Microsoft Starts South Africa Cloud Solution Provider Scheme

Microsoft South Africa has introduced a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme to enable partners to be responsible for direct billing, directly provide and manage customer subscriptions, provide support and become the first point of contact for all customer cloud needs. Derek Kudsee, partner sales lead at Microsoft SA, says partners will be able to help companies take full advantage of cloud services more easily, and enable staff to collaborate securely and communicate from almost anywhere at anytime from any device.

By joining the Microsoft CSP programme, partners will deepen customer relationships and expand business opportunities in the cloud. Meanwhile, First Distribution was awarded entry to the CSP programme. Kevin Derman, First Distribution's GM for cloud and hosting, says there is a continual and growing interest in cloud technologies. Microsoft has opened the CSP programme up to all partner types, from those that want to invest gradually in developing systems and tools, and for partners that already have support and billing capabilities.

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