Microsoft Grows Its Cloud OS Partner Network

October 30, 2014 Off By David

Grazed from eWeek.  Author: Pedro Hernandez.

Microsoft is gathering more believers of its Cloud OS vision. Cloud OS is a consistent cloud computing platform that encompasses infrastructure, apps and data, and spans the data centers of hosting service providers, customers and Microsoft’s cloud. A year after its launch, the Microsoft Cloud OS Network is reaching new heights. In its December 2013 debut, Microsoft’s Cloud OS Network got off the ground in 90 markets and 425 data centers.

Twenty-five partners joined during the program’s launch, including Capgemini, CGI, iWeb and Lenovo. "Here at Microsoft, we think we’re the best bet for customers because we alone provide a consistent, enterprise-grade platform that is hybrid by design, and one that is based on our experience delivering more than 200 cloud services to billions of people," said Microsoft’s Takeshi Numoto, corporate vice president of Cloud and Enterprise Marketing, at the time…

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