Partnering with Microsoft can be quite confusing. Especially when you are an app development company. You might ask yourself:
Probably you start reading yourself into Microsofts partner website and will explore that the Microsoft partner world is pretty big and diverse. You might even think: "Ah the technology is nice, but is it worth all the red tape trouble?"
As a tech provider who has a strong footprint in Cloud Apps & Infra, Biz Aps, Modern Workplace and serves different types of businesses such as ISVs, consulting partners, managed services providers, the channel etc., Microsoft aspires to meet all kinds of different needs which can be overwhelming, if your are new to the ecosystem.
To be covered below are the relevant steps towards establishing your partnership from scratch. It will be explained what minimum requirements are necessary to become a Microsoft partner and what additional bits and pieces out of the Microsoft universe will help you to accelerate your business. All information is focused on developers who come from the Open Source / OSS world and are fierce enough to learn about their business opportunity with Microsoft.