The Importance of Partnering with a Managed Service Provider

What do cloud partners bring to the table when you are planning a cloud migration strategy? Do you really need to find a partner to help plan and manage the migration? What if you have enough in-house expertise from your existing IT team?

These are just some of the questions you will be asking as you start building a migration strategy. Are cloud partners really essential or can you manage the migration and ongoing administration internally?

One of the immediate - and most important - reasons that some executives use to avoid working with cloud partners is the perceived cost. It’s true that some specialists will take every cent they can from your consultancy budget, but at WatServ we don’t think that way - we aim to build long-term relationships with customers and partners, and we have worked with small companies of just 10 employees up to large organizations with thousands of employees.

I wrote an article recently about some of the awards our team has won and what that means for companies that are seeking a Microsoft Azure cloud partner. There are many accredited organizations out there, but I don’t think there are many that are experienced and prepared to work with companies of any size - offering the same level of expertise to smaller customers and partners that might be concerned about how to find a partner they can rely on.

The full article can be read here on?the WatServ blog.?

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