Microsoft simplifies cloud adoption

SMBs in India will now be able to procure their entire IT portfolio from a single Microsoft partner of their choice as Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform will be available in the open licensing catalogue for India. Cloud is a great way for SMBs to enhance their business efficiency with minimal expenditure on IT.

Microsoft makes available the most comprehensive portfolio of enterprise-grade cloud services preparing them to compete with the best across the world.  Office 365 is already available in the open catalogue.  With the addition of Azure, SMBs will be able to quickly build and deploy applications at reduced costs with flexible monetary terms and achieve faster return on investment.

Earlier customers could purchase Azure either directly from azure.microsoft or as part of an Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Microsoft.  While these options would continue, SMBs are likely to leverage their existing partners to procure Azure.

“Over the years, our customers have been able to adopt and benefit from new technologies though the support of our 10,000 strong partner network. By making Azure available through local partners, we are further helping India’s SMBs secure the great benefits of cloud computing”, said Meetul Patel, General Manager, Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners, India.

Azure further incentivizes partners to ‘do more’ for SMBs. It will help them deepen the engagement with customers in identifying and supporting IT usage through Azure.  Partners will also be able to strengthen their revenue stream while working closely with customers.