft 365 E3 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

***Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details. 58
Digital & App Innovation (Azure) product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 59
Infrastructure (Azure) product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$6,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Products listed below are ‘core’ (granted once and not incremental) across only the
Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, and Infrastructure (Azure) Solutions Partner
designations

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

Microsoft 365 E3 100 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Power BI Premium 100 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

***Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details. 60
Digital & App Innovation (Azure) product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 61
Modern Work product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

Microsoft 365 Business Premium 25 Users

Microsoft 365 E5 200 Users

Microsoft 365 EDU A5 25 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions* 25 Users

Viva Suite 50 Users

Windows 365 Enterprise (Premium) 5 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details. 62
Modern Work product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 63
Security product benefits
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type
$6,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Operations Application 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Partner Sandbox – Sales, Field Service and

25 Users
Customer Service

Microsoft 365 Business Premium 12 Users

Microsoft 365 E5 100 Users

Microsoft 365 EDU A5 12 Users

Microsoft Project Online (Plan 5) 20 Users

Visio Online (Plan 2) 5 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 25 Users

Windows 365 Enterprise (Premium) 2 Users

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise – Per core (2019) 16 Licenses

System Center Client Management Suite (2022)** 100 Licenses

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)

100 Licenses
(formerly System Center Configuration Manager Suite)

System Center Endpoint Protection (2019) 100 Licenses

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 6 for more details. 64
Security product benefits (continued)
Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

System Center Standard (2022)* 32 Licenses

Windows Server CALs (not edition-specific) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Datacenter – Per core (2022) 32 Licenses

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CALs (2019) 100 Licenses

Windows Server Standard – Per core (2022) 100 Licenses

Windows Storage Server Workgroup (2016) 2 Licenses

*Refer to the Change log items no. 3 and 6 for more details. 65
Specializations and expert
programs product benefits
As part of the Solutions Partner benefits, if you have earned a specialization,
you will receive incremental product benefits to help further accelerate your
business. Incremental benefits for specialization and expert programs are
only available with Solutions Partner benefits and can not be added to
legacy benefits.
Each category of the specializations and expert programs (Azure, Business
Applications, Modern Work and Security) has individual maximum cap
amounts for benefits provisioning: The number of specializations or expert
programs in that category which will be eligible for incremental product
benefits. Refer to the table of specializations and expert programs benefits
categories at the end of this section for the classification. The max cap
amounts are outlined in the following tables. Details are subject to change.
Specialization and expert program benefits will be provided at the time of
purchasing Solutions Partner benefits, or at the time of attainment through
the remainder of the Solutions Partner membership year for additional
specializations and expert programs attained (within the respective max cap
amounts). Refer to the illustrative example for more details.

Azure specialization and expert program product benefits

Max cap amount: 5 specializations or expert programs

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$12,000
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Microsoft 365 E3 30 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 10 Users

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 and 3 for more details. 66
Business Applications specialization product benefits
Max cap amount: 1 specialization

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$4,500
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Finance 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Human Resources 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Marketing (Attach)

(includes additional contacts and interactions) 1 Tenant

Dynamics 365 Project Operations 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 25 Users

Dynamics 365 Team Members Enterprise 25 Users

Microsoft 365 E3 50 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 10 Users

***Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details. 67

Modern Work specialization product benefits
Max cap amount: 3 specializations

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

$4,500
Azure Bulk Credits (Production) Per year
USD

Microsoft 365 E5 50 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 10 Users

Viva Suite 50 Users

Security specialization product benefits

Max cap amount: 3 specializations

Microsoft product name or description Quantity Type

Azure Bulk Credits (Production) $9,000 Per year

Microsoft 365 E5 50 Users

Visual Studio Enterprise subscriptions** 10 Users

**Refer to the Change log item no. 2 for more details. 68

License table for Microsoft
Action Pack
Microsoft Action Pack can no longer be purchased or renewed as of January
22, 2025.
The information in this document is intended to help partners understand
the product licenses included in Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (Action
Pack) and the Learning Action Pack.
All decisions pertaining and related to your business needs including but
not limited to strategies, solutions, partner selection, implementation, etc.
rests solely with your business. Be sure to review the benefits information in
Partner Center before paying the annual fee. Partners must comply with the
use terms and policies regarding benefits and license use rights and
limitations about each software product or online service as outlined in the
Microsoft Cloud Partner Program Terms of Participation Guide. For more
information, refer to the links below.
Microsoft Cloud Partner Program Terms of Participation Guide.
Microsoft Action Pack

Apps & Infrastructure

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

Azure AD Basic Cloud Service 5

US$100
Microsoft Azure Azure credit
per month

Microsoft Visual Studio Professional

Cloud Service 3
Subscription

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Microsoft Action Pack can no longer be purchased or renewed as of January 22, 2025.

Apps & Infrastructure (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

R Server for SUSE Linux On-Premises 1

R Server for Teradata DB On-Premises 1

System Center 2022 Client Management Suite On-Premises 10

System Center 2022 Standard On-Premises 16

System Center Configuration Manager

On-Premises 10
(current branch)

System Center Endpoint Protection

On-Premises 10
(current branch)

Windows Server 2022 CALs

On-Premises 10
(not edition specific)

Windows Server 2019 Essentials (Per Core) On-Premises 1

Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop

On-Premises 10
Services (RDS) CALs

Windows Server 2022 Standard (Per Core) On-Premises 16

Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup On-Premises 1

Business Applications

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Customer

Cloud Service 5
Engagement

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Business Applications (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

1 server
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Workgroup license provides
On-Premises
Server 2016 access to five
users

Data & AI

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

Machine Learning Server for Hadoop On-Premises 1

Machine Learning Server for Linux On-Premises 1

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard

On-Premises 2
(per core)

Modern Workplace

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

Enterprise Mobility + Security E3

Cloud Service 5
(formerly known as Enterprise Mobility Suite)

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

Cloud Service 5
(formerly known as Microsoft Intune)

Microsoft Office 365 E3 Cloud Service 5

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Modern Workplace (continued)

Microsoft product name or description Type Quantity

Advanced Threat Analytics Client
On-Premises 5
Management License
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
On-Premises 10
(MDOP) 2015

Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Standard On-Premises 1

Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Standard CALs On-Premises 10

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 On-Premises 10

Microsoft Project Professional 2019 On-Premises 1

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 Enterprise On-Premises 1

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 Enterprise

On-Premises 10
CALs (include Standard CALs)

Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 On-Premises 1

Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019

On-Premises 10
Standard CALs

Microsoft Visio Professional 2019 On-Premises 1

Windows 10 and 11 Enterprise (Current Branch

On-Premises 10
or LTSC 2019)
Windows 10 and 11 Professional (Current
On-Premises 10
Branch or LTSC 2019)

Windows Embedded 8 Standard On-Premises 10

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Enterprise On-Premises 10

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro On-Premises 10

Windows Embedded POS Ready 7 On-Premises 10

Windows 10 and 11 Inbox Apps and

On-Premises 10
Language Pack

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Learning Action Pack can no longer be purchased or renewed as of January 21, 2025.

Benefits table for Microsoft

Learning Action Pack

Benefit Offer Details

Azure Credit (Monthly) $100 USD

Windows 10 Enterprise – Learning VHD 100

Visual Studio Pro 3

Microsoft Office 365 (E3) Seats 5

SQL Server 2019 Standard ​(Per Core) 2

Windows Server 2019 Essentials 1

Windows Server 2019 CALs 10

Dynamics 365 – Customer Engagement 5

Services: Technical Journeys 5 Hours

Support: Product Support Incidents 10

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Change log
The following is a summary of the latest updates made to the Microsoft AI
Cloud Partner Program Benefits Guide

Please note that Program information herein is subject to change and

should not be interpreted as an offer, endorsement, guarantee,
commitment or any other type of representation on the part of Microsoft.
Be sure to review the benefits information in Partner Center before paying
the annual fee.

Date Update number and title Details

August 1) GTM Toolbox points While the GTM Toolbox – Used to create
2022 co-branded assets – Will remain active, the
18 points for editorial review of the assets will
no longer be offered.
[Removed from tables as of The planned launch of an Azure dev/test bulk
June 2023] sponsorship has been delayed until further
notice. In the interim, dev/test credits will be
2) Azure dev/test re-introduced to the Visual Studio Enterprise
sponsorship and credits subscriptions. The features of these Visual
Studio Enterprise subscriptions will be the
same as those offered as benefits for silver
and gold competencies.

[Removed from tables as of Product keys are only provided for software
August 2024] available via volume licensing. Currently
Windows 11 IoT is not available in market via
3) Windows 11 IoT volume licensing.

[Removed from tables as of GitHub Enterprise Cloud subscriptions for the

August 2024] DevOps with GitHub on Microsoft Azure
specialization will not be available until
4) GitHub Enterprise Cloud further notice.
subscriptions for the
DevOps with GitHub on
Microsoft Azure
specialization
December 5) Updates to language for A) Updated the name of System
2022 clarity Center Configuration Manager Suite to
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
B) Updated the introduction of the
Specialization section.
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Change log (continued)
Date Update number and title Details
January
2023 6) Updated System Center Product keys and media for the 2022
Standard, and Client versions of System Center Standard and
Management Suite to System Center Client Management Suite
2022 versions and been added in Partner Center.

As of January 9, 2023, the new Infra and

Database Migration to Microsoft Azure
Specialization will combine and replace
the Windows Server and SQL Server
Migration to Microsoft Azure
specialization and the Linux and Open-
Source Database Migration to Microsoft
Azure specialization.
Any incremental products benefit
7) Updated list of applicable packages that have already been
Azure specializations to provisioned for enrollment in either the
reflect updates with new Windows Server and SQL Server
Infra and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure
Migration to Microsoft specialization and/or the Linux and Open-
Azure Specialization Source Database Migration to Microsoft
Azure specialization will not be affected
during your current organization’s
solutions partner designation year. Please
note, however, that at your organization’s
next solutions partner designation
anniversary date, only the Infra and
Database Migration to Microsoft
specialization will be eligible for
incremental product benefits against the
maximum cap of five Azure
specializations.
June As of March 2023, four new
2023 8) Updated list of applicable specializations were introduced: Finance,
Business Applications Sales, Service, and Supply Chain. These
specializations to reflect specializations are eligible for incremental
updates with four new product benefits against the maximum
specializations cap of one Business Applications
specializations.
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Change log (continued)
Date Update number and title Details
January 9) New benefits offers Inclusion of benefits for Partner Launch
2024 Benefits, Partner Success Core Benefits,
and Partner Success Expanded Benefits.
March 10) Updated branding Aligned to latest branding for Copilot
2024
April 2024 11) Updated to include new Updated to include ISV Success Core and
program offerings. Expanded offerings. Updated to include
Solutions Partner with certified software
12) Updated structure
benefits designation
Added title pages, reorganized
document, added introduction pages.

August 13) Clarified RDS CALS

2024 versioning
14) Aligned and renamed new
Signature Cloud Support
limits
15) Included information
about the planned January
22, 2025 benefits update
December 16) Updated branding
2024 17) Updated benefit list for
January 22, 2025
18) Added ISV Success
Advanced

January 19) Updated branding and

2025 some language

February 20) Updated EEA (European

2025 Economic Area) and RoW
(Rest of World) for certain
products.

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 Disclaimers
* “Solutions Partner” refers to a company that is a member of the
Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and may offer software,
services, and/or solutions to customers. Reference to “Solutions
Partner” in any content, materials, resources, web properties, etc.
and any associated designation should be not interpreted as an
offer, endorsement, guarantee, proof of effectiveness or
functionality, a commitment or any other type of representation or
warranty on the part of Microsoft. All decisions pertaining and
related to your business needs including but not limited to
strategies, solutions, partner selection, implementation, etc., rests
solely with your business.
** A certification is (1) specific to the solution’s
interoperability with Microsoft products and (2) based on self-
attestation by the solution owner. Solutions are only certified as of
the date the solution is reviewed. Solution functionality and
capability are controlled by the solution owner and may be
subject to change. The inclusion of a solution in the marketplace
and any such designations should not be interpreted as an offer,
endorsement, guarantee, proof of effectiveness or functionality, a
commitment or any other type of representation or warranty on
the part of Microsoft. All decisions pertaining and related to your
business needs including but not limited to strategies, solutions,
partner selection, implementation, etc. rests solely with your
business.

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