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AZURE MARKETPLACE

Modernise your software applications and innovate in the cloud with Softcat, your trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner

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Microsoft Partner for 30 years

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8 Microsoft Specialisations

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100+ Certified Microsoft Professionals

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5 Microsoft
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WHY SOFTCAT
FOR AZURE MARKETPLACE?

As one of the UK’s leading Microsoft Partners, Softcat are your expert guide to Azure Marketplace. We work closely with Microsoft to help deliver its digital store, designed to meet your software needs, certified and optimised to run on Azure. Access our Azure Marketplace capability document below to find out more.

 

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Ability to leverage the MPO programme

Softcat are a proud participant of Microsoft’s recently announced, “Multiparty Private Offer” (MPO), the marketplace channel programme for Azure Marketplace. We are now able to offer customised Private Offers for a customers preferred software solutions, to any Microsoft customer around the world.

Softcat is your trusted advisor

Use our longstanding ISV (Independent Software Vendor) relationships to leverage discounts and utilise our team of experts to guide you in your marketplace journey. We can help you streamline procurement, save costs and spend smarter

Expert team

As a Microsoft partner for over 30 years, Softcat we have a team of specialists in house to support with finding the right technology for your business needs and providing you with the resources to transact at ease – our team help make it simple

 

" Cloud Marketplaces for SaaS sourcing helps alleviate issues (such as SaaS Sprawl, excessive cost and security risks) while still supporting business-led purchasing, which contributes to increased business agility, better business outcomes, and improved employee experience. " - Forrester

 

BENEFITS OF AZURE MARKETPLACE

Customers are using cloud marketplaces and partners to innovate within their businesses. By 2025, Canalys forecasts that 1/3 of marketplace procurement will be delivered via channel partners on behalf of their customers
 

Source: Cloud marketplace forecast 2023: Canalys

 

Modernising Procurement

Use Azure Marketplace to procure at speed whilst gaining better visibility and control of your spending

Accelerate time to value

Find, try, buy and deploy the applications you need, globally  

Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) decrement

As an Enterprise customer, derisk your existing MACC commit with 100% of purchases counting towards the commitment and unlock future MACC savings through consolidated spend

 

WHICH CLOUD MARKETPLACE BUYER BENEFITS ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?

48%

Draw down on committed spend
with Cloud Providers

46%

Simplify vendor management

44%

Consolidate IT spend

43%

Accelerate time-to-value

41%

Fast access to tools

33%

Volume based discounts

Source: State of Cloud Marketplaces 2022: Tackle

OUR EXTENSIVE AND HIGHLY ACCREDITED CLOUD MARKETPLACE ISV PARTNERSHIPS

*not limited to the below partners