SMB paths added to solution area designations

We now offer SMB paths for all solution area designations—built to better support partners who deliver solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Differentiate your capabilities with Solutions Partner designations

Attain a Solutions Partner designation and drive success with badging and benefits that help you stand out to customers. Ask your partner admin to check your progress today.

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Earn customer confidence

Showcase the effectiveness of your organization or solution by meeting designation criteria, which include performance, skilling, customer success, and technical requirements.

Stand out in a competitive market

As a Solutions Partner, you’ll earn a badge that signals your capabilities and makes it easier for customers and Microsoft sellers to find and confidently choose your solutions.

Partner for growth and profitability

When you differentiate your business, you unlock program benefits, incentives, and offerings designed to help you connect with customers and drive revenue.

Excel in areas of high customer demand

Learn how to qualify

Solutions Partner designations for solution areas help you increase customer reach, expand technical skilling, and grow your business with access to powerful benefits. You can attain designations in one or more of the six solution areas when you meet the specific partner capability score requirements for each. Designations offer both enterprise and SMB pathways, and each path has requirements aligned to partners’ business models and customer size.

Excel in areas of high customer demand

Solutions Partner designations for solution areas help you increase customer reach, expand technical skilling, and grow your business with access to powerful benefits. You can attain designations in one or more of the six solution areas when you meet the specific partner capability score requirements for each. Designations offer both enterprise and SMB pathways, and each path has requirements aligned to partners’ business models and customer size.

Learn how to qualify

Solutions Partner for Business Applications

Demonstrate your ability to deliver solutions on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.

Solutions Partner for Modern Work

Signal your capabilities working with customers to boost their productivity and make the shift to hybrid work using Microsoft 365.

Solutions Partner for Security

Demonstrate your capabilities safeguarding your customers’ organizations through integrated security, compliance, and identity solutions.

Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure)

Emphasize your experience helping customers manage their data across multiple systems with analytics and AI solutions.

Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation (Azure)

Show customers you can build and modernize cloud-native apps to transform how they code, collaborate, and ship software.

Solutions Partner for Infrastructure (Azure)

Highlight your capabilities helping customers accelerate the migration of key infrastructure workloads to Microsoft Azure.

Accelerate your growth with a Solutions Partner* with certified software** designation

Learn how to qualify

Certified software designations position you to meet the growing demand for cloud-based solutions and set yourself apart from the competition. To earn a designation, you can take one of two pathways aligned to how software solutions are developed: for solution areas and for Industry AI.

Partners can attain the following designations for solution areas: Azure, Business Applications, Modern Work, and Security.

For Industry AI, the following designations are available: Healthcare AI, Retail AI, Financial Services AI, Manufacturing AI, and Sustainability AI.

Both pathways require interoperability with the Microsoft Cloud, marketplace readiness, customer success, and fulfillment of specific technical criteria.

Accelerate your growth with a Solutions Partner* with certified software** designation

Certified software designations position you to meet the growing demand for cloud-based solutions and set yourself apart from the competition. To earn a designation, you can take one of two pathways aligned to how software solutions are developed: for solution areas and for Industry AI.

Partners can attain the following designations for solution areas: Azure, Business Applications, Modern Work, and Security.

For Industry AI, the following designations are available: Healthcare AI, Retail AI, Financial Services AI, Manufacturing AI, and Sustainability AI.

Both pathways require interoperability with the Microsoft Cloud, marketplace readiness, customer success, and fulfillment of specific technical criteria.

Learn how to qualify

Prepare to become a Solutions Partner with certified software

We’ve put together resources to get you started on your certified software designation journey, including a playbook, walking deck, FAQ, and more.

Review the certified software designation requirements

Whether you’re interested in the solution area pathway or the Industry AI pathway, you need to meet specific technical and marketplace requirements to earn a designation.

Compare offerings that help transform your software solutions

Build powerful solutions as you prepare for designations. Offerings such as ISV Success provide benefits and support that help you innovate and grow—including AI services, developer tools, and consultations.

Deliver the deep technical training customers need to succeed

Learn how to qualify

Customers want to confidently identify partners with training solutions that meet their learning objectives. The Solutions Partner for Training Services designation unlocks customer-facing badging and promotion to help you showcase your training capabilities.

To become a Solutions Partner for Training Services, you must meet base performance requirements as well as requirements for a specific solution area. With this designation, you’ll receive key benefits such as marketing resources, community support, and supplemental Microsoft offerings based on availability and performance.

Deliver the deep technical training customers need to succeed

Customers want to confidently identify partners with training solutions that meet their learning objectives. The Solutions Partner for Training Services designation unlocks customer-facing badging and promotion to help you showcase your training capabilities.

To become a Solutions Partner for Training Services, you must meet base performance requirements as well as requirements for a specific solution area. With this designation, you’ll receive key benefits such as marketing resources, community support, and supplemental Microsoft offerings based on availability and performance.

Learn how to qualify

Unlock greater growth with a Training Services designation

The Solutions Partner for Training Services designation recognizes your team members as Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) and helps your organization easily connect with customers searching for your skills.

Prepare to become a Solutions Partner for Training Services

We’ve put together resources to help you attain your Training Services designation and showcase your organization to customers.

Stand out to customers with an official badge

Your Solutions Partner designation badge shows customers that your capabilities have been vetted and validated by Microsoft—making it easier for them to trust your solutions.

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Showcase your expertise with a specialization

Partners who have attained Solutions Partner designations can earn specializations to signal extensive knowledge in specific technical scenarios.

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Become an Azure Expert Managed Services Provider

If you sell and manage Azure services and meet rigorous criteria, you can gain top priority in our referral engine, unlock benefits, and drive revenue.

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Strengthen your solutions with benefits built for your business

Purchase a partner benefits package to access the product and support benefits you need while you work toward a Solutions Partner designation.

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* “Solutions Partner” refers to a company that is a member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and may offer software, services, and/or solutions to customers. Reference to “Solutions Partner” in any content, materials, resources, web properties, etc. and any associated designation should be not interpreted as an offer, endorsement, guarantee, proof of effectiveness or functionality, a commitment or any other type of representation or warranty on the part of Microsoft. All decisions pertaining and related to your business needs including but not limited to strategies, solutions, partner selection, implementation, etc., rests solely with your business.

** A certification is (1) specific to the solution’s interoperability with Microsoft products and (2) based on self-attestation by the solution owner.  Solutions are only certified as of the date the solution is reviewed. Solution functionality and capability are controlled by the solution owner and may be subject to change. The inclusion of a solution in marketplace and any such designations should not be interpreted as an offer, endorsement, guarantee, proof of effectiveness or functionality, a commitment or any other type of representation or warranty on the part of Microsoft. All decisions pertaining and related to your business needs including but not limited to strategies, solutions, partner selection, implementation, etc., rests solely with your business.