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Hi everyone, just to let you know the next Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting starts in 30 minutes. Attached here are the slides. Our focus for this one will be "50 years of Microsoft" and I'll be bringing a few personal perspectives from my nearly 35 years here. As usual we'll touch on recent CSP announcements including the new 3 year subscriptions, other industry news, skilling and review some of the webinars and events held of the past month. See you online soon.MCT New and Renewing MCTs - Update May 5
Updated May 5. Our renewal and enrollment tool is not available yet. The renewal tool will be released first in the next few weeks, followed by the new enrollment tool. Although it is the same tool, we are rolling it out in stages. I will update this post as soon as the tool gets released. Thank you for your patience. We are experiencing technical difficulties with our enrollment tool. As a result, we will continue to accept manually enrolled trainers. Please collaborate with the ISCPs, as was done from June 2024 to April 2025, to manually enroll MCTs. Thank you all for your patience over the past year as we complete our SFI upgrades. Sarah Kong MCT Program ManagerJoin the Fabric Partner Community for this Week's Fabric Engineering Connection calls!
Are you a Microsoft partner that is interested in data and analytics? Be sure to join us for this week's Fabric Engineering Connection call, now offered at two different times! 🎉 This week's Fabric Engineering Connection calls will include a Real-Time Intelligence update from Ajeta Singhal and presentation from Jeroen (Jay) ter Heerdt on Visual Calculations. The Americas/EMEA Fabric Engineering Connection call will take place Wednesday, May 7, from 8-9 am PDT. The APAC Fabric Engineering Connection call will take place Thursday, May 8, from 1-2 am UTC/Wednesday, May 7, from 5-6 pm PDT. This is your opportunity to learn more, ask questions, and provide feedback. To join the call, you must be a member of the Fabric Partner Community Teams channel. To join, complete the participation form at https://aka.ms/JoinFabricPartnerCommunity. We can't wait to see you later this week!
Microsoft CSP - Indirect Reseller Status is Suspended and Can't Get Fixed
I am in a very bad spot with our indirect reseller Microsoft account and am hoping that maybe someone out there might be able to help me. In mid May, I placed an order with Pax8 for a new customer and the order was rejected by Microsoft with the error, "Associated partner LegalBusinessProfile NotFound." It turns out that when we moved offices and I updated our business's address at partner.microsoft.com, Microsoft de-authorized our partner status, which I didn't catch, and then put our Cloud Service Provider (CSP) indirect reseller program into "Suspended" status after some time. In the partner center, I was able to get our legal business profile fixed easy enough - I just had to open a ticket and send them some legal documentation. Everything under the "Partner" tab in the Partner Portal is now green checkboxes and "Authorized". Pax8 tried the provisioning again, and got the same error. It turns out that our "Indirect Reseller status" is now "Suspended" and this wasn't changed when the "Partner" status was fixed. Microsoft has a webpage that describes why this can happen and what to do to get it fixed at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/account-settings/suspended-partner-center-account . It says, "Microsoft suspends Partner Center accounts for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program when: Significant account abuse is detected Your vetting status is Rejected for more than 30 days" We haven't had any account abuse (mercifully, our existing tenants are still operational and being billed for through Pax8), so our vetting status was almost certainly to blame. That same document says, "If you are sure that your account is compliant and should be moved back to Active state, contact Support for help with reactivating your account," so I opened a ticket with Microsoft. Actually, 3 tickets so far, because every single one has the same copy-and-paste reply: Thank you for contacting Microsoft Partner support about the suspension of the CSP account. In the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Agreement, both Microsoft and our partners reserve the right to walk away from the partner relationship by providing 30 days' notice to the other. The notice of suspension and termination proceeding was provided April 2024. Neither party is required to offer an explanation for the decision to terminate the partner agreement. As Microsoft is exercising its rights under this section 4.b of the Microsoft AI Cloud Program Agreement, we are unable to share an explanation or further details. Thanks, I can't get anywhere with Microsoft support. We just landed a big customer and need to set up their tenant. I am afraid that if this goes on much longer or if somehow we are unable to add any more customers to our Pax8 account, that we'll lose this customer, which is large enough to really hurt the business. Does anyone here have any ideas on how to get through to someone at Microsoft that could help with this situation? Does anyone else have any other ideas on what else we could try? Some additional notes: When clicking "Agreements" in the partner portal, we get an error message, "Service unavailable. Something went wrong. Please try reloading the page, if this problem persists please contact Microsoft support." Everything in Legal Info/Partner looks good. Our "Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program status" is "Active". Everything in Legal Info/Reseller looks good except that "Indirect Reseller status" shows "Suspended". Under Identifiers/Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, I have 1 PartnerGlobal ID and 2 PartnerLocation IDs, corresponding to our old and new addresses. Do I need to delete the old PartnerLocation ID? I haven't done so because it looks like this step is irreversible but I am getting desperate enough to try it. Our "Company profile" is not filled out, but the "Update" button stays grayed out after I fill in the information and it appears that I am unable to update this. I thought that maybe I just needed to sign the "Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Agreement" again, but I can't find anywhere on the partner portal where I would do so. I went through my emails exhaustively and we did not receive a, "notice of suspension and termination proceeding" in April 2024, or any other time for that matter. I can't find a copy of the Microsoft AI Cloud Program Agreement to even see what section 4.b says. I've dealt with government bureaucracies a lot in my career, but I've never experienced a Kafkaesque situation 10% as bad as this one. This is probably the most stressful thing I've dealt with in this business in the last decade. This could destroy our business if I can't get this sorted out. Sorry for the wall of text, but I tried to include as much detail as possible and it got long. If you got to this point in my post, thank you for helping or trying to help me. The latest ticket ID we have from Microsoft is 2406050040012239NEW Copilot ILTs coming your way May & June!
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New 3Yr Offer for ME3 and ME5
I see the announcement in Partner Center Announcements that the 3Yr Term for ME3 and ME5 will be available in June and there is an FAQ, but it says I don't have permissions to access. Can anyone else access this? Also, does anyone know what the liability is for the Partner? When I look at the billing terms documentation for 3Yr terms, it was last updated April 25th and is very specific to Dynamics. It does state that a partner can cancel during the term, but again, is that specific to Dynamics or is that an option for the new SKUs as well?
Partner Enrollment
When the enrollment process reports that applications have been rejected, the recommendations are never specific to the issue. As I was completing the business verification process, the responses sent were always the same, Microsoft never stated specifically that my issue was that the address I used to apply had to be the same as the address on the articles of incorporation. For my enrollment application, and all other documents, I used my corporation's PO box, which is not the same as on the articles of incorporation. I finally realized after just receiving responses with the same rejection language that I needed to change the address I use to start the enrollment process to the address on the articles of incorporation or if the address changed since incorporating, the registered change of address of the corporation. I hope this is helpful, as the onboarding process to become a Microsoft Partner isn't.
Trying to get passed "email verification"
Hi, About 2 months ago I signed up for an organization Microsoft development account, however, I've been stuck on "Email verification" ever since. Regardless of how often I press the "fix now" button, I will never receive the email verification email. I also tried to contact support with this issue an was assigned a support ticket ID (2504100040007995) but even there I keep running into issues. I cannot seem to view the details of the ticket but I did receive an email a few days ago that my support ticket got closed 🙄 What can I do get unstuck from this ? Many thanks!ANNOUNCEMENT: Microsoft for Nonprofits on GitHub
Tech for Social Impact (TSI) has refreshed its GitHub site to better align with our solution strategy. All TSI open-source solutions will now be centralized into one repository to provide a more seamless user experience and to support partners in providing customized, purpose-built solutions for nonprofit customers.​ Purpose​ TSI wants to ensure our solutions for the nonprofit and development communities remain current, relevant, and aligned with emerging technologies.​ Enhance solution security and compliance.​ Benefits for Partners​ GitHub allows partners to tailor solutions to meet customers’ specific needs.​ Partners can adapt the source code to fine-tune deployments, adding their own IP for repeatable and tailored solutions.​ Solutions Now Available​ The Common Data Model for Nonprofits, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Engagement, Azure Landing Zone for Nonprofits, and the template apps—Fundraising, Grant Management, and Outcome Management—are now available in GitHub as well as Solution Center.​ Archived Solutions ​ The Nonprofit Accelerator, including sample apps and historical versions of the Common Data Model for Nonprofits, will remain accessible on GitHub until 12/31/25.​ ​Find updated content on GitHub and MS Learn.Strategic guidance for the AI-driven enterprise
Staying competitive in today’s AI-first landscape requires more than experimentation—it demands a scalable, efficient, and forward-looking approach to innovation. Azure AI Foundry delivers exactly that. With over 1,900 production-ready models and newly integrated capabilities—from GPT-4.1 and Meta’s Llama 4 to enterprise-grade tools like Azure AI Agent Service—Foundry equips organizations to evaluate, deploy, and manage AI solutions with agility and confidence. This month’s update highlights how leading companies are accelerating impact and reducing complexity by treating AI adoption as a strategic, portfolio-driven initiative. Read more about how Azure AI Foundry updates are designed to help you stay ahead of the AI curve.Introducing Cloud Accelerate Factory
As part of our partner commitment, we strive to continually update and improve the partner experience and add key benefits designed to further your growth. We are excited to share the latest updates for Azure partner-led offerings – Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate. Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate are built to work together to accelerate cloud and AI transformation. These two offerings are underpinned by Azure Essentials, which offers foundational guidance, best practices, dedicated skilling, and expanded support across additional scenarios to support your customer projects. Evolving to meet your needs We’re excited to introduce Cloud Accelerate Factory (formerly Cloud Migration Factory) as a new benefit within Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate––marking a key step forward in how we help you accelerate Azure projects. Learn more below. We’re expanding the Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate offerings to help partners drive business in SMB segments; New incentives for smaller engagement sizes give you more ways to grow your SMB-facing business and deliver added value. In addition, we’re increasing partner payments for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) scenarios. For AVS partner-led engagements, you can maximize your earning opportunities with increased incentives up to USD $175,000. Cloud Accelerate Factory value for partners Partners know the extensive effort required for a successful project, highlighting the necessity of comprehensive technical expertise, meticulous planning, and coordinated execution across many moving parts. When you engage the Factory, you still own the project end-to-end, and Factory experts support the engagement in select areas like discovery, assessment, migration, and landing zone setup. Here's what to expect from the Factory: Get zero cost assistance from Microsoft to deploy 30+ Azure services via joint delivery with an Azure partner no matter the project size. Accelerate with industry best practices and complete deployments in weeks, leveraging proven strategies developed over thousands of customer engagements. Partners can maximize investments by prioritizing funding and skilled resources for the more advanced components or projects to boost business impact. Resources: Learn more and understand the benefits and engagement model on our Azure partner-led offerings landing page that also connects you to all the required POE documentation Check out all the resources for partners in our document repository. Including our summary deck, datasheet, and FAQ. Check out the Factory collection Cloud Accelerate Factory for more how-to guidance and the value of the joint delivery model
No Restricted tables in Dynamics Sales ? and Question for Portal users
Hello, I don't have full answer in the artice https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-restricted-entities . 1. I need to clarify if a Power Apps Premium licensed user can create, edit and close opportunities. -> Sales tables (Lead,Opportunity, Quote...) are not listed 2. Also would it be possible for a Power Pages Authenticated (internal User) to close a case. -> It says about "Power Apps, Power Automate, or Copilot Studio licensed" but Power Page is not listed. Any help is welcomed :) Kind regards,No Restricted tables in Dynamics Sales ? and Question for Portal users
Hello, I don't have full answer in the artice https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-restricted-entities . 1. I need to clarify if a Power Apps Premium licensed user can create, edit and close opportunities. -> Sales tables (Lead,Opportunity, Quote...) are not listed 2. Also would it be possible for a Power Pages Authenticated (internal User) to close a case. -> It says about "Power Apps, Power Automate, or Copilot Studio licensed" but Power Page is not listed. Any help is welcomed :) Kind regards, Pierre-OlivierREGISTER: Partner Webinar - Security conversations with nonprofits | May 13
REGISTER NOW | Open to All Microsoft Partners We are excited to invite you to an informative session organized by the Tech for Social Impact team! This event provides a great opportunity to learn from experts and participate in meaningful discussions about the unique security challenges faced by nonprofits. Furthermore, we will offer go-to-market resources tailored specifically for nonprofits that partners can take advantage of. The session will feature our speakers, Jerry Carlson and Aysha Kaushik, who will offer valuable insights and strategies to enhance security within nonprofit organizations. TOPIC: Partner Webinar - Security Conversations with Nonprofits WHEN: Tuesday May 13, 2025 TIME: 8AM–9AM PT / 11AM–12PM ET / 4PM–5PM GMT WHERE: Register Today (online event)
Do More with Microsoft 365 E3 promo
The link for this promo downloads a locked PDF that no one seems to be able to open. How do we access the details of this promo? Please advise Partner blog post: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/americas-partner-blog/2024/12/16/microsoft-365-copilot-enables-new-opportunities-for-partners/ Link to PDF: https://aka.ms/DMWL_ME3_Promo_ExecSum Promo offer Do More with Microsoft 365 E3 promo Security remains a top priority for customers. The introduction of AI amplifies this concern, underscoring the importance of safeguarding data. Now through June 30, 2025, CSP partners will receive a 15 percent discount off the net partner price for new-to-Microsoft 365 E3 customers. Microsoft 365 E3 provides essential foundations to enable AI, including Microsoft 365 apps and security capabilities that simplify IT management and support customers on their Zero Trust journey. For customers seeking next-level threat protection and data security, Microsoft 365 E5 provides additional capabilities such as XDR to defend across the infrastructure and ensure data security throughout the data lifecycle.
Frustrating support responses - business verification
I've been trying to get my business verified. It's a maddening process and the support "people" don't appear to understand how dates work. I sent our VAT registration document - too old (well it's as old as the company is as you'd expect and couldn't be more proof that it exists legally). So I sent our bank statements for March 2025. I get a response that says that's too old. I ask them to look at it again as it's literally last month. Then I get this response today: "...The document that you have provided is no longer valid since it was issued for the period (01/03/2025 - 31/03/2025). Kindly share with us a more recent document. All documents submitted should be issued within the previous 12 months or where the expiration date is a future date that is at least 2 months away." I'm beyond understanding how they think last month is over 12 months ago. Somebody please help me. Support ID 2503270040004554Limited-Time Free DP-600 and DP-700 Partner Certification Offer | Terms and Conditions
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