The AI Apps on Microsoft Azure specialization, formerly the Build AI Apps with Microsoft Azure specialization, has evolved to include new requirements.
Our specialists deliver high-performing solutions backed by deep technical expertise. To help ensure the ecosystem of specialists remains strong, the performance and audit criteria for the AI Apps on Microsoft Azure specialization have been updated.
To earn or renew this specialization, your organization must first have an active Solutions Partner designation for either Data & AI (Azure) or Digital & App Innovation (Azure). Then, you must meet all of the following updated requirements. Please note that while this article contains the requirements that are changing—performance criteria and audit criteria—there are also skilling requirements that your organization will need to meet. These are not being updated and therefore do not appear below.
Performance requirements
- Your organization must show a total of $15,000* Azure consumed revenue (ACR) from Microsoft Foundry and underlying AI services in the last three months, measured through the following strategic pillars: Rest of Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, and/or 3P GPU.
- Your organization must show a total of $15,000 ACR from Azure Application Platform services (AKS, ACA, ARO, App Service, Logic Apps, APIM, Functions, Managed Redis) and GitHub products in the last three months, measured through the following strategic pillars: App Platform Services, Container Services, Serverless and Supporting App Services, Integration Services, Developer Services and Platform, and/or GitHub Copilot.
- Your organization must show a total of $15,000 ACR from Azure Data Platform services (Cosmos DB, SQL DB Hyperscale, Azure SQL Core, MySQL PaaS, PostgreSQL PaaS, Fabric F SKU) in the last three months, measured through the following strategic pillars: Modern DB, MySQL and PostgreSQL PaaS, Azure SQL Core, and/or Fabric F SKU.
- Your organization must have at least three unique customers contributing to ACR in the last three months from the following eligible strategic pillars and association types.
- Strategic pillars: Rest of Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, 3P GPU, Modern DB, MySQL and PostgreSQL PaaS, Azure SQL Core, App Platform Services, Container Services, Serverless and Supporting App Servicves, Integration Services, Fabric F SKU, Developer Services and Platform, and GitHub Copilot
- Association types: Digital Partner of Record (DPOR), Partner Admin Link (PAL), and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)
The services included in all of the above eligible strategic pillars are listed here.
Audit or customer references
Please review the AI Apps on Azure specialization audit checklist and ensure your company can complete the audit before selecting the "schedule audit" button. The audit is conducted remotely by an independent third party and has an associated fee. After selecting the "schedule audit" button, your company has 30 days in which to both schedule and complete the audit. Failure to complete the audit within the 30-day period will result in an automatic "no pass.”
Check Partner Center to see if you meet the new specialization requirements.
*Throughout this page, $ refers to US dollar (USD).
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