Customers are raising digital sovereignty requirements earlier in the sales cycle as they navigate AI adoption, evolving regulations, cybersecurity risks, and operational resilience concerns. Microso...

Starting today, eligible partners can earn the new Clinical Applications specialization, which recognizes proven expertise in deploying Dragon Copilot for healthcare customers. Earning the specializa...

The eligible Azure consumed revenue (ACR) workloads for five Azure specializations are being updated to match the FY27 rollover taxonomy: AI Platform, AI Apps, App Modernization, Azure Virtual Deskto...

First announced at MCAPS Start for Partners in July, the Frontier Partner specialization is now open for enrollment in Partner Center. The Frontier Partner specialization validates partners who can d...

Starting on August 24, 2026, Microsoft is simplifying eligibility requirements for the Sales, Service, Finance, and Supply Chain specializations. Eligible deployments will be measured using monthly a...

What’s changing On July 31, 2026, three existing specializations consolidated into a single, updated Analytics specialization: The Business Intelligence specialization retired and will no longe...

Security specializations signal verified, high-caliber capability to customers and Microsoft field teams—and that signal holds up better when the bar is credible. To support that standard, starting...