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Legacy silver and gold benefits will be retired on January 21, 2025

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Microsoft is evolving the partner benefits offerings to provide partners with the tools and support they need to continue to lead the way in the shifting tech landscape. As a part of this evolution, Microsoft Action Pack and Learning Action Pack purchases and renewals will end on January 21, 2025. You may purchase or renew your legacy gold/silver benefits until January 21, 2025, and keep those benefits until they expire one year later.

Legacy silver and gold competencies were discontinued on 30 September, 2022 and replaced with Solutions Partner designations to offer differentiated benefits and badging for partners. However, partners with active silver and gold competencies were allowed to renew their benefits on subsequent anniversary date with a renewal fee.

Starting January 22, 2025, Microsoft will no longer offer legacy silver/gold benefits. The last day to purchase/renew these offerings is January 21, 2025. Once purchased, the benefits will be available for 1 year since your purchase without any impact. Partners with an active legacy silver/gold status as of January 21, 2025, will be eligible for applicable MCI incentives for the rest of the FY25 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) incentive term, running until September 30, 2025 without any interruption.

Additionally on January 22, 2025, we'll introduce over 20 new product licenses, including Microsoft Copilot, Defender for Endpoint, and GitHub, to many existing benefits. Some of these benefits will be added to existing purchases automatically and some will be applicable for new purchases/renewals post-launch. For more details, refer to the benefits guide.

For partners with legacy silver benefits, we recommend Partner Success Expanded Benefits, a comprehensive package designed for organizations that are ready to expand even further and deepen their partnership with Microsoft. Purchase a package now and gain access to Microsoft Copilot products, Microsoft GitHub, Defender for Endpoint, and over 20 other key product benefits starting January 22, 2025. Download the benefits guide.

Partners with legacy gold benefits can access purpose-built benefits and stand out in the marketplace with a Solutions Partner designation. Solutions Partner designations distinguish your organization 's broad technical capabilities and experience delivering customer success, and you can work toward attaining one today. When you become a Solutions Partner for solution areas, you 'll receive a portfolio of benefits specific to your solution area, a customer-facing badge to display in your marketing assets, and resources to promote your record of customer success. Download the benefits guide.

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Partners who have purchased legacy silver/gold benefit packages on or before January 21, 2025 will have their benefits intact until the next Benefits expiry date.

Legacy silver and gold benefits FAQ

I hold legacy silver or gold benefits today, until what date can I renew my benefits package?

The last date to renew the legacy silver/gold benefits is January 21, 2025, provided the anniversary date is on or before January 21, 2025.

Partners with an eligible active legacy silver/gold purchase status as of January 21, 2025, will be eligible for the remainder of the FY25 CSP incentive term. (January 22, 2025 - September 30, 2025).

What happens if I have active legacy silver or gold benefits but later qualify for a Solutions Partner designation?

Microsoft automatically upgrades you to a Solutions Partner designation as you qualify. On your next anniversary date, if you still qualify for the Solutions Partner designation, you'll have the option to purchase the Solutions Partner designation benefits.

I qualify for the Solution Partner designation, but I want the legacy silver or gold benefits. Are they available to me?

No new purchases of legacy silver or gold benefits are available. If you have existing legacy silver or gold benefits, you can continue to renew on your anniversary date until January 21, 2025. If you qualify for the Solutions Partner designation benefits, Microsoft only lets you purchase the Solution Partner designation benefits.

We highly recommend that you transition to the new Solutions Partner designation benefits since they're of higher value and relevance in the current market.

What are the requirements to renew my legacy silver or gold benefits?

The only condition to renew the legacy silver or gold benefits is that you have an active Silver or Gold membership on 30 September 2022. You'll be able to renew your legacy silver or gold benefits l during the renewal window that opens after your Anniversary Date (date of purchase). You receive the same benefits as before once you successfully renew your membership.

The last date to renew the legacy silver/gold benefits is January 21, 2025, provided the anniversary date is on or before January 21, 2025.

Partners with an eligible active legacy silver/gold purchase status as of January 21, 2025, will be eligible for the remainder of the FY25 CSP incentive term. (January 22, 2025 - September 30, 2025).

I didn't hold the Silver or Gold membership as of 30 September 2022. Can I newly enroll?

No. Microsoft has officially retired this offering and there's no further enrollment.

My renew button isn't enabled to renew my legacy silver or gold benefits. Why?

Go to the Membership workspace, then select Membership offers. Your Buy Now or Renew button might be disabled due to multiple reasons. Select the "Learn why buy/renew is disabled?" link next to the Buy Now/Renew button. To learn more, see Troubleshooting: Buy now is disabled.

Your benefits (once Silver or Gold is renewed) are available in the Benefits workspace. You can redeem them there.

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It can take up to 24 hours for benefits to be provisioned.

My membership end date, benefits end date, and office subscriptions end date don't match. Why?

There are three different dates that you should be aware of:

  • Membership end date: 365 days from the date of purchase of your membership.

  • Benefits end date: Membership date + 30 days. We give you a 30-day renewal window and ensure that benefits don't expire therein.

  • Office subscription end date: Office keys redeemed with the previous membership are valid for 365 days from the activation date. However, this date varies depending on how you activated the Office keys during your earlier redemption. This date might or might not align with your membership/benefits end date. To learn more, see Cloud services.