Launched in March 2024, Solutions Partner with certified software designations are now available for partners to differentiate their software solutions. These designations require commercial marketplace readiness, customer success, technical interoperability with the Microsoft Cloud, and Industry AI compliance. In this session, we will explain the benefits and how to achieve this designation to unlock new opportunities.
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Dave Miller
Sr. Director, GPS Industry
Dave Miller is a Senior Director on Microsoft’s Global Partner Solutions team, based at the corporate headquarters. Dave and his team are responsible for delivering a global partner industry strategy that drives industry ecosystem growth and accelerates partner success. His passion for the Microsoft partner space has spanned more than a decade and covers diverse functional areas such as program management, marketing, business development, and engineering. In his 16 years at Microsoft, Dave has worked in marketing, executive communications for the CEO, business development, and program management. He served as the Area Lead in Asia for the Developer Experience (DX) division, the Commercial Software Engineering group (Asia and Global), Azure Engineering for Industry and now in Global Partner Solutions.
Before joining Microsoft, Dave worked with Dell, an early cloud computing startup, and as a consultant with Accenture and Deloitte. Dave earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland. Dave is married, has four children, enjoys world travel, and is an avid runner.
Before joining Microsoft, Dave worked with Dell, an early cloud computing startup, and as a consultant with Accenture and Deloitte. Dave earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland. Dave is married, has four children, enjoys world travel, and is an avid runner.

Steve Thomas
Director, Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Director of Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offerings team focused on delivering customer outcomes with Microsoft's partner ecosystem.