FD Insights Issue 13 | Page 5

Contents Upfront 02 Welcome letter from the Managing Director 03 Contents 04 First Distribution News: The latest on Microsoft CSP, Avaya, AWS, Linux Warehouse, Veritas and Hitachi Data Systems 11 Kevin Derman: In my opinion 12 Microsoft CSP Focus 12 Enabling the Channel: CSP programme to unlock extra value for business partners 14 CSP Frequently Asked Questions 18 The Complete Package: An overview of the various products nested within the CSP programme 20 Horses for Courses: A guide to the different options contained within the Microsoft Office 365 Business and Enterprise subscription plans. 24 Infographic: Cloud by the numbers 26 Microsoft’s CSP Programme: An ideal way to add value 29 Microsoft’s CSP Programme: Ordering via the channel 30 Microsoft’s CSP Programme: Multi-channel in CSP 32 Office 365: Cloud-based productivity, hosted by Microsoft 34 Azure: Virtual Machines scenarios 35 What is Dynamics CRM? 36 About Enterprise Mobility General Industry 40 Award Winners: Synergy and TCM demonstrate commitment to excellence 18 26 The FD Stack Section 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 FD Stack Intro Client Computing Hosted Solutions Security Software Virtualisation Storage Servers Networking First for Cloud 40