Alliance Software, Inc. Now a Microsoft Gold Partner
Alliance Software, Inc. is now a Gold Partner of Microsoft for Application Development Competency effective April 2017.
Alliance is embracing Microsoft as one of its Key Partners in Application and Software Development as part of its initiatives to advance in the fast changing world of technology. With the help of Microsoft technologies, Alliance plans to maximize current capabilities particularly in the Cloud and Big Data space; thus, further enabling Alliance to better serve their global clients.
Even before Alliance became part of the Microsoft Partner Network, Alliance has already been providing its clients with Microsoft related development services. The journey to the Gold Partner level thus did not come only as a challenge but also as an opportunity to be recognized by one of the leading industry drivers in the IT market.
Microsoft Partner Network
Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) is the Partner Program of Microsoft that is widely available to all. It is a program designed to help technology companies be equipped with the right set of tools in building business solutions with Microsoft Technologies.
The Partner Program has vendors, distributors, solutions and services providers as its members. They are experts in building and selling their products and services based on Microsoft technology. MPN provides three types of memberships, Network Member, Action Pack and Competency Members. It categorizes and separates the Partners based on their commitment and area of expertise.
As a Competency Partner, the highest membership level is Gold competency, it provides the largest array of benefits but is the most difficult to attain. 1
What is Gold Application Development Competency?
Attaining the Gold Application Development Competency proves that Alliance Software, Inc. can demonstrate its expertise in delivering quality services in Software and Application Development capabilities, providing development and deployment to ground-up application to customers using core Microsoft products and technologies.
These Microsoft Product and Technologies include Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform, Microsoft Visual Studio, Window Operating System, Windows Server, and other Microsoft developer tools and emerging Microsoft products.
Journey to Microsoft Gold Application Development Competency
This is the first time that Alliance Software, Inc. has achieved the Gold Application Development Competency. Although the main objective of Alliance is only to earn the Silver Partner level, Alliance realized that there is still room for excellence and stepped up as Gold Partner of Microsoft.
In order to achieve the Microsoft Gold Application Development, a partner should:
- Accomplish Microsoft certifications and examinations that demonstrate the capability of the chosen area of competency
- Provide recent successful customer evidence to prove expertise with the technologies associated with the chosen competency
- Pay the necessary competency fee that shows commitment to maintaining the Partnership with Microsoft.