Has anyone found being a Microsoft Partner provided any real benefits lately as a one man PSC? It used to be good for discounts on software but with multiple Office 365 licenses being thrown at you every time you buy a cheap tablet and SQL Server Developer being free I've not reached a point where it's worth buying the software package. I can still put Microsoft Partner on my CV and business cards and it's free but I'm wondering if there's anything work working on.
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The Action Pack is just over £300. It's got most server software, 5 x O365 E3 licenses, £75 a month of azure credits. And a bunch of others.
Nobody will give you Visio or Project for free and they're included.
No brainer to me.See You Next Tuesday -
Originally posted by Lance View PostThe Action Pack is just over £300. It's got most server software, 5 x O365 E3 licenses, £75 a month of azure credits. And a bunch of others.
Nobody will give you Visio or Project for free and they're included.
No brainer to me.Comment
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Yep my limited company is a Microsoft partner with the Action Pack. I don't use all their software as I'm not a developer but the O365 and windows server licenses are good for me along with Visio.Comment
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Plus....
You get access to the support forums (MS staff answer queries here) with the partnership - and a number of direct calls to Microsoft included for system down, free with the action pack.
You get the MSDN subscription as well with the action pack - now that DID take some finding!Comment
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Originally posted by dmini View PostYou get access to the support forums (MS staff answer queries here) with the partnership - and a number of direct calls to Microsoft included for system down, free with the action pack.
You get the MSDN subscription as well with the action pack - now that DID take some finding!merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostThe Action Pack is just over £300. It's got most server software, 5 x O365 E3 licenses, £75 a month of azure credits. And a bunch of others.
Nobody will give you Visio or Project for free and they're included.
No brainer to me.
You also forgot to mention the 2 MSDN subs with extra licenses and Azure credits
Originally posted by eek View PostLink? (to save the finding)Comment
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I've had the Action Pack Subscription for years. Never knew there were discount codes! Will be keeping an eye out for them on renewal.Comment
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Despite me specifically saying I wasn't interested in the software on offer you've all gone on about the Action Pack
However, you've made a good case for it
but going back to my original question, is it good for anything else? IR35 avoidance perhaps?Comment
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