The new partner designation replaces gold-certified competency
Boyer & Associates has officially earned Microsoft’s new partner designation. The Minneapolis-based software consulting company is now a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Business Applications. This includes Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, ERP and Power Platform solutions.
The Solutions Partner designation replaces Microsoft’s longstanding gold-certified partner status. Boyer was already a gold partner, a designation that signified a partner’s high competency in selling and supporting Microsoft software solutions. Historically, only 5 percent of Microsoft partners qualified to receive this gold-certified competency.
Microsoft started phasing out their gold (and silver) partner designations in October 2022. Boyer’s status as a legacy gold partner made the company eligible to apply for Microsoft Solutions Partner status. However, gold partners did not automatically get the new designation.
Microsoft’s designation of a company as a Solutions Partner signifies to customers that the partner meets the global company’s rigorous standards and will provide the highest quality of service. To receive a Solutions Partner designation — and the corresponding badge — Microsoft partners have to demonstrate continued competency in several areas.
Qualifications focus on a partner’s selling performance, skill of their consultants and the success of their customers. In general, requirements to be named a Solutions Partner include:
- Continually adding new customers and deploying new solutions
- Having consultants on staff who hold current Microsoft certifications
- Having healthy, growing customers who continue to use Microsoft solutions
There are six different Solutions Partner designations, depending on which software solutions the partner sells and supports. Boyer is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Business Applications. The Business Applications set of software tools includes Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
Boyer & Associates started in 1994 selling and supporting Microsoft Dynamics SL, an on-premise Enterprise Resource Planning solution. The company continued to grow and expand its offerings to other Microsoft solutions over the years. Today Boyer remains focused on the Microsoft-only platform, but our supported solutions now include:
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM solutions for sales, marketing and customer service
- Microsoft Dynamics ERP (on-premise and cloud) solutions for finance and operations
- Power Platform, an agile toolset designed to help small and mid-sized businesses connect, automate and report in real-time
If you need help choosing the right CRM or ERP solution for your business or want assistance with your existing Microsoft solutions, we can help. Contact us today to set up an intro call.
