New security designation workloads
🛡️ Microsoft has broadened the Azure security workloads that count toward the Solutions Partner designation for Security.
🤖 Recognized consumption now spans services such as Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, Key Vault, Microsoft Entra, Purview, Security Copilot and Sentinel, giving security partners more ways to demonstrate performance through the work they already deliver.
⚠️ Network Watcher no longer qualifies.
👉 CSPs, systems integrators and other partners pursuing the designation should review their actual progress in Partner Center; this is a change to eligible workloads, not a statement that every partner automatically qualifies.
Review existing workloads against the updated designation criteria.
Partner briefing
- What it is
Expanded workloads for the Security designation.
- What’s changing
Recognized Azure consumption includes Application Gateway, Firewall, Key Vault, Entra, Purview, Security Copilot and Sentinel. Network Watcher no longer qualifies.
- Why it matters
More delivered security work can contribute to performance, but partners must still check their actual designation progress.
- Who it affects
Security practices, CSPs and systems integrators pursuing the designation.