Azure Marketplace: use it to save costs

So you want to buy some software? Darktrace? Go1? AvePoint? Rubric? Veeam? Commvault? RecordPoint? Fortnet? Snowflake? Zscaler?

The Azure Marketplace is an online store where you can find, try, buy, and deploy a wide range of software like those above and services that are certified and optimized to run on Microsoft Azure. The It offers thousands of industry-leading apps and services from Microsoft and its partners, covering various categories like virtual machines, databases, security, and more

Why marketplace?

The Azure Marketplace offers several advantages:

1. Wide Range of Solutions: It provides access to thousands of industry-leading apps and services, all certified and optimized to run on Azure
2. Ease of Use: You can find, try, buy, and deploy solutions quickly and confidently, often with free trials available.
3. Integrated Billing: All purchases are consolidated into a single bill, simplifying cost management
4. Scalability: Solutions are designed to scale with your needs, allowing for flexible pricing options
5. Seamless Integration: Many apps integrate smoothly with existing Azure services, enhancing your current infrastructure
6. Global Reach: It facilitates global reach and scalability for businesses, making it easier to manage and automate partner ecosystems
7. Reduced employee time for onboarding new vendors by 75%.
8. Reduced employee effort required for each procurement engagement by 50%.
9. Optimized Azure cloud budget by recapturing up to 50% of at-risk spend.

How does it work?

Step 1 : Setup and Azure account with your LSP if you don't have one

Step 2: Search the Marketplace: Microsoft Azure Marketplace for the tool you need

Step 3: Contact the partner and ask for a private offer if needed to get the best price

Step 4: Accept the private offer and install

Learn more: Azure Marketplace overview - Microsoft marketplace | Microsoft Learn

Total economic benefit of Azure Marketplace: The Total Economic Impact? of the Microsoft commercial marketplace | Microsoft Azure Blog

Happy shopping and SAVING!