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Analytics on Microsoft Azure

Specialization overview

The Analytics on Microsoft Azure specialization consolidates the previous Analytics on Microsoft Azure, Data Warehouse Migration to Microsoft Azure, and Business Intelligence specializations into a single offering—aligning requirements to reflect both evolving market demands and the way partners deliver data and AI solutions.

By earning this specialization, you can stand out from the competition and showcase your analytics, data migration, and business intelligence capabilities to customers.

How long will my specialization stay active?

Your organization’s specialization will remain active for one year. After that, you can renew it, provided you meet the requirements at that time.

What are the requirements?

Eligible partners must meet the highest standards for service delivery and support. Requirements will be verified by Microsoft and/or a third-party vendor and are subject to change.

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Solution Partner designation requirement

Your organization must have an active Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure) designation.

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Performance requirements

Your company must achieve a total of $15,000 of Azure Consumed Revenue (ACR) in the last 3 months from eligible Azure workloads and eligible association types.

AND

Your company must have at least three unique customers contributing to Azure Consumed Revenue (ACR) in the last 3 months from eligible Azure workloads and eligible association types.

Eligible Strategic Pillars: Azure Databricks, Fabric F SKU, and Rest of Analytics

Learn more about Azure consumption calculations.

Your company should achieve ACR through Digital Partner of Record, Partner Admin Link, and Cloud Solution Provider. Government subscriptions (i.e. Fairfax) are not eligible for ACR via PAL association.

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Skilling requirements

Your organization must have at least five (5) individuals who have passed at least one of the following certifications (2 of the 4 certifications listed below must be held by at least two individuals).

You can have a combination of the same individuals or different individuals meet the certification requirement.

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Audit requirements

Your company must pass a third-party remote audit. Please see the audit checklist for more details.