Help your customers migrate on-premises VMware workloads to run VMware natively on Azure with the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution advanced specialization, and showcase your organization's validated capabilities deploying and managing Azure VMware Solution.
VMware continues to dominate the on-premises virtualization market, owning roughly 75 to 80 percent of it. With 45 percent1 of businesses planning to or considering moving their entire server virtualization environment to the cloud in the next two years, demonstrating your ability to successfully migrate VMware-based workloads presents an attractive opportunity for your business.
Show your customers that you're uniquely qualified to eliminate the cost, effort, and risk of re-architecting applications or retooling operations when migrating their VMware-based virtualized workloads to the cloud with the VMware-certified Azure VMware Solution.
Partners who earn an advanced specialization will get a customer-facing label displayed on their business profile page and be prioritized in customer searches in the Microsoft Solution Provider Finder.
Learn more about advanced specializations.
1 “The 2020 State of Virtualization Technology,” Spiceworks.
How do I apply?
Only administrators of an organization's Microsoft partner account can submit an application for the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution advanced specialization on behalf of the organization. If you have the appropriate role and access, you can apply by signing into Partner Center and navigating to your Partner Center dashboard > Competencies > Advanced Specialization.