Managing Confluent Cloud User Access via Azure portal
Today, we are excited to announce Confluent Cloud User Access Management via Azure portal for the Confluent organizations created via Azure Native ISV Service. You can now add Azure users and manage their authorization to Confluent cloud right from Azure portal! Background So far, onboarding to the Confluent Cloud with just a few clicks from the Azure portal was made true by the launch of Apache Kafka® on Confluent Cloud™– An Azure Native ISV Service. This integration between Azure and Confluent has helped the customer connect their Azure data plane seamlessly authenticating using Single-Sign On. However, you still need to head to the Confluent Cloud UI (User Interfaces) for authorization – adding users into the Organization, giving them roles and accesses across clusters, environments, etc. This is an additional step for the organization admins to manually add all the user ids and set their eligible permissions for each cluster and environment, making it even more tedious and time-consuming. What is Confluent Cloud Access Management? Confluent now supports advanced controls on managing User Access and Permissions easily via Azure portal. With this, the organization admin can add and manage both users as well as user permissions post the Confluent organization creation while continuing to stay in Azure portal. This helps in bringing down the overall time from creating an organization to actionable Kafka resources on Confluent. A key component of Confluent Access Management is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Access Management is now easily available on the Overview page in Azure portal. As of today, Access Management supports the following scenarios: Add a new user into the Confluent Organization. View and manage the users having access to the Confluent Organization. View role permissions for a user. Add one or more role permissions for a user. Remove one or more role permissions for a user. Please note: These permissions are available only to the Subscription Owner or Contributor. Make sure you have the right credentials to make use of this feature. Add Users in a Confluent You can now add new users and view existing users in your Confluent Organization via Azure portal. Simply head to Confluent Account and Access or the Manage User Access tile at the bottom of your resource overview. Fig 1: Overview page showing the Access management blade and the tile. Fig 2: Select and confirm the user addition. View Role permissions for a user In the Confluent Account and Access blade, you’ll see the list of users in your current Confluent organization. Click on the Manage Permissions icon on the right end of the user you would like to see the permissions for. Fig 3: Viewing the user permissions in the portal. Add or Remove Role permissions for a user in Confluent Organization The Manage Permissions blade contains a couple of icons on the top to Add or Remove a role for a given user. While staying on this blade you will have access to all the available roles and the assigned roles in Confluent at the organization level as well as at the environment and cluster levels. Fig 4: Select Add Role to get a new role permission; Remove to delete an existing permission. Resources Try out the Apache Kafka® on Confluent Cloud™– An Azure Native ISV Service offering right away! Every new sign-up gets a free 400$ credit! To learn more, check out the Microsoft Docs Check out the Confluent blog announcing this feature. If you would like to give us feedback on this feature, the overall product or have any suggestions for us to work on, please drop in your suggestions here!! 😊Accelerating ISV partners’ growth through ISV Success
ur guest contributor for this blog is Yvonne Muench, Senior Director, Marketplace & ISV Journey. Today at Microsoft Inspire 2023, we announced general availability of ISV success, the pathway within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program for partners who develop software, or Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). We gathered with our 400,000 partners to celebrate our shared contributions and impact on businesses and industries worldwide. As we continue our journey together, we are thrilled to share a range of new announcements designed to empower partners of all sizes, which include new expanded benefits, multi-year investments, AI for ISVs, and a simplified journey uniting multiple ISV programs into the AI Cloud Partner Program as part of ISV Success. These investments are strategically aimed at helping ISVs meet customer needs, accelerate innovation, facilitate go-to-market strategies, and cultivate a thriving business environment. ISV Success in general availability: an offering for all ISVs Furthering our commitment to ISVs across the globe, we are excited to share that ISV Success, within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, is now generally available. Whether you’re building your first app, migrating from another cloud provider, or selling your established solutions through Microsoft, we’re defining clear pathways toward your goals. With ISV Success, you gain access up to $126,000 (USD) of benefits, guidance, and resources for a full year to build well-architected apps across our cloud and publish and sell on our commercial marketplace. Sign up today and join the thousands of ISVs already taking advantage of these benefits and resources. Continue reading hereNow Generally Available: Apache Airflow™ on Astro - An Azure Native ISV Service
Apache Airflow™ on Astro – an Azure Native ISV Service enables organizations to place Airflow at the core of their data operations, providing ease of use, scalability and enterprise-grade security to help ensure the reliable delivery of mission-critical data pipelines. With the Azure Native ISV Services integration, Astro will be easily available within the Azure portal as a managed service. Instead of managing complex data pipelines, developers will be able to focus on data, code, security and billing across third-party entities. Developers may opt for the pay-as-you-go option based on their usage with billing via the Azure Marketplace.New Solutions Partner with certified software designations coming soon!
During Microsoft Inspire 2023 (July 18-19), Microsoft provided an update regarding upcoming designations for ISV solutions. Now known as Solutions Partner* with certified software**designations, these designations will be available for qualifying cloud software solutions. At Microsoft, we recognize that what each partner needs to succeed is unique to their business model, size, and stage of growth. To accommodate this variation in need, our Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program provides offerings such as Founders Hub and ISV Success, which are designed to help partners who develop software build, publish, and grow well-architected software solutions on the Microsoft Cloud. For partners who are ready to differentiate their software solutions in the market, we will be adding Solutions Partner* with certified software** designations. When partners become a Solutions Partner with certified software, they signify to customers that their solution meets technical criteria for interoperability with the Microsoft Cloud and demonstrates a proven track record of customer success. For partners who develop software—often referred to as independent software vendors (ISVs)—certified software designations provide an opportunity to better connect with customers seeking software solutions and unlock additional benefits from Microsoft. Attaining a certified software designation for your solution will also unlock go-to-market, sales and marketing benefits designed to help propel your growth and fuel greater demand for your solutions. Because the marketplace is the essential platform for co-sell opportunities, maximizing the full benefits of becoming a Solutions Partner with certified software will help Microsoft sellers more quickly and confidently identify your solution for co-sell opportunities. Among the go-to-market, sales, and marketing benefits you will unlock: Dedicated engagement manager: Access subject matter experts who can assist with available Marketplace Rewards benefits and guide you through the fulfillment process—helping ensure you experience the full benefits of becoming a Solutions Partner with certified software. Customer-facing badging: When you become a Solutions Partner with certified software, a digital badge appears on the Microsoft commercial marketplace, including Azure Marketplace and Microsoft AppSource, which includes Industry Cloud Gallery. You can also download the badge for use in your marketing collateral. This badge matters—68% of customers searching for software solutions evaluate vendor certifications and badging when making purchasing decisions.2 Microsoft solution play cards: Designed to facilitate relevant and easy discovery by Microsoft sellers, use these cards to highlight the scenarios your software solution addresses. Nurture assets, emails, and call scripts: Use these assets to go-to-market more quickly and help drive demand for your certified solution. Customer-facing solution briefs: Outline use cases and value propositions tailored to your target audience for use in various go-to-market strategies, which can be customized to reflect your unique brand. These designations differentiate partners’ software solutions in areas of high demand—and help customers identify the trusted software solutions for their needs.. We will be sharing more on certified software designations in March. Details regarding these eligibility requirements can be found in the Solutions Partner with certified software FAQ. Microsoft Disclaimers *“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 the 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.
