Fifth time running – Sogeti and Capgemini gain Microsoft Azure Expert MSP Status

This achievement signifies Capgemini and Sogeti’s capabilities to deliver cutting-edge cloud solutions and support to our clients. It shows our skill in using Azure, helping our clients succeed against their own outcomes and highlights our commitment to excellence and industry standards.
Being a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP is hugely important for us, and our clients. It reinforces our position as a leading and highly experienced Azure MSP worldwide.”
As a Cloud Solution Partner the Capgemini Group has over 35,000 Certified Professionals and comprehensive cloud services designed to deliver the benefits and business outcomes are clients are looking for. We were among the first accredited partners when Microsoft first launched the program in 2018 and are delighted to have maintained this status.

Rigorous Accreditation Process

As you would expect for such a prestigious certification, the MSP accreditation process is extremely rigorous, the preparation of which itself took ten weeks, from completing the pre-requisites with Microsoft, the pre-audit and the full audit. The Progress audit focusses on multiple controls on the latest changes with the latest case studies and this has been led by Sogeti successfully for the last 5 years in getting the best of the Group, to score 100% marks every single time.

This results in an extremely demanding examination of the applicant’s best-practices in Assessment, Design, Migration, Managed Services and Governance, showcasing leadership in driving complex Azure Transformation journeys for clients. 

During the audit, we demonstrated the tools, technologies and processes we use to meet Azure Expert MSP requirements. We were also assessed on the quality of training for both new hires and experienced colleagues, which was documented as “best practice in Azure skilling and ongoing training”.

Commenting on the Sogeti team’s commitment and involvement in the audit process, Navin Quadros, Cloud CoE Lead (OneDeliver) said: “Our Accreditation is a testament of a true one team approach. All 60+ team members from different Business Units participating in the audit played a pivotal role in helping  Capgemini achieve 100% in the Partner Audit Scorecard showcasing the group’s expertise, skill and capability throughout the MSP Audit process. This is indeed a highly prestigious – and thoroughly deserved recognition of our commitment to deliver top-notch cloud solutions for our Azure customers.”

The audit report states:  The Auditor specifically mentioned the teams support for the Audit involving a large global group  “commendable” with involvement of senior leaders and architects ready to place facts and numbers for the audit.

Customer confidence

This accreditation as an Azure Expert Managed Service Provider reinforces our 20+ year alliance with Microsoft, where we are helping organizations to accelerate their adoption of cloud technologies to benefits. But what does this really matter for our clients? Jayanto Mukherjee , the Sogeti  Global Head Applications & Cloud Technologies comments:

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