ThoughtSol's alliance with Microsoft is built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and mutual success in delivering transformative solutions that drive value for our customers and contribute to their digital transformation journeys, says Ratan Dargan, co-founder & CTO, ThoughtSol.
The synergy and handholding between technology OEMs and its enterprise channel partners is becoming prominent in the modern ever-evolving technology landscape. The partnership of Delhi headquartered ThoughtSol Infotech with Microsoft over six years is scripting a success path together, as Microsoft business contributed almost one-fifth of ThoughtSol’s total revenues in 2023.
ThoughtSol is a solution partner and Advanced Specialization partner of Microsoft. The top verticals for ThoughtSol business includes Healthcare, Pharma, Government and Startups for Microsoft’s services and solutions. Cloud Managed Services, Cloud Based Ticketing System, Microsoft Modern Workplace Solution, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure Cloud | GCP | AWS The key solutions and services of Microsoft that ThoughtSol implements for its customers includes, Data & AI.
The success factors of the long partnership of ThoughtSol with Microsoft extends from technical expertise and collaborative engagement, as key tenets.
“Technical expertise in terms of continuous upskilling and certification of our team in the latest Microsoft technologies has been a great factor. Customer-Centric solutions is another strength from Microsoft as tailoring solutions to meet the specific needs and challenges of our clients has been a USP,” says Ratan Dargan, co-founder & CTO, ThoughtSol
The Strong Alliance
The partnership extends to a collaborative engagement between teams of ThoughtSol and Microsoft. Strong, ongoing collaboration with Microsoft, including joint go-to-market strategies and customer engagements, adds Ratan
The key solutions and services of Microsoft that ThoughtSol implemented to its enterprise customers in 2023 includes: Hospital Information System and Lab Management Solutions which is essential for running the operations of labs and hospitals, implemented across multiple customers.
“Data Warehouse / Lake / BI portfolio by Microsoft is a fast-growing area for ThoughtSol. Enabled consolidation of organizational data and presented it in an analytic form for better decision-making. Data Center Migration services includes transition from on-premises to cloud, ensuring scalability and efficiency, “ says Rajesh Sachdeva, Vice President (Technology Services), ThoughtSol
“With increasing demand for data-driven insights and AI-driven automation, we see good growth in Data and AI. As cybersecurity remains a top priority for businesses, Cloud Security solutions from Microsoft will be a contributor for our business,” says Rajesh.
The expectations from our enterprise customer while utilising cloud services by Microsoft Azure includes Robust and reliable protection of data, affordable and predictable pricing models and The ability to scale resources up or down as needed, says Rajesh.
Into the Bright Future
The synergy and handholding between Microsoft team and ThoughtSol team extends to new products, tech trainings, joint customer calls. “A dedicated Business Development Manager (BDM) is aligned with us. We have regularly scheduled meetings for strategic planning and joint customer calls to address client needs collaboratively,” says Ratan.
There is enough opportunity for upsell/ cross sell in the existing customer base across Collaboration Tools: Enhancing productivity and communication and Azure: Expanding cloud capabilities and Security Solutions: Strengthening cybersecurity measures, says Rajesh.
“We expect new channel initiatives from Microsoft in 2024 to accelerate our overall business including more support in the SMB Space particularly in terms of cost management and training to maintain our SMB sector. Microsoft MAP that includes Advancing the Cloud Solution Partner (CSP) program will enhance our service offerings and reach,” says Rajesh.
ThoughtSol's alliance with Microsoft is built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and mutual success, for over past six years.
We are proud to partner with Microsoft in delivering transformative solutions that drive value for our customers and contribute to their digital transformation journeys, says Ratan Dargan, co-founder & CTO, ThoughtSol.
