Updated Solutions Partner badge names
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Customer-facing Solutions Partner badges now align to the three commercial solution areas. Your requirements, benefits, and paths stay the same.
- Impacted audience
- Training services partners
New badge names, same technical foundations
At MCAPS Start for Partners, which took place on July 22, 2026, Microsoft announced an update to the names of the customer-facing Solutions Partner badges to align to the three commercial solution areas: AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security. The six solution paths (Business Applications, Data & AI (Azure), Digital & App Innovation (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), Modern Work, and Security) remain the foundation for requirements, scoring, and specializations.
The naming update improves how your capabilities are represented in-market - through three commercial solution area badges that signify related skills in a clearer, more impactful way to customers. With badges aligned to the three commercial solution areas, you can more easily position your capabilities, support seller conversations, and show credibility where it matters most: in front of customers.
How the badges map
- Business Applications and Modern Work is now Solutions Partner for AI Business Solutions
- Data & AI (Azure), Digital & App Innovation (Azure), and Infrastructure (Azure): now Solutions Partner for Cloud & AI Platforms
- Security: remains Solutions Partner for Security
What stays the same
Your path to attainment doesn't change. You still attain designations through the same six solution paths, with the same partner capability score metrics and technical requirements. No new paths are introduced, and no existing ones are removed. Your eligibility for benefits and incentives remains the same, continuing to align to the solution path you enroll in. Specializations still map to the same solution paths, with the same criteria, differentiation, and benefits.
In short: the work you already invested still counts.
Next Steps
No action is required - your designations, requirements, benefits, and specializations remain unchanged.
Sign in to Partner Center to see the updated badge names, and refresh your customer-facing materials to reflect the new names where applicable.
Questions
For more information, refer to the Solutions Partner program resources in Partner Center, or reach out to your Partner Development Manager.