See how the updated Agentic DevOps specialization aligns with modern Azure and GitHub practices.
As modern DevOps practices evolve to include AI-powered tooling and GitHub-based workflows, Microsoft is updating the Accelerate Developer Productivity with Microsoft Azure specialization to better reflect how partners are driving customer outcomes today.
The specialization has been renamed to the Agentic DevOps with Microsoft Azure and GitHub specialization and features updated performance and audit requirements.
What's changing
This update includes three key changes:
- New specialization name. The updated name reflects partners' expertise across Microsoft Azure and GitHub.
- Updated performance requirements. Revenue thresholds and eligible workloads have been refined around Azure DevOps, GitHub, and related developer services.
- Clarified audit expectations. Partners will use an updated audit checklist specific to the Agentic DevOps with Azure specialization.
These changes are designed to make it easier for you to understand the qualifications and demonstrate your capabilities to customers.
Update performance requirements
To qualify for the Agentic DevOps with Microsoft Azure and GitHub specialization, your organization must now:
- Show a total of $30,000* in Azure consumed revenue (ACR) in the last three months from the following eligible sub-strategic pillars: Azure DevOps, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Platform, and Microsoft DevBox.
- Have at least three unique customers contributing to ACR in the last three months across the same eligible sub-strategic pillars.
- Associate customer consumption using any of the following eligible association types: Digital Partner of Record (DPOR), Partner Admin Link (PAL), and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner.
These updates focus the specialization on partners who are actively empowering customers to adopt Azure-based DevOps and GitHub solutions at scale.
Audit requirements and checklist
As part of earning or renewing the specialization, your organization must complete a remote audit with a third-party assessor. Before you schedule the audit, review the Agentic DevOps with Azure specialization audit checklist and confirm your organization can meet all listed criteria. The audit:
- Is conducted remotely by an independent third party.
- Has an associated fee.
- Must be both scheduled and completed within 30 days of selecting the "schedule audit" button in Partner Center.
If the audit is not completed within the 30-day window, the result will be an automatic "no pass."
Check Partner Center to discover whether you meet the new specialization requirements.
*Throughout this page, $ refers to US dollar (USD).
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