Hollis, a leading provider of enterprise and education technology solutions, has achieved a Silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency, demonstrating its ability to meet the evolving needs of Microsoft customers in today’s dynamic business environment. 

To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstrate expertise, culminating in Microsoft certifications. In addition, in order to ensure the highest quality of services, Microsoft requires customer references for successful implementations and customer satisfaction.

“This Microsoft Silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency demonstrates our experience in working with Microsoft and its cloud solutions products,” commented Simon Hollister, Sales Director at Hollis.  “The attainment of this Microsoft competency is an important achievement and shows our commitment to meeting the needs of our customers. As a member of the Microsoft Partner Network, it will bring important benefits to customers in terms of increased Microsoft support and expertise.”

“By achieving a silver competency, organisations such as Hollis have proven their expertise in specific technology areas, placing them among the top 5 percent of Microsoft partners worldwide,” said Phil Sorgen, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “When customers look for an IT partner to meet their business challenges, choosing a company that has attained Microsoft competencies is a smart move. These are highly qualified professionals with access to Microsoft technical support and product teams.”

The Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency recognises partners who are selling and deploying Microsoft Office 365 cloud and hybrid solutions to mid-sized and small business customers. It differentiates a company as a proven cloud solutions provider for customers searching for qualified cloud solutions partners.

The Microsoft Partner Network helps partners strengthen their capabilities to showcase leadership in the marketplace on the latest technology, to better serve customers and, with 640,000 Microsoft partners in their ecosystem, to easily connect with one of the most active, diverse networks in the world.