Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations
As a Managed Service Provider (MSP) we have always been enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Network. Through this, we have always driven to achieve partner accreditations to show our clients and prospects we have invested in our capability and have experience with the design and implementation. These accreditations were traditionally Microsoft’s Gold Partner programme having gained 12 gold and silver competencies out of a possible 18 in operational areas including data security, cloud solutions, applications, and infrastructure.
With the evolution from traditional IT to cloud-centric environments, Microsoft have evolved their partner requirements and the Gold & Silver partner competencies have since been replaced by Microsoft’s newly introduced accreditations – Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations. We have worked hard to achieve the new requirements and we currently have 3 of the 6 designations – Modern Work, Security and Business Applications.
The new approach has been established around capability scores, based on a points system measured by performance, customer success, and skills/training. Sharp team members must take exams for us to achieve these designations, which is no easy task.
These 6 new designations are more challenging to achieve over the previous gold and silver competencies, but by achieving these it shows that MSPs have the necessary skills and experience to deliver Microsoft cloud solutions.
