azure-partner-solutions

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Expert knowledge for Azure Partner Solutions development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when using Service Connector to Confluent/MongoDB/Neon, Dynatrace/Datadog/Elastic/New Relic on Azure, or Palo Alto Cloud NGFW with App Gateway, and other Azure Partner Solutions related development tasks. Not for Azure Industry (use azure-industry), Azure Managed Applications (use azure-managed-applications), Azure Lighthouse (use azure-lighthouse), Azure Oracle (use azure-oracle).

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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: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L34-L45	Diagnosing and fixing setup, integration, and runtime issues for Confluent Kafka/Flink, Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic Cloud, and New Relic (incl. log forwarding) on Azure
Decision Making	L46-L50	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	L51-L55	Architectural guidance for integrating Palo Alto Cloud NGFW with Azure Application Gateway, including network design, routing, security, and deployment patterns.
Security	L56-L61	Managing security for Azure partner services, including Confluent Cloud RBAC in Azure portal and configuring SSO/access control for Informatica IDMC Azure resources.
Configuration	L62-L76	Configuring and managing Azure-integrated partner resources (Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic, MongoDB Atlas, New Relic, NGINXaaS, etc.), including prerequisites, settings, and integrations.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L77-L81	Patterns and setup guides for connecting Azure services to external data platforms (Confluent Cloud, MongoDB Atlas, Neon Postgres) using Service Connector and Foundry Agents.

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
Diagnose and resolve Datadog on Azure issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/datadog/faq
Diagnose and fix Datadog Azure integration issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/datadog/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Native Dynatrace Service setup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/faq
Troubleshoot Azure Native Dynatrace Service problems	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/dynatrace/troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Elastic Cloud integration on Azure	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
Diagnose New Relic log forwarding with Azure Copilot	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/new-relic/troubleshoot-logs-copilot

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
Configure SSO and manage Informatica IDMC Azure resource	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/informatica/manage

Configuration

Topic	URL
Manage configuration settings for Dell PowerScale in Azure	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 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 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
Configure and manage Azure Native Qumulo settings	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
Integrate Microsoft Foundry Agents with MongoDB Atlas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/partner-solutions/mongo-db/connect-foundry-agents