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Adopting AI can seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. The secret to successfully implementing AI is putting the right foundations in place.

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Getting AI Ready

Adopting AI can seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. The secret to successfully implementing AI is putting the right foundations in place.

Find out how

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Azure support from a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP

How do you pick an Azure partner? It’s simple – work with an expert.

When looking for an Azure Partner, it’s important you find one that won’t leave you in the dark. The cloud can be complex, so you need a partner that really knows their stuff… but how do you find them?

Microsoft launched the Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) programme to highlight and promote only its most capable partners. It helps companies identify the best of the best, highlighting which partners they should work with.

The entire partner ecosystem is made up of more than 400,000 organisations around the world. Microsoft has recognised fewer than 200 of those partners as Azure Expert MSPs, and we’re proud to have been one since the beginning.

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We are pleased to recognise Cloud Direct as an Azure Expert MSP, and provide its customers certainty that its team provides excellent services on Azure.”

Gavriella Schuster Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner at Microsoft

What does being an Azure Expert MSP mean for you?

We’ve always been about helping ambitious businesses to grow better. We want to help you adopt Microsoft technologies, reap all its benefits, and drive business innovation. 

 

As an Azure Expert MSP, we can do so much more.

Better service

It’s simple, really: when you work with an expert, you get expert-level service. Everything we offer, and every customer interaction, is held to a higher standard.

Broader offerings

Whatever your business wants to achieve with Microsoft technologies, we’ll help you get there. From establishing IaaS to exploring IoT, we’ve got experts across the lot.

Closer partnerships

Everything we get from our relationship with Microsoft are passed straight on to you, the customer. Microsoft’s capabilities and our expertise, working together to better your business.

Access exclusive resources

From funded proof of concepts and assessments, to tailored workshops that accelerate your adoption of new technologies, these funded resources are available across the entire Microsoft technology suite.

Your guide to accessing Microsoft-funded resources

Looking to learn more about the Microsoft-funded resources you could access through an Azure Expert MSP?

Our experts have created a guide with everything you need to know about what’s available. 

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That’s not all…

We’re proud to be one of fewer than 200 Azure Expert MSPs, but that’s not the only accreditation we have. We’re a selected Partner in five of Microsoft’s solution areas.

Infrastructure
Data & AI
Digital app & innovation
Security
Modern Work