Introducing MCPP: Get To Know Microsoft's New Partner Program

Moving on from MPN

Beginning in 2010, Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) was where everything happened. It was where Microsoft tracked, measured, and rewarded partners. It also included competencies, advanced learning, incentives, and customer tracking.

In March 2022, Microsoft announced a big change: MPN was being decommissioned, and Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP) would be taking its place. As Microsoft put it, this was an effort to simplify the company’s partner program offering and align to how Microsoft goes to market. So what is MCPP? Let’s take a look. 

What is MCPP?

MCPP is the newest program set to track partners, measure their success, and qualify and reward them as Solution Partners across seven different designation groups. This means different things for partners currently enrolled in Silver and Gold Competencies versus those striving to meet competency requirements (and for what it’s worth, Action Pack will remain unchanged).