Partner with us

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12/01/2015

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Partner with us

If you’re selling Microsoft products and services into your customer base, or developing products that are based on Microsoft technologies, then you should become a Microsoft Partner. Why become a partner? There are many benefitsthat you can take advantage of including:

internal-use licensing of Microsoft products and services – including Office 365 and Azure
access to tools, products, and demos to help you sell
additional margins when selling certain products
access to exclusive partner training and events
listing in Pinpoint - the Microsoft partner directory

Cloud Competency Partners The cloud is well and truly here and many of our partners are now delivering cloud, or hybrid-cloud solutions. As such, we have created four cloud-focussed competencies for our partners and are currently offering enrolment for no fee at the Silver level, or at a reduced cost for Gold level. Find out a bit more about each cloud competency here: Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions: for partners selling Microsoft Office 365 to SMB Cloud Productivity: for partners deploying Microsoft Office 365 to enterprise customers Cloud Platform: for partners who deliver infrastructure and SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure Cloud Customer Relationship Management: for partners deploying cloud-based CRM Online solutions. Microsoft NZ Partner Newsletter As a partner you’re also welcome to sign up for the partner newsletter. This is the best way to keep up to date with all the news, events, and opportunities coming up for Microsoft Partners.

Regan Murphy Technical Evangelist Microsoft New Zealand

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