Microsoft Cloud
Microsoft is the foundation of everything we build and run.
XContent is a Microsoft Solutions Partner across five designations. Microsoft 365 and Azure are where we deliver for customers, how we license them, and what our own products are built on.
Microsoft Solutions Partner
- Data & AI
- Digital & App Innovation
- Infrastructure
- Modern Work
- Security
The partnership
More than a decade of recognition from Microsoft.
2013
SharePoint Business Critical Partner status
2015
Focus set on becoming a cloud managed services provider
2017
Microsoft CSP Partner of the Year
2018
Microsoft GTM Partner of the Year
2024
Microsoft Solutions Partner designations in every area we operate in
What our designations cover
Five areas, one accountable partner.
Modern Work
Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and the way your people work and collaborate, including Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Security
Identity, threat protection and compliance across Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel and Purview.
Infrastructure
Azure infrastructure: landing zones, migration, networking, and running workloads reliably.
Data & AI
Data platforms, analytics and AI on Azure, and the governance that makes AI safe to adopt.
Digital & App Innovation
Building and modernising applications on Azure and the Power Platform.
Our technology stack
We build on what we sell.
Our own products run on the same Microsoft platform we deliver for customers, so we know it from the inside.
| Ekard | Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Microsoft Graph. Change a title once in Entra and it updates on every card, signature and background. |
|---|---|
| Nexus | Microsoft 365 integration for secure sign-in and a seamless experience for product data teams. |
| CloudSource | Azure and Microsoft 365 monitoring, cost optimisation, security oversight and compliance, with Vortex. |
| AXIS | Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels and DLP, Conditional Access, Microsoft Sentinel, SharePoint Advanced Management, Lists and Power Automate. |
| This website | Azure App Service and Azure Functions behind a FortiGate firewall, with lead processing in the South Africa North region. |
Microsoft Cloud questions
Working with a Microsoft Solutions Partner.
Is XContent a Microsoft Solutions Partner?
Yes. XContent holds Microsoft Solutions Partner designations in all five areas we work in: Modern Work, Security, Infrastructure, Data & AI, and Digital & App Innovation.
Can we buy Microsoft licences through XContent?
Yes. We supply Microsoft licences through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme and bill them in rands, with licence design matched to how each role actually works.
Do you manage Azure and Microsoft 365 environments?
Yes, through CloudSource. It monitors and optimises your Azure and Microsoft 365 environments with Vortex, our AI-driven cloud management tool.
Can you help us roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot safely?
Yes. AXIS, our governed AI adoption programme, takes you from Copilot curiosity to governed use across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT.
Which Microsoft security technologies do you work with?
Identity, threat protection and compliance across Microsoft Entra, Defender, Sentinel and Purview.
How long has XContent worked with Microsoft?
More than a decade. We held SharePoint Business Critical Partner status in 2013, were named Microsoft CSP Partner of the Year in 2017 and Microsoft GTM Partner of the Year in 2018, and hold Solutions Partner designations in every area we operate in.
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