Ensim's Microsoft CSP Quick Start Program Enables Partners to Quickly Seize Part of the $17 Billion Cloud Opportunity

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 1, 2015) - Ensim Corporation, the leading provider of automation and monetization solutions for service providers today announced a new program called the Microsoft Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Quick Start. This program enables service providers to quickly launch Office 365 CSP services via a cloud marketplace with automated ordering, bundling, billing and provisioning.

Ensim provides the industry's most advanced and complete automation and orchestration platform that equips service providers with an end-to-end turnkey solution available as a hosted service instance from Microsoft Azure or as an on-premises deployment that can operate standalone or easily integrate to existing back office systems. Now Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider partners can quickly launch Office 365 and Azure services to capture immediate revenue within the $17B (451 Research) and growing cloud services market. Ensim is offering a special light weight version of the Ensim Automation Suite that is pre-integrated with Office 365 CSP Crest and Graph APIs and pre-populated with sample marketing content, offers with price plans, subscription and billing plans, and automated provisioning. Available on a virtual machine image ready to spin up on-premise or running on a hosted instance in Azure, the solution can be production ready in as little as a day.

Service providers can sell any Microsoft Office 365 or Azure offerings including; Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft Skype for Business Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, or Azure services, and bundle them with other cloud services, professional services, or products to maximize revenue, profits, onboarding efficiencies, and customer satisfaction.

• Bundle any CSP offer with any other offers, products, or services
  • Instantly cross-sell, upsell, and bundle to generate new revenue streams
• Open Marketplace and Catalog to sell anything to your customers
  • Create unlimited offers for lifelong customer retention and satisfaction
• Self-service of accounts, users, and billing
  • Delegated roles / rights to access and manage company or user account
• Automated customer registration and ordering
  • Customers can sign themselves up with one click
• Approval Workflow and Orchestration
  • Review orders before provisioning, including pre and post order process actions
• Channel ready for agents, resellers, and white label partners
  • Built in Tier 1 and Tier 2 CSP support as well as commissionable agents
• Always current with latest Microsoft changes
  • All CSP API integration is maintained by the Ensim Platform
• Granular Automated Provisioning of services, partners, customers, and users
  • All sign-ups, ordering, and user creation are fully automated
• Subscription or One-time, Pay-as-you-go or Reservation based offers
  • Control how you sell and provide options to your customers with monthly, annual, or multi-year subscriptions, custom billing dates, and add-on items
• Single Sign-On to Microsoft Portal fully enabled
  • No need to have to sign in multiple times
• Modular and Extensible Platform to fit any deployment type
  • Quick start platform can be extended to full Ensim Automation Suite

"Microsoft cloud service providers need to invest in trusted partners with a proven track record in cloud automation and the ability to drive long-term growth and innovation," said Peter Davidson, Director of Cloud Channel Sales at Microsoft. "Ensim has been leading the industry and has created new ways for service providers to offer, sell and manage their entire cloud platform. The new CSP Quick Launch program offered by Ensim is a great way to give participating providers an edge and better deliver the solutions customers need today."