Patriot Consulting Launches Patriot Academy: Microsoft Security Training Built by Engineers
Patriot Academy delivers practical, real-world Microsoft Security training drawn directly from Patriot's day-to-day work deploying and defending Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. The curriculum is created and taught by Patriot's Microsoft MVPs and Senior Security Architects, ensuring every lesson reflects the patterns, pitfalls, and defenses currently in production at customer sites — not generic vendor slideware.
The platform launches with two tiers. Patriot Academy provides on-demand admin training and is included with every SecureShield365 contract, giving customer teams a always-available reference for managing Defender XDR, Intune, Entra, Purview, and Sentinel. Patriot Academy Premium adds live, instructor-led sessions taught by Patriot's MVPs — small cohorts, hands-on labs, and direct Q&A with the engineers who build and operate these technologies for a living. Premium is available with SecureShield365 Premium agreements or à la carte at premium.patriotconsulting.com.
"Our customers told us repeatedly that training from Microsoft, from generic learning platforms, and from third-party trainers wasn't moving the needle for their internal teams," said Joe Stocker, CEO of Patriot Consulting and a Microsoft MVP in Security. "They wanted training from the engineers who actually deploy and defend these technologies day in and day out. Patriot Academy is that — practical, opinionated, and grounded in what we see working in the field every day. With three Microsoft MVPs on staff, we're uniquely positioned to deliver it."
Patriot Consulting Technology Group is one of the top Microsoft Security Partners in the United States. Each year we help an average of 4 million users deploy Microsoft Security technology. We focus 100% on securely deploying Microsoft Cloud technology with an emphasis on knowledge transfer—this empowers our clients to feel confident about both their security and investments in the Microsoft platform. Patriot's deep knowledge of Microsoft technology has earned us multiple Gold Competencies, and we were the only Microsoft Partner invited to participate in AccountGuard, which helped secure the US 2020 and 2024 elections.