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    [ASPx] ASPX Dashboard for MCI Tracking, Incentive Visibility, and Reporting Access Gaps for Partners

    Suggested by Alfira Fitrananda Accepted  0 Comments

    a {text-decoration: none;color: #464feb;}tr th, tr td {border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;}tr th {background-color: #f5f5f5;}MCI Tracking, Incentive Visibility, and Reporting Access Gaps for PartnersIdea DescriptionPartners require improved visibility into MCI usage, incentive status, and reporting to support planning, tracking, and governance.Key partner requests include:An MCI tracker showing whether funding is claimed, exhausted, or pendingVisibility into incentive burn and claim statusEasier access to dashboards without reliance on manual exports a {text-decoration: none;color: #464feb;}tr th, tr td {border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;}tr th {background-color: #f5f5f5;}Partner Impact:Limited visibility and manual reporting increase operational overhead and create uncertainty in engagement planning.Requested Outcome:Centralized MCI tracking in ASPX so partner can see where the progres are and make it as tracking to add the stickiness add information on the status how much the partner has earned since they claim to see the impact in number -→ this will raise the attention importance from executive
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    [GTM] Workshops CSP>EA>CSP

    Suggested by Alan Kyte Accepted  0 Comments

    View from Partner (CloudEdge).The problem lies in the measurement model. If a customer decides not to upgrade to E5, the partner is at risk of being paused.We believe this misses the point: we won’t nominate a customer for a workshop unless we’re certain they’re upgrading to E5, which causes missed opportunities.We have a clear example with a customer named "ISRACARD", with 5,000 users currently on E3. Many products are not deployed, so they’re not eligible for EA Security. Microsoft refuses to make any exceptions. The customer will purchase their licenses under an EA agreement—not through us.As a Security partner, we have no incentive to push them toward E5. The LAR partner cannot demonstrate the value of E5 to the customer. This is a credit card company—they absolutely need E5, and we know how to show them the risks and capabilities involved. That’s our expertise.
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    [FRP] MSX Opportunity Visibility Suppressed by Partner Undercutting Concerns

    Suggested by Josh Elmore Accepted  0 Comments

    Subject: Critical Start sellers are hesitant to enter opportunities into MSX due to repeated instances where Microsoft sellers have undercut them with competitive offerings after referrals were submitted. This behavior has created distrust and discouraged pipeline transparency, limiting Microsoft's ability to surface actionable data and justify continued FastTrack program participation. Recommend establishing clearer referral protection protocols and seller alignment guidelines to restore partner confidence and encourage MSX usage. This also will hamper future ASPX data when MSX becomes an attribution signal. For channel heavy partners CPOR can be an additional challenge and MSX can be a great solution to the attribution challenge. Impact: Improves partner trust, increases MSX pipeline visibility, and strengthens GTM collaboration.Notes: This is a very similar challenge that BlueVoyant has voiced. However, the additional insights on MSX attribution I feel is worth calling out and being considered. 
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    [ASPx] MPX Tier 1 and Tier 2 partner inclusion

    Suggested by Chip Stein Accepted  0 Comments

    Distribution needs to have both the Tier1 and the Teir 2 resellers information in the API feed for integration into their provisioning and billing reseller portals.
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    [ASPx] Mapping workloads to CSP product types

    Suggested by Chip Stein Accepted  0 Comments

    CSP product names do not correlate to the workloads in the MPX data feeds. CSP sellers need to understand what the usage data means in the CSP vernacular. i.e. Business essentials, etc. 
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