We share some of the ways working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner gives your business an advantage.

1. 3 Ways Working with a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Gives You an Advantage

2. 3 Ways Working with a Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner Gives You an Advantage
If your business will be working with Microsoft
products, it's to your advantage to work with a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. A Microsoft Gold
Partner is a proven expert within the field of
Microsoft products, able to provide strong customer
testimonials, pass business competency assessments,
and offer specialized technical credentials. Below, we
share the ways working with a Microsoft certified
partner conveys some significant benefits.
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3 ADVANTAGES OF
WORKING WITH A
MICROSOFT GOLD
CERTIFIED PARTNER

4. 1. PROVEN EXPERTISE IN
MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
To achieve Gold partnership status, Microsoft partners need to go through rigorous testing
and assessments, certifying that they are knowledgeable about Microsoft products and able
to use them to their full impact. Though there are many vendors that may sell Microsoft
products, it takes an expert to know how to truly customize and leverage a product for an
individual business. Gold partnership marks the best-of-the-best—those who will be better
able to help your business grow through its technology. This is especially important for
organizations that may require the integration of multiple Microsoft services or the detailed
customization of their services to their enterprise.
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5. 2. THE BEST IN CUSTOMER
SERVICE AND CARE
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners need to prove that they've been able to take care of their
customers in the past by providing testimonials and information about their successful client
projects and cases. When you work with a Gold Partner, you know that you're working with a
business that has proven its competency, efficiency, and customer support. When it comes to
developing your business infrastructure and your most important software systems, you
need a reliable vendor that you can trust.
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6. 3. BETTER RELATIONSHIPS
WITH MICROSOFT
Microsoft provides only their best levels of technical assistance and pre-sales assistance to
their Microsoft Gold partners. Microsoft Gold Partners get priority in a variety of ways,
including volume licensing and payment solutions. Consequently, you'll get better service
through Microsoft Gold Partners because they get better service through Microsoft itself.
Gold Partners are even able to acquire one-on-one advisory sessions through Microsoft and
are provided better support for cloud performance competencies, overall improving upon the
experience and expertise that Gold Partners already have.
In addition to the above three point, Gold Partners can do one more thing for you: save you
money. This is because a Gold Partner can help your organization to use Microsoft products
more efficiently and overcome software issues faster. This ultimately saves your company
time and, subsequently, money.
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7. CONCLUSION
The Microsoft Gold program is able to distinguish vendors who simply provide Microsoft
products from vendors who truly specialize in Microsoft products. Through Microsoft Gold,
you can find a trustworthy partner well-versed in the intricacies of Microsoft's offerings, able
to provide the best value for your business and the best in responsive customer care. Contact
IES today to learn more about what a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner can do for you.
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About IES
IES is a leading Microsoft software reseller, development, implementation, and
business process consulting firm dedicated exclusively to Microsoft Dynamics training,
products, and supported services. Our expertise extends across Microsoft Dynamics
CRM, MS Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, and beyond. We are based in the Miami and
Tampa areas of Florida, but serve clients across the nation.