OPTUS TO JOIN MICROSOFT'S CLOUD OS NETWORK IN AUSTRALIA

Optus to offer private managed cloud for Microsoft Azure platform. 

Optus Business today announced it will be the first Australian network service provider to partner with Microsoft in its Cloud OS Network to offer enterprise and government customers a Microsoft Azure-enabled solution, which allows customers to easily procure and deploy IT resources across private, public or hybrid cloud environments.

The Optus Managed Cloud  – Microsoft solution expands Optus’ cloud capability and provides enterprise and government customers a private cloud solution to use Microsoft products on any cloud deployment model while meeting enterprise-grade requirements for security, performance, and availability.

John Paitaridis, Managing Director, Optus Business, said: “Increasingly our customers want more flexibility in the way they use their Cloud environment to realise the benefits of as-a-service and consumption-based models.”

“We are excited about this partnership which means that Optus enterprise and government customers can benefit from a combination of industry-leading Microsoft technology and Optus’ managed cloud and hosting expertise.”

As a member of the Microsoft Cloud OS Network, Optus can offer our customers data sovereignty, security, privacy, service level management and the ability to customise their cloud deployments. Optus’ Microsoft Cloud professional services delivery was recently strengthened by the acquisition of IT professional and managed services company Ensyst.¹

“The Cloud OS Network program is for service providers who have embraced the vision of cloud computing. Through this partnership with Microsoft, Optus can now deliver solutions based on the Microsoft Cloud Platform designed to meet enterprise customers’ hybrid computing needs. Optus can offer customers more flexibility and control when it comes to managing the cloud environments. Ultimately, cloud is all about creating new opportunities more quickly, improving employee productivity and lowering costs – and this new partnership helps Australian organisations to achieve these goals,” said Pip Marlow, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia.

“We look forward to sharing more about our broader Cloud strategy at our annual ICT thought leadership event – Optus Vision – next month in Sydney,” said Mr Paitaridis.

Optus Vision 2015 will be held on Wednesday 27 May 2015 at Sydney Town Hall. Leading industry experts will focus on change-readiness and discuss how businesses can retain a competitive edge in the face of rapid technological change, rising customer expectations and the emergence of disruptive business models.

Last month, Optus Business confirmed it was one of the first major telco and ICT providers to join the Federal Government’s Cloud Services Provider’s panel.

• Ensyst is Microsoft’s 2014 Australian Country Partner of the Year and Worldwide Cloud Excellence Partner.

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Steve Batten

Optus Corporate Affairs 

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Mihika Gujral
Text100 Public Relations
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