About us
We’ve been helping ambitious businesses grow better for more than 20 years
We are known for doing one thing, brilliantly
We’re Microsoft experts. There’s no two ways about it.
Being a jack of all trades has never appealed to us. We only want to work with the best, and we want to do it perfectly – that’s why we’re committed to Microsoft.
Our focus on Microsoft has positioned us as a leading partner globally. It has fuelled our growth, and we’re showing no signs of slowing down.
Grow with us
Our growth means nothing if you aren’t growing too.
Your success is what gets us out of bed in the morning. We’re focused on unlocking fearless growth for your business, because that’s what success looks like to us.
We’re guided by five core principles that enable us to create long-term value for our customers, and help them to grow better.
Freedom
It shapes our future, and is protected by profit.
Mutuality
Delivering quality, reliability and transparency that benefits us both.
Quality
Unique and ambitious offerings that provide value-for-money.
Efficiency
We’ve trimmed the fat to keep our costs are low and our output high.
Responsibility
Setting high standards to ensure we do the right thing, collaboratively.
Our cloud is the silver lining
We’re not here to complicate things. We take the hassle out of working with a partner by providing absolute transparency around costs, projects and processes, and letting our delivery do the talking.
We build it right
Our solutions work because we build them to use them. We’re an operator at heart.
We have the learning edge
Microsoft are innovating at an unbelievable pace. Our teams are always learning, so that you can too.
We’re about teaching…
…not selling. We upskill your team and plug knowledge gaps because we want you to be self-sufficient.
We’re technology trend-setters
It’s 2003. Phones flip shut, data is on your desktop, and a cloud spoils a summer’s day. But our founder, Brett Raynes, has a vision.
He sets about replacing old-world, on-premises IT with a simple, scalable, and secure cloud service that organisations could subscribe to. Data storage becomes a utility, and Cloud Direct is born.
Why? To help ambitious businesses compete and thrive by freeing them from the physical and financial burdens of traditional IT – with absolute transparency from beginning to end.
Fast forward more than 20 years and we’re still market leaders in Microsoft cloud adoption. Today, we help businesses grow better by empowering their innovation with Microsoft technologies.
Meet our industry experts
Senior Leadership Team
We’re a team of talented people, each an expert in their field. Our Senior Leadership team ensures we are all pulling in the same direction, to help our customers grow better with Microsoft technologies.
Brett Raynes
Founder and CEO
Paul Sells
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Dean
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Price
Chief Revenue Officer
Guy Pointer
Finance Director
Jane Hall
Finance Director (Non-Exec)
Jade Koen
Head of Operations
Sophie Marshall
Marketing, Partner and Alliances Director
Jon Shaw
Sales Director
Microsoft Powerhouse
Our teams are structured to align perfectly with Microsoft, reflecting their structures, practices, and principles with experienced Practice Leads overseeing our service offering.
Sean O'Brien
Head of Microsoft Consulting
Pete Murphy
Modern Workplace Practice Lead
Dan Knott
Data & AI Practice Lead
Join one of Microsoft’s closest partners
Our growth is constant. We’re always on looking for the next expert to join the team. Somebody curious, courageous and obsessed with transforming businesses.
Think you fit the bill?