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New MCT Category: End User Qualification - Now Available to TSPs
Hi all, Our MCT team has launched a pilot program for a new MCT category called End User Qualification. This is in response to feedback we've received regarding the reduced level of technical skills required to teach our Copilot end user courses. This new status provides an easier path for trainers who are not currently MCTs to meet the requirements to deliver select Copilot courses. This has no impact on current MCTs. Trainers who have completed the AI-900 certification as well as the Instructional Skills Certificate Provider (ISCP) program are permitted to apply, but must be working for a TSP to qualify. Once accepted, the End User Qualification MCTs will be permitted to teach the following: AI-3017, AI-3025, MS-4004, MS-4005, MS-4008, MS-4012, MS-4018, MS-4019, and MS-4023. Deadline for completing End User Qualification onboarding is April 30, 2025. For more information, please see the attached FAQ. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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 Solutions previously hosted on the Microsoft Nonprofit Innovation Hub GitHub site will be retired on 12/31/25. The Nonprofit Accelerator, including sample apps and the Common Data Model (CDM) for Nonprofits, will remain accessible on GitHub until 12/31/25. Find updated content on GitHub and MS Learn.
Tech Talks presents: Kicking off the Power Pages Architect Series from Power CAT (Session 1)
Join us on Thursday, March 27th at 8am PT as Nikita Polyakov, Principal Program Manager, Power CAT and Sonali Panda, Principal Program Manager, Power CAT kickoff the first session of the three part Power Pages Architect Series. In the first session titled 'Kicking off our Power Pages Architect Series from Power CAT', we will dive deep into Use-Cases Patters for Power Pages. While presumed obvious all projects should be aligned to value proposition and solution fit. We will review Architecture of Power Pages itself, to help close any concerns during decision making stage and how to respond to full stack pro code challenger - we will arm you with knowledge and resources. Finally, we will touch on skilling and training plan for your team members that will help you build strong Pages delivery team. We hope to see you there! Call to Action: Click on the link to save the calendar invite: https://aka.ms/TechTalksInvite View past recordings (sign in required): https://aka.ms/TechTalksRecordingPartner profile
Does anyone know who to talk fix your business profile on AppSource. We don't show up under a lot of filter options including country, 2 of our 3 designations, professional services and industries. It is really limiting the chance to be found. I've talked to the support team and they've said it's based on algorithms and that not all partners will get profiled. Does anyone have a contact or ideas for how to impact the search results?Join the Fabric Partner Community for this Week's Fabric Engineering Connection calls!
Are you a hashtag#microsoftpartner 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! 🎉 We've got an incredible lineup of presenters for this week's Fabric Engineering Connection calls! Paulina Bertrand Zárate and Amanda Giglio will be joining the 8-9 am PST call to discuss Sustainability Data Solutions in Fabric, followed by Sanjay Soni and DREAM Demos. If you are an SMB Partner, you won't want to miss the APAC call where we will be joined by Diana Tram Nguyen and Andrew Boe to discuss SMB Paths to Azure Solutions Partner Designations & AMM and Azure Innovate Access. Amrita Sapre will close out that call with information related to the Customer Success Unit Migration Factory (CMF) for partners, an end-to-end lift and shift migration service offer that is available to eligible partners at NO COST and executed by dedicated Microsoft resources. 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!
Solutions Partner - Data 2 months old still not refreshed
Does anyone at all have any suggestions to push Microsoft to update the data relevant to solutions partner? We are "At Risk" but we can only see January data. It is infuriated as an active growing MSP. Not renewing has major financial implications but we have both hands and one leg tied if we can't see where we 'actually' are more regularly. We have raised 2 tickets in the partner centre but data that was updated normally 17th of the month still has not been. We are in the renewal window until April 4th so we can actively make impactful changes but we don't even know if it is needed given we were 60/70 points needed for Solutions Partner Modern Work SMB. Is there any way to appeal if we don't renew based on this lack of data? Has anyone had any success. Any help would be greatly welcomed.Partner Center Sandbox
I'm seeking guidance on how to get access to a new Partner Center Indirect Reseller Sandbox. I've spoken to my Indirect Provider contact, who referred me to Microsoft. However, my contacts at Microsoft are also unclear about the process. Could anyone share the detailed steps or process for gaining access? I've checked learn.microsoft, but the articles I found are a bit high-level. Thank you in advance for your help!
Cannot use sandbox within Microsoft Learn course exercises.
I've recently start having issues whenever I need to login to the sandbox inside an exercise for my AZ-104 self-study. i.e. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/control-network-traffic-flow-with-routes/3-exercise-create-custom-routes?activate-azure-sandbox=true I've completed a lot of exercises which need sandbox access previously and have only recently started getting this error. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Need Help-- To Understand Learning Partner business
Dear Partners, I am a Microsoft Learning partner since April 2023. I want to know what kind of services I an offer. I have good connects in Universities in India, I can provide trainings and certifications to the students, however students and professionals are already getting free certifications from Microsoft. Please help me with this query. Regards. Om Kanoujia IndiaOngoing Issue with Employment Verification in Microsoft Partner Program
Hello I am experiencing a persistent issue with the Employment Verification process in the Microsoft Partner and Reseller programs. When attempting to resolve the issue by clicking “Fix Now” after a rejected verification, I am continuously redirected back to the Identity Verification step. Even after completing the identity verification, I am sent back to Employment Verification, only to be rejected again. This creates a loop, and every time I click “Fix Now,” I am not given the option to upload any documents, but instead, I am redirected to the previous step, making it impossible to proceed. This issue has been ongoing for 50 days, and I have contacted Microsoft Support many times. Unfortunately, I continue to receive the same generic responses, asking for the same documents to be uploaded. After submitting them, there is no further follow-up, and the issue remains unresolved. It seems as though I am receiving automated responses without any real resolution. What adds to the frustration is the contradiction in the process: The exact same documents I submitted for Developer Verification, which were successfully processed and authorized, are being rejected for the Partner and Reseller programs, despite being identical in every way. Given the significant impact this issue is having on my business, I am reaching out to the community for assistance. Has anyone else encountered a similar problem, or is there any guidance on how to resolve this? Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and support.Achievement Code Request not available in UAE
Hi Team, we are facing issues in our UAE Region to create Achievement Codes for our classes next week. It is only in this region where we are missing the Achievement Code button at the moment. Other countries working well. Can you please immediately advise back if there are any issues or any workaround to solve this issue? Thanks for your support! Diana
Partner Center API: Getting subscription usage count
Goal: Given a customerId, skuId, and productId for a specific microsoft license check the usage data (i.e. how many used / unused licenses) for that license. Examples: skuId = "0004" productId = "CFQ7TTC0JXCZ" Steps taken so far: I can pull down a customer's subscriptions via this endpoint. The response contains a skuId and productId, so I can filter the response to find the license I'm interested in. However, the response does not contain any information about license usage. It contains the total quantity associated with the subscription but doesn't specify the number of licenses used. I can use a different endpoint to pull down all the subscribed skus for a specific customer. This endpoint does return the license usage information that I want, but it doesn't return the desired productId and the returned skuId doesn't match the pattern I expect. It also returns a skuPartNumber that isn't helpful to mapping back to my input skuId and productId I'm stuck, so any support would be much appreciated! Thank you!Issue in registration process
Hi, I am trying to register my organization for a partnership (Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program). Goal is to become a "Solution Partner for Data & AI". During the process I get the following error: {"code":2100,"description":"A legal entity matching the request payload already exists when creating the legal entity.","data":[],"source":"PartnerAccountEnrollmentApi"} From my current understanding there is no existing partnership registration for my company. Can you please advice on this? Best, CarstenCertification Help
The account I had my Microsoft certifications under was hacked and I am looking to have the certifications moved to my new account. I had a case with the CDOC case management and they were able to suspend the account but won't provided me access to the account. Can someone please help me.ICYMI: Digital Training: CSP Practice build on Threat Protection & Data Security with ME5
Join Microsoft subject matter experts for an exclusive two-day, virtual event focused on developing security and compliance sales strategies geared towards Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) sellers. In this workshop, you’ll gain insights into Microsoft 365 E5 subscription and develop real-world strategies for selling Microsoft security and compliance solutions to SMB & SMC audiences. Engage with Microsoft experts and come away with the tools to design impactful demonstrations, create compelling offers, and sell effectively to your audience. Read more and register here!📣 Microsoft Partner Townhall – March Edition 🚀
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest industry insights, technology updates, and business opportunities at the March Partner Townhall. This session will keep you informed on the key trends, innovations, and strategies shaping the Microsoft partner ecosystem. From practical guide to AI and the latest security updates to cutting-edge cloud advancements and partner enablement, our experts will equip you with the insights and tools needed to unlock new opportunities and drive business success. 📆 March 27, 2025 - Online 🔗 Register here: https://aka.ms/swisspartnertownhall Agenda & Speakers: 🔷 Top of Mind - Key insights from Andrew Reid 🔷 AI Guide for Swiss SMEs - Practical strategies with Primo Amrein 🔷 Azure SMB Path in the MCAIPP Designation - Deep dive with Andre Heim 🔷 New E5 Security and Compliance Suites - Essential updates with Jasmin Quadrelli 🔷 Partner Enablement Updates - Key resources & updates with Diyor Iskandarov ✨ Secure your spot and register for the entire FY25 Partner Townhall series using the link to stay connect and informed throughout the year. Let’s connect, innovate, and grow together.🚀
About Preconsented applications
Hello, I am trying to more effectively administrate our customers via Microsoft Graph API, and are trying to follow this guide: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-cloudsolutionprovider This is where I don't get things working: Additionally, as a partner developer, you can build a partner-managed app to manage your customers' Microsoft services. Partner-managed apps are often called preconsented apps because all your customers are automatically preconsented for your partner-managed apps. This means when a user from one of your customer tenants uses one of your partner-managed apps, the user can use it without being prompted to give consent. Partner-managed apps also inherit Delegated Admin Privileges, so your partner agents can also get privileged access to your customers through your partner-managed application. I have attempted to use Microsoft Graph via Powershell, HTTP, both delegated and user-methods, nothing seems to be working. If trying Connect-Mggraph -ClientId "***partnermultitenantappid***" -TenantId "****customertenantid****", I get this error: AADSTS90099: The application '****' (*****) has not been authorized in the tenant '*****'. Applications must be authorized to access the customer tenant before partner delegated administrators can use them. This gets solved if I log in to the tenant directly and add the application as per normal. But that eliminates the whole point about something being pre-consented. I have followed all the steps and I have added the application as a serviceprincipal for the AdminAgents group, which I have confirmed is also assigned to the PartnerRelationship with all permissions. The Partner relationship has all rights minus Global Administrator as part of the steps of troubleshooting the issues ive encountered thus far. What am I missing? Again reading from the article: Partner-managed apps also inherit Delegated Admin Privileges, so your partner agents can also get privileged access to your customers through your partner-managed application. Final question: Is it only possible to authenticate to customer tenants with delegated authentication, or is it possible with even application authentication as well?Licensing guide query for Business performance planning (FP&A/xP&A)
Team, I can see that an Ops-Activity license has ‘restricted Access/Inputs’ for the new BPP process. How can I find out exactly what the difference is between what an Ops/Activity license can do and what a Finance license can do in terms of ‘Restricted Access/Inputs’.
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