Microsoft Azure
Your Microsoft cloud platform solution
A cloud platform refers to a collection of integrated cloud services with capabilities for organisations of all sizes. We specialise in Microsoft Azure and can assist with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS), including Azure Professional Services.
What is Azure?
Microsoft Azure is an industry-leading cloud computing platform allowing businesses to run critical functions without reliance upon costly onsite hardware, such as desktop environments, user directory services, storage, and web applications.
Subscribers can rely on Azure for all their commercial IT needs or operate a ‘hybrid’ setup that combines cloud functionality with on-premise hardware, such as servers, workstations, and storage devices.
Microsoft Azure Key Benefits
It's quick to deploy. It does what it says on the tin. If you get your head around the imaging and how it all plugs together. I honestly don't know why you'd use anything else.
What can Azure do?
Microsoft Azure delivers over 200 services across computing, networking, storage, IoT, migration, artificial intelligence, security, databases, and web services.
The most popular ways we have seen our partners adopt Azure are through Infrastructure Migrations and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
Azure Migration
Moving customers’ existing infrastructure to the cloud provides partners with an excellent opportunity to improve security and increase innovation with hybrid capabilities whilst also meeting the current uncertainty and challenges we see in the digital world.
Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a multi-session, cloud-based desktop and app virtualisation service hosted in Azure. It allows you to modernise your customer’s whole desktop environment and adopt a modern work and BYOD culture by providing a secure remote desktop experience whilst reducing costs and security risks.
Why Azure?
The most trusted cloud
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a multi-session, cloud-based desktop and app virtualisation service hosted in Azure. It allows you to modernise your customer’s whole desktop environment and adopt a modern work and BYOD culture by providing a secure remote desktop experience whilst reducing costs and security risks.
Operate hybrid seamlessly
Whether your customers work on-premises or in the cloud, you can integrate and manage their environments with tools and services specifically designed for a hybrid cloud solution.
Build on your terms
Build how you want and deploy where you want to with Microsoft’s commitment to open source and support for all languages and frameworks.
Prepare for the future
Build how you want and deploy where you want to with Microsoft’s commitment to open source and support for all languages and frameworks.
How do I start selling Azure-based solutions?
The possibilities of adopting Azure are endless, but we recommend you focus on key appropriate and relevant products for your customer base to build a successful practice.
With so many options to consider, read our Microsoft consultant’s article on how to add Azure to your current offering.
Want to earn more margin from Microsoft?
Become a Microsoft Azure Solutions Designation Partner to earn Microsoft Incentives.
Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations for Azure are a great way to showcase your expertise in delivering Azure Solutions to your customers. With three to choose from (Data and AI, Digital and App Innovation, and Infrastructure), you can differentiate yourself from competitors, enhance your capabilities and unlock new benefits such as Marketing resources, IURs and incentives.
Microsoft Azure Incentives FY24*
| Incentive Structure | CSP Indirect Reseller | Maximum Earning Opportunity1 |
|---|---|---|
| Azure consumption CSP motion | 4% | $75k USD |
|
Azure Reservation and Savings Plan (Includes ACR from Reserved Instance and Azure Savings Plan) |
10% | $75k USD |
|
Azure Workload Accelerator CSP 2 (Data & App Innovation and Analytics+AI) |
2% | $25k USD |
* Incentives correct at time of publishing August 2023
1 All Maximum Earning Opportunities per engagement term, per partner, per subscription level
2 Eligible products within each workload can be found on page 96 of the FY24 Microsoft Commercial Partner Incentives Guide
