Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud ?

I′m pleased to say that Orange Business - Digital Services Europe has achieved Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud

The Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud badge is achieved when a Microsoft partner has attained all six Solution Area badges, by demonstrating our broad technical capabilities and proficiencies across the Microsoft Cloud. To achieve each badge, Microsoft has validated our skills, capabilities, and experience driving customer success in each specific area.

I′m so pleased with the Digital Services Europe organization making this happen ?????

There′s a very much raised complexity to reach partner programs since Microsoft launched the new Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Programs end 2022, and to gain everyones understanding how important specific certfications are (and that one needs to be linked to the partnership), that we must link our customers for tracking (relevant for all Microsoft areas) and so on.

Me as a networking person (not my own words :)) just loves the needed collaboration with so many expert colleagues that we have in the Digital Services Europe division to get this happen (we still have loads to do on the partnership topic - just wait and see. If you are a colleague to me in Digital Services Europe, don′t hesitate a LinkedIn/Teams chat and I will guide you doing "right")

This recognition is a remarkable achievement validating our capabilities to bring the best technology in a reliable and safe manner to our customers. We work closely with customers along their entire digital transformation journey and use Microsoft technologies to provide increased value for our customers,”

The six solution areas we have achieved:

• Security
• Digital & App Innovation (Azure)
• Data & AI (Azure)
• Infrastructure (Azure)
• Business Applications
• Modern Work

= Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud

As a Solutions Partner in Security, our services in implementing and integrating Microsoft security products and technologies have been verified. The company offers access to Azure Security and Microsoft 365 solutions, enhancing threat intelligence, advanced threat protection, and cloud security.        

By achieving Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation (Azure), we have proven our capability to assist customers in building, running, and managing applications across multiple clouds and on-premises. Our team specializes in migrating and deploying production web application workloads, implementing secure DevOps practices, managing app services and hosted Kubernetes environments.

For this area we also hold the next level partner program in Kubernetes - Specialist Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure        

The Data & AI (Azure) Solutions Partner designation, shows our management capabilities for customers data across multiple systems, enabling analytics and AI solutions such as PowerBI, Data factory, Synapse etc. We design and deploy customized Microsoft analytics solutions using various Azure tools and support the adoption of AI solutions and machine learning lifecycles.

This also relates to the Specialization Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure        

As a Solutions Partner for Infrastructure (Azure), we leverage our Azure cloud platform expertise to assist customers in optimizing Azure infrastructures for specific business needs. The team provides end-to-end support, including assessment, design, implementation, and ongoing management of customers Azure environments.        

As a Solutions Partner for Business Applications, we have demonstrated comprehensive solution delivery capabilities with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Our team provides end-to-end support, from implementation to customization and ongoing maintenance, helping clients improve operational efficiency and achieve their business goals.         

Our achievement as a Modern Work Solutions Partner signifies our ability to help customers boost productivity and transition to hybrid work environments using Microsoft 365. The company drives adoption, and manages Microsoft 365 devices, applications and services.         

As mentioned, on top of the Solution Partner designations, we have also earned the Specialization in Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure

A Microsoft specialization in Kubernetes is a certification that demonstrates a partner’s deep knowledge, extensive experience, and proven success in deploying and managing production workloads in the cloud using containers and managing hosted Kubernetes environments in Azure. It further demonstrates our capabilities, and to pass we went through a rigid associated audit to earn this Specialization.

I can′t tag everyone that has made this happen, but here′s a shout-out to some of you that has teams that made this happen ??

Gijs van Weelie , Henning Andersen , Stéphane Louet , Gabrielle Larissa Cardoso , Céline Abi Abdallah , Ana Dugo , Fatiha SOUSSI , Chris van Werkhoven , Bernard Lins - Partner managers and local drivers

Frode Sandholtbr?ten - Director Public Cloud

Pierrick Reglioni - Director Data & AI

Yves Van den Brande - Director CX Solutions

Rob van Bavel - Director Workspace Services

Alan McDonald , Stein Anders Aarum , Javier Colladon & other leaders for our Professional Services organization

Pierre Sundgren , Lars Lersveen , Michael Kral, MBA , Gernand Hosmar , Diego Morales Cordera & all other Sales Directors with teams

Sara Murby Forste , ( Ada Sekirin ), Jeremie Wagner , Bjart Kvarme , Sandrine Le Ralle , Nicklas Insulander , Knut Gr?van , Denis Stoz , Christophe Bonnart , Paul van Dam , J?rg Heimoz , Tomas Martinez Buero , Erlend Kristoffersen - great leaders

And last but not least our really dedicated Microsoft friends working close with us and making us both get "better together"

Laurent Termeau , Klas Hammar , Daniel R. , Kristian Kongsgaarden Hovi , Malin Dandenell , Natasa Vuruna , Elena Calonge , Bianca Ritchi , Fien Keijzer , Nico Wilhelm , Erik Kerkhofs , Doris Lippert to mention a few ??

Regards

- Gabbe