The Partner Growth Plan provides service escalation, technical support, and an integrated service framework for Alibaba Cloud partner customers and their sub-customers.
1. Service Overview
1.1. Service Description
The Alibaba Cloud Partner Growth Plan provides a service escalation path, an integrated service framework, and systematic support for partner customers. It helps resolve issues that partners and their sub-customers encounter when using Alibaba Cloud resources, and strengthens partners’ service resale capabilities.
1.2. Applicable Customer Scenarios
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Alibaba Cloud provides end-to-end service support for partner customers and their sub-customers using Alibaba Cloud resources.
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Partner customers handle basic services for their sub-customers. Alibaba Cloud serves as the escalation resource and provides end-to-end support for partners and their sub-customers.
2. Service Scope
2.1. Partner Support Plan Service Scope
Services include:
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Product-related consulting, troubleshooting, and usage support for Alibaba Cloud International site partner customers.
Services do not include:
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Code development and diagnosis
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Business operation and maintenance trusteeship
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Installation, testing, failure diagnosis, optimization, and other daily O&M services for third-party software.
Note: For third-party software issues outside the scope of the Partner Growth Plan, visit the Alibaba Cloud Community for free consultation or contact vendors in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.
3. Prerequisites
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Apply for the service at least 10 working days in advance to allow Alibaba Cloud to evaluate business objectives, service feasibility, and confirm service acceptance.
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After Alibaba Cloud confirms service acceptance, place and pay for the order on the official website.
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After the service begins, provide venues, equipment, a non-production environment, remote access channels, permissions, and clear business objectives to support service delivery.
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Review and confirm the service plan provided by Alibaba Cloud.
3.1. Division of Labor
3.1.1. Common Responsibilities
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Both parties negotiate and confirm the business objectives and scope of the Partner Growth Plan services.
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After reaching a consensus on business objectives, both parties define the delivery plan, work description, and division of responsibilities.
3.1.2. Customer's Responsibilities
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Provide business context, channel size, growth trends, and service requirements to enable evaluation of business objectives and service feasibility.
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Review the service content from Alibaba Cloud and confirm the service plan based on solution and business requirements.
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If third-party software issues arise during service delivery, coordinate with the third party to assist Alibaba Cloud in resolving the issues.
3.1.3. Alibaba Cloud's Responsibilities
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Provide a support plan based on the customer's business objectives and scenarios.
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After the service launches, Alibaba Cloud delivers the service contents according to the selected service package.
3.1.4. Standard of Completion
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The purchased Partner Growth Plan enters the service cycle, and Alibaba Cloud completes service support within the corresponding cycle.
3.2. Service items
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Package |
Service items |
Service description |
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Selected |
Technical Support |
7×24 unlimited technical ticket |
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IM Group |
7*24 |
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Service Management |
Remote service manager to speed up emergency problems Remote TAM Pool |
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Cloud Resource Health check based on Advisor |
1 Time/Year |
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Package |
Service items |
Service description |
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Premium |
Technical Support |
7×24 unlimited technical ticket |
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IM Group |
7*24 |
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Service Management |
Designated technical account manager to speed up emergency problems and proactively assist with optimization and coordinate access to programs Dedicated TAM |
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Critical Time Guarantee |
1 Time/Year |
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Cloud Resource Health check based on Advisor |
1 Time/Quarter |
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Cloud Migration Consulting Service |
1 Time/Year |
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Application Migration Implementation Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 10% discount on migration implementation service |
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Landing Zone General Design |
1 Time/Year Enjoy 10% discount on detailed Landing Zone design and implementation |
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Security Management Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 10% discount on security management service |
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Package |
Service items |
Service description |
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Elite |
Technical Support |
7×24 unlimited technical ticket |
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IM Group |
7*24 |
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Service Management |
Designated technical account manager to speed up emergency problems and proactively assist with optimization and coordinate access to programs Dedicated TAM |
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Critical Time Guarantee |
2 Time/Year |
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Cloud Resource Health check based on Advisor |
1 Time/Month Provide cloud product usage report |
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Cloud Migration Consulting Service |
2 Time/Year |
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Application Migration Implementation Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 20% discount on migration implementation service |
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Landing Zone General Design |
1 Time/Year Enjoy 20% discount on detailed Landing Zone design and implementation |
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Security Management Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 20% discount on security management service |
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Package |
Service items |
Service description |
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Flagship |
Technical Support |
7×24 unlimited technical ticket |
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IM Group |
7*24 |
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Service Management |
Designated technical account manager to speed up emergency problems and proactively assist with optimization and coordinate access to programs Dedicated TAM |
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Critical Time Guarantee |
3 Time/Year |
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Cloud Resource Health check based on Advisor |
1 Time/Month Provide cloud product usage report |
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Cloud Migration Consulting Service |
3 Time/Year |
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Application Migration Implementation Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 30% discount on migration implementation service |
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Landing Zone General Design |
1 Time/Year Enjoy 30% discount on detailed Landing Zone design and implementation |
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Security Management Service |
Additional cost, enjoy 30% discount on security management service |
4. Service SLA
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Serial Number |
Severity Level |
Description |
Response Level |
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1 |
Critical |
Business-critical system/component down, needs immediate support |
< 15mins |
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2 |
Urgent |
Production system/component down or greatly impaired, need quick support |
< 40mins |
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3 |
High |
Key system impaired |
< 4hrs |
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4 |
Medium |
System impaired |
< 8hrs |
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5 |
Low |
General question or requests |
< 18hrs |
5. Service process

6. Acceptance criteria
Deliverables:
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Package |
Deliverables |
Type of deliverables |
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Elite |
Ticket Closure |
Ticket |
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Product usage /Service Summary Report |
Document |
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Flagship |
Ticket Closure |
Ticket |
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IM Enterprise Group |
Enterprise Group |
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Critical Time Guarantee/Product usage /Service Summary Report |
Document |
7. Mark of Completion
The time-based Partner Growth Plan enters the normal service cycle, and Alibaba Cloud provides services within the corresponding cycle.