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Rackspace Partners to Sell, Refer Microsoft Azure, Office 365

Rackspace on Thursday said its partners now have the ability to sell and refer both Microsoft Azure and Office 365 as a 2-Tier Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP).

The new offering will allow partners to deliver the platforms to their customers while receiving Fanatical Support – the company’s promise of responsiveness, ownership, resourcefulness, expertise and transparency – from Rackspace. The managed-cloud provider launched Fanatical Support for Office 365 in May 2015 and Fanatical Support for Azure in July 2015.

“… Rackspace strives to provide the best expertise and service across the world’s leading clouds — including a broad selection of Microsoft products,” said Blake Wetzel, Rackspace’s vice president of channel sales. “We have seen strong demand and positive feedback from customers for Fanatical Support for Office 365 and Microsoft Azure, and Rackspace is excited to extend our support for both platforms to our broad channel community. Together, Rackspace and our partners can continue to help customers get the most out of Office 365 and Azure during this time of unprecedented growth in the cloud industry.”

Resellers can create product packages for customers with additional complementary products and services from Rackspace including Microsoft Private Cloud, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange.{ad}

The Rackspace Reseller and Referral Program for Fanatical Support for Azure and Office 365 is available to all partners in the United States, while the program for Azure is available to all partners in the EU/EFTA.