Outsourcery has become one of a limited number of Microsoft's UK partners with ability to bill, manage and support Office 365 following its participation in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Programme. The programme is designed to drive cloud sales by enabling partners to provide direct billing, sell combined offers and services, as well as directly provision, manage and support Microsoft products and services.
Outsourcery now owns the complete customer lifecycle, allowing it to sell Office 365 subscriptions and help customers take advantage of cloud services by owning the entire billing process and directly managing support.
Outsourcery Co-Chief Executive Piers Linney said: "We are able to further integrate Office 365 with our own offering down to billing whereas previously the billing and contractual relationship was managed by Microsoft.
"We can add material value for end-customers by integrating Office 365 with our own cloud capabilities to create hybrid solutions for commercial and public sector organisations."
Phil Sorgen, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft, added: "The Cloud Solution Provider Program puts our partners at the centre of the customer relationship. Through participation these partners have demonstrated dedication to helping our mutual customers successfully move to the cloud."