Hybrid Cloud Partners

On today's episode of The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke are joined by Joseph Landes, co-founder and CRO of Nerdio, who shares insights into his journey from Microsoft employee to founding Nerdio. Joseph explains how Nerdio was built specifically to support managed service providers (MSPs) in adopting Microsoft Azure, emphasizing simplicity through their 3-click management philosophy. He discusses Nerdio’s mission to empower MSPs to transition from on-premises solutions to the cloud efficiently, helping them grow their cloud practices with minimal complexity. Plus, Joseph shares a special invitation for NerdioCon 2025. 

In this episode you’ll learn:       

• Why interacting directly with customers and partners provides valuable business insights 
• The importance of using tools that reduce friction for MSPs 
• The value of modernizing from Remote Desktop Services (RDS) 

Some questions we ask:     

• Can you tell us about Nerdio and why you started the company? 
• What’s going on at Nerdiocon 2025? 
• Why should an MSP choose Microsoft as their cloud provider? 

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team 
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community 
• Register for NerdioCon 2025 
• Try Nerdio for your business 
• Get in touch with Joseph Landes: [email protected]

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• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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On today's episode of the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke are joined by Angelika Schmeing, Senior Director for Pax8 Microsoft Alliances. Angelika shares Pax8's approach to supporting managed service providers (MSPs) in adopting hybrid cloud practices, emphasizing the importance of security, cloud scalability, and AI integration. She highlights their Azure Kickstart program to onboard new partners, their enablement resources, and their partnership with Microsoft to help MSPs grow their Azure cloud practices.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why organizations choose hybrid cloud solutions despite a successful private cloud
• How Pax8 enhances Azure Kickstart with Microsoft’s DCO team
• Future cloud adoption insights for SMBs

Some questions we ask:     

• What are the biggest trends you see in the SMB market?
• How does Pax8 support partners' hybrid cloud strategies?
• What role does security play for new MSP partners?

Resources:

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community
• Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook
• Pax8 Academy, Pax8 Marketplace, Pax8 events

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On today's episode of The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke talk to TD Synnex as they dive into the role that Indirect Providers play in enabling managed service providers (MSPs) in this evolving tech landscape with AI. Steve Groth, Director for Azure North America at TD Synnex, shares insights on how MSPs are adapting to AI and highlights trends such as business growth, addressing the skills gap, and the increasing importance of services. The discussion touches on real stories that Steve and his team have experienced over the year and how TD Synnex has supported its channel through financial, operational, and professional services. Steve also introduces their new MSP Evolve program, which aims to help MSPs navigate these challenges.  

In this episode you’ll learn:       

• How MSPs are exploring ways to incorporate AI into their services to enhance customer solutions 
• The resources TD Synnex offers to enable partners in their hybrid cloud journey 
• The synergies between TD Synnex and the DCO team at Microsoft for partners modernizing from SPLA 

Some questions we ask:     

• Why should MSPs consider public or hybrid cloud solutions even if they’re profitable today? 
• How does TD Synnex support MSP partners in building their Azure practice? 
• Why is TD Synnex a big believer in the DCO program? 

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team 
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community 
• Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                    

• No Slides Attached Podcast 
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast   
• The BlueHat Podcast    

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On today’s episode of The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke discuss the best tactics for scaling profitability using Microsoft’s DCO (Data Center Optimization) program. They discuss three key resources available to partners: Cloud Ascent, which helps partners identify and prioritize customer opportunities; ARAE, the Azure Rapid Assessment Estimator for quick cost estimations; and the Cloud Migration Factory, which provides Microsoft-funded resources to assist with migrations and hybrid deployments. Adam highlights the success partners have found with these tools, including increased Azure adoption and efficient customer migration processes. The episode concludes with a testimonial from Michael Gauthier of Heartland Business Systems, who shares how engaging with the DCO team on their website significantly boosted their Azure business and overall growth.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Cloud Ascent helps partners identify and prioritize customer opportunities
• Leveraging ARAE to estimate Azure migration costs
• Microsoft-funded resources to assist with migrations and hybrid deployments

Some questions we ask:

• How does the Cloud Migration Factory fit into your customer deployments?
• How could Cloud Ascent increase your closing rate with customers?
• How has Heartland Business System benefited since they signed up to talk to the DCO team?

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community
• Cloud Ascent is available in Partner Center
• Cloud Migration Factory: contact [email protected]
• Azure Rapid Assessment Estimator
• Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook
• Blog: Maximize your cloud hosting strategy in 2024: Success stories from our partners

Related Microsoft Podcasts:

• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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On today's episode of The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke delve into the benefits and strategies of helping more than 1,000 SPLA partners scale profitably in the through Microsoft's Datacenter Optimization (DCO) program. Adam explains how the DCO team guides them in growing their businesses by integrating Microsoft's hybrid cloud solutions. Fede poses insightful questions about these strategies and their practical applications, while Adam answers from his experience talking to partners and customers daily. The episode features a detailed discussion on leveraging programs like Cloud Solution provided and the Microsoft AI Cloud Partners Program to enhance profitability and streamline operations. The conversation culminates in an interview with Ed Guarrieri from CBIZ CompuData, who shares the company’s successful transition from a private to a public cloud model, highlighting significant revenue and profit growth. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Partners care about growing their business and managing costs effectively
• The DCO team offers tailored guidance and resources to optimize profitability
• CBIZ CompuData is a success story of scaling profitably

Some questions we ask:

• How to balance the short and long term success of your hybrid cloud organization?
• What have we learned about the right approach of transitioning from SPLA to the hybrid cloud
• What key advice would you give to partners who are just beginning their journey with Azure?

Resources:

• Microsoft Case Study: CompuData grows 25% year over year, increases cloud revenue by 250% by migrating from private cloud to Microsoft Azure with Ingram Micro
• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community
• Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook
• Blog: Maximize your cloud hosting strategy in 2024: Success stories from our partners

Related Microsoft Podcasts:

• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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[This episode is recorded in Spanish. You can find a version with closed captions in English, Portuguese, and French in our YouTube channel] 

En este episodio del Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast, Fede Pacheco invita a Isaac Arellano para una edición especial en español. Isaac nos cuenta del éxito que ha con decenas de socios en LATAM con el programa de Datacenter Optimization (DCO). Su principal objetivo ha sido encontrar caminos de mayor rentabilidad para los socios bajo SPLA. En la segunda parte del episodio, Eliseo Acosta de Alestra México nos cuenta su experiencia trabajando con el equipo de DCO y explorando oportunidades en la nube híbrida como Azure Arc. La conversación se centra en la importancia de encontrar oportunidades rentables que acompañen las últimas innovaciones en tecnología.  

En este episodio aprenderás 

• Sobre el programa de Datacenter Optimization para socios en Latinoamérica 
• Las oportunidades de exporar la nube híbrida para escalar tu negocio rentablemente 
• La historia de éxito de Alestra México con Azure Arc en el último año 

Algunas preguntas que hacemos: 

• ¿Cuales son los aprendizajes que ha tenido Isaac trabajando con socios en LATAM? 
• ¿Qué impacto ha tenido el equipo de DCO para Alestra? 
• ¿Qué recomendaciones tendrías para los socios de Microsoft que tienen SPLA y quieren explorar la nube híbrida? 

Resources:    

• Conecta con Isaac y el equipo de Datacenter Optimization 
• Únete a nuestra comunidad de LinkedIn 
• Aprende más sobre nuestras soluciones con el Hybrid Cloud eBook 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                    

• No Slides Attached Podcast 
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast   
• The BlueHat Podcast    

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On today's episode of the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke discuss the options that partners have to stabilize their hosting costs amidst current market volatility.  Andrew Cook from the DCO team joins to provide an overview of solutions like Azure VMware Solution (AVS) and Azure Stack HCI. In the second half of the podcast, Greg Ahlheim and David McKenney from TierPoint share insights on how they have responded to the market: with the launch of a hybrid private cloud built on Azure Stack. They discuss the importance of value and cost efficiency, highlighting how this solution helps customers achieve cost targets without sacrificing innovation.

In this episode you’ll learn:       

• The benefits of native Azure integration on-premises with Azure Stack HCI
• Migrating VMware workloads “as-is” to AVS
• TierPoint’s best practices with the public and hybrid cloud

Some questions we ask:

• What are the options that partners and their customers have with rising costs?
• How does TierPoint’s new hybrid private cloud on Azure Stack offer additional value to customers?
• How do hybrid offers fit into the opportunities that customers have with their technology solutions?

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community
• Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook
• Blog: Rising costs? Discover the benefits of Azure VMware Solution and Azure Stack HCI
• Azure Stack HCI Catalog
• Release: TierPoint Launches Hybrid Private Cloud Built on Microsoft Azure Stack and the Dell APEX Cloud Platform

Related Microsoft Podcasts:

• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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In this episode, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke dive deeper into the benefits of Azure Arc, as they are joined with the Hybrid Ninja, Dale Kirby. Dale is a Principal Partner Solutions Architect who specializes in the Azure Arc. They emphasize how Azure Arc enables partners to extend Azure capabilities into their datacenters, providing opportunities for cost optimization and enhanced management of SQL servers and other on-premises resources. The episode also includes insights from Todd Smith, CTO of Centre Technologies, as he calls Arc a ‘Triple Win’ that has benefited their organization, their customers, and their Indirect Provider.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Recommendations from Microsoft’s Principal Partner Solutions Architect
• Cost-saving opportunities and efficiencies Azure Arc offers through its pay-as-you-go model
• How partners can purchase Extended Security Updates through Azure Arc in CSP

Some questions we ask:     

• What are the first steps you'd recommend when you’re new to Azure Arc?
• How can you deploy Azure Arc at scale?
• What has been the impact of Arc for Centre Technologies?

Resources:

1. Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
2. Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community
3. Learn more about the solutions discussed in our Hybrid Cloud eBook
4. Get started with demos and learning resources with Arc Jumpstart
5. Blog on Arc-Enabled SQL
6. Blog on End of Support

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• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast
• Uncovering Hidden Risks

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In this episode, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke delve into the winning motion that Rackspace achieved in the past year with Azure Arc. Guests Zachary Symm and Jeff DeVerter from Rackspace share the financial and operational benefits of deploying Azure Arc for transitioning their customers’ SQL Licensing from SPLA and enabling their customers to access Extended Security Updates. Fede and Adam also provide an overview of the Azure Arc solution and how it helps partners get cloud economics in a Rackspace data center. 

In this episode you’ll learn:       

• Insights from Rackspace vision of the hybrid cloud in today’s world 
• How has Rackspace reduced their TCO and improved their customer satisfaction 
• The value of adding hybrid cloud solutions to your existing practice and cost savings benefits from doing so. 

Some questions we ask:     

• What motivated Rackspace’s adoption of this solution? 
• What type of savings has Rackspace seen by transitioning to Arc-enabled SQL from SPLA licensing? 
• How did the Datacenter Optimization team support Rackspace along the journey? 

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team 
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community 
• Blog on Arc-Enabled SQL 
• Blog on End of Support 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:         

• No Slides Attached Podcast 
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast   
• The BlueHat Podcast  

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On this episode of the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke discuss the re-launch of the show as they commit to delivering on what SPLA partners what to hear most about in their hybrid cloud journey. They introduce Heather Deggans, VP of Partner Go-To-Market, and ask her questions on behalf of private and hybrid cloud organizations as they explore the era of AI. Heather emphasizes how these organizations should continue to position themselves as the technologist strategist in their customers’ AI conversations. 

In this episode you’ll learn:       

• Why partners are crucial thought leaders in their customers' AI technology strategies 
• How you can scale profitably as a Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider 
• The economic value of adopting hybrid cloud solutions 

Some questions we ask:     

• How do I bridge the gap between my profitable private cloud business and AI solutions? 
• What role do I, as a partner, play in the emergence of AI? 
• Why should I consider the Microsoft Cloud for AI technologies? 

Resources:    

• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team 
• Join the Hybrid Cloud Partners LinkedIn Community 
• Join the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program 
• Partner case studies with the Datacenter Optimization Team 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                    

• No Slides Attached Podcast 
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast   
• The BlueHat Podcast    

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