Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: A Comprehensive Briefing
The Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MCPP), formerly the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN), represents a fundamental strategic realignment of Microsoft's global partner ecosystem, pivoting from a competency-based model to a holistic, outcome-driven framework centered on the Microsoft Cloud.
Effective since October 2022, this evolution is designed to simplify the partner landscape, align partner capabilities with Microsoft's go-to-market strategy, and rigorously measure verifiable customer success through cloud consumption.