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Partner Crucible

This project aims to serve as an entry point into the wealth of information and services available to Canadian Microsoft partners. The Partner Crucible will curate links, models, and insights to ensure our partners have an overview and a quick path forward.

Cloud Solution Provider Program

Purpose

Buying Through CSP

To contribute to the PartnerCrucible, see Contributor’s Guide.

Communities

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Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners This board is the go-to space for Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners—both direct bill and indirect resellers—to collaborate, troubleshoot, and stay informed on the latest developments in the CSP ecosystem. Tech Community

Getting Started with CSP

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Partner Center documentation Partner Center makes it easier for Microsoft partners to manage their relationship with Microsoft and their customers. Partner Center
Partner Readiness Gallery Explore Cloud Solution Provider content, including upcoming changes and new program information Microsoft Partner
CSP Fundamentals On-demand and Live content - Aiming to help you quickly get started and expand your partner opportunity in the Cloud Solution Provider program, the Partner Business Operations team will deliver a CSP Fundamentals session to direct bill partners, to provide a simple step-by-step guidance to quickly enable partners to set up, managed and transact. Event Builder

CSP Sales | AI Business Solutions Solution Areas

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AIBS CSP Stay informed with the latest updates, events, and opportunities.  
Level Up CSP Training Level Up CSP: AI Business Solutions trainings are built to help partners accelerate sales and technical capabilities LevelUp
LevelUp CSP AIBS Bootcamps These bootcamps are designed for CSP partners to develop sales and technical capabilities, acquire new customers, and explore upselling and cross-selling strategies.  
AI @ Work CSP Insider Sign up to receive exclusive updates on products, programs, promotions and events tailored specifically for Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners.  

CSP Sales | Security Solution Areas

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Security CSP Selling through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program empowers Microsoft Security partners to deliver a broad portfolio of Microsoft products and services—tailored to meet the evolving needs of today’s security-conscious customers  

CSP | Technical References

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Partner Center Technical Corner Partner Center Technical Corner Partner Blog
CSP security best practices All partners in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program accessing Partner Center and Partner Center APIs should follow the security guidance in this article to protect themselves and customers. Microsoft Lean
GDAP roles by partner types Recommended for indirect providers to transact and manage Microsoft Learn
Admin on behalf of (AOBO) AOBO for O365 and Azure MS Learn
Providing Support to your customers on CSP Description of support requirements under CSP ..
Transfer Azure subscriptions between subscribers and CSPs This article provides high-level steps used to transfer Azure subscriptions to and from Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners and their customers. MS Learn

Partner Center | Technical References

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Partner Center Technical Training The CSP Technical Training is designed to assist CSP Partners with technical implementation of changes to Partner Center  
CSP integration sandbox CSP indirect providers can create a CSP Reseller Sandbox account by way of their own Tier 2 Sandbox account in Partner Center. Microsoft Learn
Partner Center developer documentation Use APIs to work with Partner Center. PArtner Center
Partner Center PowerShell cmdlets Microsoft Partner Center - cmdlets for managing Partner Center resources. PowerShell Gallery
Partner Center samples To help you get up and running quickly with the Partner Center APIs, we provide a sample program, C# managed code snippets, and REST sample requests and responses. This includes the Store Web Site sample: This application shows how to build a web store based on the catalog of offers available to Cloud Solution Provider partners. Customers can create a store account and order software subscriptions through your site.