{"id":679805,"date":"2020-05-10T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/?p=679805"},"modified":"2022-06-02T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T11:24:20","slug":"fa1-grow-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/nl-nl\/skill-forward-nl-nl\/na\/fa1-grow-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow your business as a Technology Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re a software or app builder, SaaS company or ISV, as a Microsoft Technology Partner you can develop your business, improve profitability and accelerate sales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accelerate innovation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

85% of Technology Partners have adopted machine learning and artificial intelligence services. On average, they have embedded new technologies into 44% of all their services and plan to expand by nearly three quarters in the next 24 months.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Improve profitability<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The enhanced operational efficiencies of automation, combined with higher developer productivity and lower costs, drove a 38% uplift in Technology Partner profits. They also experienced a 44% annual growth in revenue from cloud offerings that satisfy the customer need for speed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>Grow your business<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Technology Partners using Microsoft Azure as their primary provider grew cloud business by 59% per year \u2013 boosting sales by 43%. And Azure\u2019s extra agility accelerated time to market by 58%.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn how to accelerate your growth, reduce costs, and get the most value from Azure and Microsoft as a technology partner. In this study<\/a> from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Microsoft, you\u2019ll learn how Azure has helped technology companies reach more customers, improve their agility, and go to market faster.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>You\u2019ll also see how Azure enables software vendors to enter new markets and get exposure to the 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies that already use Azure. Plus, you\u2019ll learn about the best practices that helped those partners succeed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For this study, Forrester interviewed Azure partners of varying sizes around the world. Read about how these partners used Azure to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n