A Microsoft Partner is an independent company that provides Microsoft-related products, or services, directly to customers. They provide services on behalf of Microsoft to end-users spanning many fields including the public sector, commercial enterprises, OEM, education, software providers and technical support. They have 24-hour access to Microsoft Support, which enables them to give better customer relations and support to a customer. They belong to the new Microsoft Partner Network which is all about more specific criteria to ensure better quality and reliability of partners, their products and their services.

You can recognise the right Microsoft Partner for you through:

Better differentiation of partner skill sets - recognised with the silver and gold levels for each competency area

Clear visibility of what competencies a partner has to better address your specific needs.

The value to you, as a customer, is that all Microsoft silver and gold competency partners are validated through a rigorous, impartial process that evaluates and extends their areas of expertise and keeps their skills current.

What makes gold and silver partners special?

Only Microsoft silver or gold competency partners are validated for:
• Having technically sound staff with up to date certifications in their specific area of competency
• Having valid Microsoft certified products on offer
• Proof of customers who have recently had relevant Microsoft products installed and who have given positive feedback in a customer reference, case study, or customer satisfaction survey
• Having met a baseline of knowledge around Microsoft products and licensing.
Only five percent of partners worldwide can distinguish themselves with the gold or silver competencies, as having attained a high degree of proficiency. These statistics are alto true of South Africa.


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