Is a VAR required by Microsoft?

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We have had VARs in the past and we've purchased the annual maintenance plans from them but we currently do not have a VAR. We are on GP9 and might not upgrade for another year (we know it's no longer supported) and we will most likely perform the upgrade in-house. Would we be able to purchase the annual maintenance plans straight through Microsoft or is a VAR required? We've been able to research most of our questions/issues online so what other reasons are there to have a VAR?

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Frank Hamelly | MVP... 4,029 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at

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Re: Is a VAR required by Microsoft?

Moahmmad is right GPINC, You have to purchase through a VAR. That's Microsoft's distribution model. If you need any further advice, let me know. IntellPartners would be glad to help any way we can.

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Re: Is a VAR required by Microsoft?

You simply cannot place orders with Microsoft Directly; all purchases must be done through Value Added Resellers (VARs).

Your account will definitely be linked to a VAR and most probably it will be the last VAR you worked with.