Partner with Microsoft

Partner with Microsoft to deliver performance management solutions to your customers and be assured that you're dedicating your precious resources to the right partner, the right market, the right solution, at the right time!

The right partner - Microsoft is dedicated to developing and maintaining a partner ecosystem that is capable of marketing, selling, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft performance management solutions. The comprehensive Microsoft partner program, coupled with specific areas of competency and specialization, gives partners the extra benefits and support to make sure you get started on the right path to success from the very beginning.

The right market - With Business Intelligence (BI) being #1 on the CIO spend list¹—in addition to the estimated 3 billion dollar services revenue forecast for BI revenue² —the market has never been better for service providers to develop and build a healthy performance management practice based on Microsoft technologies.

The right solution - Microsoft performance management applications are based on the most widely adopted, fastest growing BI platform. Now your customers can use their existing investment in Microsoft SQL Server and deploy performance management applications to business users in all levels of their organization. Not only is the Microsoft BI platform the most complete BI offering, the platform is also available to your customers at a fraction of the price of traditional BI solutions.

The right time - Microsoft has made considerable investments in BI, evident by the enhanced capabilities of SQL Server 2005, the release of Business Scorecard Manager 2005, the acquisition of ProClarity, and the upcoming release of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. Now is the best time for partners to engage with Microsoft on performance management projects. Partner now and grow along with us!

Get started today with the Performance Management Specialization Early Start

A Performance Management Specialization is currently under development for Microsoft partners interested in specializing in the design, development, and implementation of Performance Management Solutions based on Business Scorecard Manager 2005, Microsoft ProClarity Analytics 6, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 (available mid 2007) and some key components of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. While the Performance Management specialization will not be officially online until mid 2007, partners interested in becoming a Microsoft Performance Management partner can start preparing now by participating in the Performance Management Specialization Early Start.

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Participate in Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CTP

The Community Technology Preview (CTP) provides Microsoft customers and partners access to software releases for evaluation and feedback. The program also provides access to demos, product information, and training materials.

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Find Performance Management partners

Visit the Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 partner directory.

Find Performance Management industry solutions

Get a complete list of Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 industry solutions.

Resources for Performance Management partners

The Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Demonstration Virtual PC (VPC) image is a great time-saver that enables partners to demonstrate the comprehensive capabilities available today in the Microsoft BI stack without installing and configuring the products. The VPC includes pre-installed software along with demonstration scripts and pre-built demonstration content. This VPC also provides you with the ability to demonstrate solutions based on SQL Server 2005, the 2007 Office system, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Business Scorecard Manger 2005, and ProClarity Analytics 6. Interested in receiving the Microsoft BI Partner VPC? Sign up for the Performance Management Early Start and you'll receive it automatically!

Additional Performance Management partner resources can be found on the Performance Management Partner portal.

¹Gartner, 2006

²Forrester, Business Intelligence Driven By Compliance, Standardization, and Performance Initiatives, April 2005