SaaSplaza International: Azure Services for Transformation to Microsoft Azure Cloud

SaaSplaza International broadens its Azure Services portfolio for business-critical workloads.

These services help customers benefit from the power of Azure without worrying about any of the underlying complexities. The company’s Azure Services are based on years of global experience in Azure cloud technology and in providing business critical applications on Azure.

“To stay competitive, businesses are looking to optimize operations and at the same time transform their products for their customers; this includes BC, digital transformation, IoT and predictive analysis; Azure has become a great platform for businesses driving these initiatives, as it is feature-rich, secure, scalable and global,” says Berend-Jan van Maanen, CEO, SaaSplaza. “At the same time, many organizations also experience that Azure is a rich tool box with many options. They need strong expertise to design, build and maintain their IT resources, when opting for Azure. This means they have to invest in people, knowledge and tools to ensure maximum uptime for their mission-critical applications and data. With our Azure Services, they can leave those activities to our experts and focus on their core business.“

CloudCARE methodology

Company’s Azure Services are based on the firm’s CloudCARE methodology. This is a structured approach for designing, implementing, operating and developing business-critical cloud solutions by the company’s experts. The methodology consists of four phases: Assessment and design, deployment, operation and support, and continuous improvement. These phases ensure a transition to the cloud, as well as an effective and cost-efficient use of cloud resources.

Azure Services include:

• Consultancy services – helping customers understand how their business challenges best fit the rich set of possibilities in the Cloud.

• DR services – recovering applications and application processes that are on premise, giving customers the best SLA to be back in business in no time after a disaster.

• Backup services – securing critical data and applications from an on premise or hosting environment to Azure, using Azure Backup.

• Infrastructure services – helping customers migrate various workloads from on premise to the cloud.

• Consumption services – helping customers optimizing cost and scalability in Azure, providing agility, insight and cost control.

The company’s Azure Services are delivered through a global partner channel network of more than 270 partners, or to large enterprise customers directly. Partners benefit from the firm as a Microsoft indirect Cloud Services Partner. Partners that work with the company as an Indirect CSP earn the Microsoft CSP rebates, without the investments required to build full CSP capabilities and a comprehensive 24/7 support organization.

“We are very proud of our extensive, global partner network“, says Van Maanen. “SaaSplaza partners can be found in all geographies and have extensive expertise in vertical markets and industries. This means that customers can always find a partner that speaks their specific language. This makes it much easier to transfer to the cloud safely and securely.“

About SaaSplaza
SaaSplaza is a cloud provider of Microsoft Dynamics and Azure Services. It consults, designs, transforms and manages enterprise grade cloud infrastructure for business-critical applications in the Microsoft cloud. Its portfolio focuses on Dynamics Cloud solutions, Azure Services and additional CSP services. It enables partners and customers to create competitive advantage, agility, and new business models, by allowing them to focus on their core business. Technology experts and CloudCARE methodology has empowered more than 270 partners and 1,600 business applications in private cloud and on Azure. With six offices around the world and eleven Azure locations in the US, Europe, and Asia, there is a 24/7 support.