Phoenix IT Group has joined the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Programme, enabling Phoenix to provide direct billing, sell combined offers and services, as well as provision, manage and support Microsoft Cloud offerings directly.
The programme is designed to strengthen customer relationships and expand cloud sales opportunities by enabling partners to provide direct billing, sell combined offers and services, as well as directly provision, manage and support Microsoft products and services.
Phoenix will own the complete customer lifecycle, allowing it easily to sell Office 365 and Windows Intune subscriptions and help customers take advantage of Cloud services by owning the entire billing process and directly managing support.
Steve Vaughan, Phoenix Chief Executive, said: "The Cloud Solution Provider programme is an exciting development from Microsoft - and a clear statement of Microsoft's intent to put the cloud first when it comes to service delivery.
"I'm proud that Phoenix has proven itself worthy of being at the forefront of this initiative which will allow us to build secure and scalable cloud-based IT systems. By using Microsoft solutions, integrated with Phoenix's CloudSure UK, we will be able to deliver a public cloud end-to-end service offering which will meet the needs of a wide range of customers in our chosen markets.
Phil Sorgen, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp, said: "By joining the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Programme, partners will deepen customer relationships and expand business opportunities in the cloud."