Tech Data Europe has joined Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider program. The distributor will consolidate monthly billing for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) subscriptions along with monthly bills for other cloud services so reseller partners receive a single invoice each month. The idea is to help sell Office 365 and Windows Intune subscriptions. Tech Data Europe will also offer additional services to resellers, including support with Office 365 migration.
It follows a similar deal in the US over the last six months and Tech Data Europe’s appointment as a 2-Tier Cloud Solution Provider completes the portfolio of Microsoft cloud products it offers to the channel.
CSP will be integrated into Tech Data’s StreamOne Cloud platform. This will enable resellers across Tech Data’s European footprint to access this service as part of a progressive rollout expected to conclude within the next eight weeks.
Reza Honarmand, vice president, Software and Cloud, Tech Data Europe, stated, “This is an important breakthrough for Tech Data and our resellers. Our mission is to enable our resellers to offer their customers the best products, services and the support needed through the sales, deployment and support lifecycle. The Cloud Solution Provider program, coupled with the strengths of our StreamOne platform and our Partner Enablement Services, creates a real winning combination and means we are delivering on our stated mission.”