Solutions partner for
Data & AI (Azure)
We are introducing the solutions partner designation,
anchored on the Microsoft Cloud in six solution areas
aligned to how Microsoft goes to market. By attaining
solution area designations, you can demonstrate your
organization’s capabilities in delivering customer success
in the solution areas. This new model provides two
qualifying levels: solutions partner and specialist/expert. Benefits for solutions partners
As a Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure), you We’re investing more in you. We
demonstrate your broad capability to help customers want to help you grow your
manage their data across multiple systems to build business and reward you for the
analytics and AI solutions. success and growth you achieve
and your continued
Becoming a Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure) gives commitment to our partnership.
customers a way to identify you as a partner that has
We are making these
both the commitment to training, accreditation, and has
investments to help you, our
delivered solutions that lead to customer success.
partner, with:
If these activities describe the work that you do, • Encouraging business
consider Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure) development
• Analyzing existing workloads, generating schema models, • Increasing customer reach
and performing extract, transform, load (ETL) operations
• Expanding skilling, training,
to migrate data to cloud-based data warehouses and
and enablement
enable cloud-based analytics solutions.
• Planning and delivering tailored Microsoft analytics
solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake,
Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks. To learn more about benefits
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• Enabling customer adoption of Al and implementing
Azure solutions for Al-powered apps and machine learning
life cycles.
Important dates
September 30, 2022* October 3, 2022*
Last day to renew legacy Solutions partner designations are available for attainment. Legacy competencies are
competencies. no longer valid, but partners can retain their legacy benefits based on the
*Dates subject to change. competency held on September 30, 2022.
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Requirements for Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure)
How to attain a solutions partner designation Performance = 30 points
This category measures net customer adds.
As a Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure), you
demonstrate your broad capability to deliver solutions
with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Skilling = 40 points
These categories make up the framework of the solutions This category verifies and demonstrates your
dedication to skilling and training.
partner designation: performance, skilling, and customer
success. To attain a solutions partner designation, you will
need to earn a minimum of 70 points (with greater than Customer success = 30 points
zero points in each sub-category) out of the possible 100 This category measures usage growth and
points that are available. deployments.
How existing competencies will map to the Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure)
LEGACY COMPETENCIES SOLUTIONS PARTNER NEW CUSTOMER-FACING
BADGE
• App Integration Solutions partner
• Data Analytics for Data & AI
• Data Platform (Azure)
Specializations
By earning a specialization (currently advanced specialization) aligned to the Data & AI (Azure) solution area, you also
gain access to additional tools, resources, and programs. These additional benefits will continue to be available.
• Participate in Microsoft-led Azure Immersion Workshops (AIW) and become a Solution Assessment provider to reach
new customers, support their strategic objectives, and grow your business.
• Accelerate existing customer opportunities while supporting your Azure practice with the Azure Migration and
Modernization Program (AMMP).
• Maximize your revenue opportunity with targeted financial incentives.
Once you attain solutions partner designation and maintain your earned specialization starting in October 2022 you
will also have access to:
• Incremental product benefits to further accelerate your business, including greater access to Azure credits, additional
product licenses to build, test, demo, pilot, and create proof of concepts to showcase and sell your solutions to
customers and cloud service subscriptions that are most relevant in market today. Note: only provided if you select
the optional new solutions partner benefit package.
Get started
• Sign into Partner Center to track your progress towards the solutions partner designations and review the guidance
to see what actions you can take to build your score.
• Go to Microsoft docs to learn about the requirements needed to attain a Solutions Partner designation.
• For more information view the Solutions Partner training gallery and Microsoft Partner blog.
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