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Requirements

See the requirements for the competency options you’re interested in below. Partners will need to meet the competency performance requirements, validate required exams and skills each year, and pay the annual fee within their renewal window to retain their competency status and access to associated benefits.

Competency options

DevOps Partner option

Silver

Gold

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the assessment or exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 2 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

2 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the assessment or exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 4 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

4 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Learning option

Silver

Gold

Your company must meet the training requirement.

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 2 individuals pass the assessment or exam requirements.

2 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 2 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

2 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Your company must meet the training and revenue requirements.

Your company must reach 5000 KPIs through training and generate US $500000 in revenue from sales of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

Your company must have 4 individuals pass the assessment or exam requirements.

4 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 4 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

4 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

DevOps Partner option

Silver

2 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 2 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

2 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Gold

4 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 4 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

4 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Learning option

Silver

Your company must reach 200 KPIs through training of Microsoft official Learning Product purchased through the Courseware Marketplace every membership year. Learn More

2 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 2 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

2 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Gold

4 individuals must each pass one of the following exams:

AND

The same 4 individuals must pass the following exam.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

OR

4 individuals must complete the following assessment:

Azure DevOps Assessment*

*Retiring February 28, 2020. This assessment will continue to be accepted for competency qualification until February 28, 2021.

Benefits

Once you meet all the requirements and pay the fee, you can access these benefits:

DevOps Competency benefits	Silver	Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔	✔
Access Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN subscriptions internal-use software licenses. For additional internal-use rights benefits, please refer to the competency benefits table	5 licenses	25 licenses
Gain access to the DevOps Partner Sales and Marketing Portal, which makes it easy to find and use the resources you need for successful sales and marketing of Visual Studio and related products	✔	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services		✔
Eligibility for Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔	✔

Silver
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Access Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN subscriptions internal-use software licenses. For additional internal-use rights benefits, please refer to the competency benefits table	5 licenses
Gain access to the DevOps Partner Sales and Marketing Portal, which makes it easy to find and use the resources you need for successful sales and marketing of Visual Studio and related products	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services
Eligibility for Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔
Gold
Receive Go-To-Market Services and technical enablement as part of your Microsoft Partner Network membership	✔
Access Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN subscriptions internal-use software licenses. For additional internal-use rights benefits, please refer to the competency benefits table	25 licenses
Gain access to the DevOps Partner Sales and Marketing Portal, which makes it easy to find and use the resources you need for successful sales and marketing of Visual Studio and related products	✔
Deepen customer relationships by becoming a provider of Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services	✔
Eligibility for Microsoft Managed Reseller Incentive. Learn more about incentives	✔