microsoft solutions provider As a partner in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program, you can directly manage the customer subscription lifecycle, offering services and value-added benefits to help your customers grow. In addition, you can access the latest Microsoft innovations before they are broadly released to the general public. CSP partners can also act as strategic advisors, helping businesses align their technology roadmap to their overarching business objectives.

The program enables partners to own the customer relationship end-to-end, set price, terms and directly bill; direct provision and manage subscriptions; attach value-added services; and deliver support as the first point of contact. If you’re a direct-bill partner, you can use dedicated in-product tools to directly provision and manage your customers’ products and services, and then combine them into one monthly or annual customer bill.

To become a Solutions Partner, you need to attain the following six badges: