Azure Partner Solutions Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Partner Solutions. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use read_file with specific line ranges (e.g., L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content. Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch to retrieve full articles.

• Fallback: Use the built-in WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L34-L42	Diagnosing and fixing integration, deployment, and runtime issues for Azure-native monitoring/observability services: Confluent Kafka/Flink, Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic, and New Relic.
Decision Making	L43-L47	Guidance on evaluating Dynatrace APM on Azure, starting a free trial from the portal/Marketplace, setup steps, and considerations before adopting it for monitoring.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L48-L52	Architectural guidance for integrating Palo Alto Cloud NGFW with Azure Application Gateway, including network design, routing, security, and deployment patterns.
Security	L53-L58	Managing security for partner solutions, including Confluent Cloud RBAC in Azure portal and configuring SSO and lifecycle controls for Informatica IDMC deployments
Configuration	L59-L78	Configuring and managing Azure-native partner resources (Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic, MongoDB Atlas, New Relic, NGINX, etc.), including prerequisites, settings, and integrations.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L79-L83	Using Service Connector to integrate Azure compute with external services like Confluent Cloud and Neon Serverless Postgres, including setup, auth, and configuration patterns

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Confluent Cloud Kafka and Flink on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/apache-kafka-confluent-cloud/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Datadog Azure Native Integration issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/datadog/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Native Dynatrace Service problems	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Elastic Cloud Azure Native integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/elastic/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Native New Relic Service issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/new-relic/troubleshoot

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Evaluate and start Dynatrace free trial on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/free-trial

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Deploy Cloud NGFW behind Azure Application Gateway	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/palo-alto/application-gateway

Security

Topic	URL
Manage Confluent Cloud access control in Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/apache-kafka-confluent-cloud/manage-access
Manage Informatica IDMC SSO and deployment lifecycle	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/informatica/manage

Configuration

Topic	URL
Manage Datadog resource settings in Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/datadog/manage
Configure Azure prerequisites for Datadog integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/datadog/prerequisites
Configure and manage Dell PowerScale Preview settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dell/manage
Configure Azure and Entra prerequisites for Dynatrace	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/configure-prerequisites
Manage Dynatrace Azure resource settings and integrations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/manage
Manage Elastic resource configuration in Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/elastic/manage
Configure Informatica advanced serverless runtime in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/informatica/create-advanced-serverless
Manage Informatica serverless runtime environments in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/informatica/manage-serverless
Manage LambdaTest HyperExecute resource settings in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/lambda-test/manage
Manage MongoDB Atlas Azure resource configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/mongo-db/manage
Manage Neon Serverless Postgres Azure resource settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/neon/manage
Manage configuration for Azure Native New Relic Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/new-relic/manage
Configure and manage NGINXaaS resources in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/nginx/manage
Configure Cloud NGFW by Palo Alto Networks in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/palo-alto/manage
Manage Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/pure-storage/manage
Manage configuration for Azure Native Qumulo	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/qumulo/manage

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Connect Confluent Cloud to Azure compute with Service Connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/apache-kafka-confluent-cloud/add-connectors
Configure Service Connector for Neon Serverless Postgres	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/neon/create-service-connection