Microsoft partners can now sell and manage services in a single location with the Microsoft Online Management Extension (MOME) on the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace powered by CloudBlue technology.
“Automated management solution takes on an entirely new meaning with the introduction of the Microsoft Online Management Extension (MOME) integration within the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace,” said David Smith, Vice President, worldwide channel sales, Microsoft Corp. “Our organizations have a long history of working together, learning from one another and prioritizing the needs of customers with improvements and teamwork along the way. We are thrilled to see the increased capabilities for our Microsoft partners at Ingram Micro Cloud and look forward to seeing the positive impact that follows.”
Benefits of MOME for MSPs
MOME makes use of data from Microsoft Customer Azure Active Directory tenants to provide new customer management, domain management, and security score services that help managed service providers (MSPs) in the following ways.
Customer Management: Resellers can have direct access to customer accounts as MOME brings Microsoft Partner Center functionality into the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace.
Domain Management: MOME comes with automated domain registration and management features. This eliminates the laborious and error-prone process of manually connecting and registering client domains.
Secure Score: MOME enables to assess the Secure Scores, assigned by Microsoft to the customer accounts, by verifying the customer’s adherence to the Microsoft Security Best Practices. MOME can help improve Microsoft Secure Scores which can prevent fraudulent use of services by malicious entities.
“The MOME integration is a continuation of a long-term Ingram Micro Cloud strategy to help our partners grow faster and be more profitable. Working closely with Microsoft, and actively listening to our channel partners, this Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace enhancement delivers the most efficient cross-platform process and ‘single pane of glass’ workflow,” shares John Dusett, executive director of Cloud Services, US. “We’re excited to share more direct management paths for our Microsoft partners as we continue adding capabilities and services our partners can leverage to grow faster.”
Customers have control over their data usage through MOME’s standalone customer consent mechanism. This allows users to choose the data they wish to share with partners. Customers can also use Microsoft’s Delegated Administrative Privileges to restrict or revoke partner access.
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