NewsNews&Topics(2018)
Jun. 04, 2018
Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd.
On June 4, 2018, Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as DIS: Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; President: Yoshihiro Nogami) opened the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure, to offer consultation and estimate support for sales of the Microsoft cloud platform, Azure (hereafter referred to as Azure), from Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., through cloud solution provider (CSP) programs.
Azure is an open, flexible, and secure cloud computing platform for the enterprise level. Supporting IaaS and PaaS, it contains the latest cloud services, including AI and IoT.
Combining the strengths of DIS’ roughly 90 sales bases throughout the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, with the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure, the DIS Partner Center for Microsoft 365 (opened on January 22, 2018), and iKAZUCHI, our subscription management portal, DIS will support and collaborate with roughly 19,000 dealers, to expand the sales of Azure and cloud solution provider (CSP) products from Microsoft.
■Services of the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure
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1. Consultation for sales of Azure cloud services
- Estimate support for organizing hybrid servers and backup services
- Consultation support for the service business of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
- Product information, such as prices and functions
- A website summarizing the functions of and technological information regarding Azure
- Critical sales support for the sale of Azure 2. Support to configure Azure resources
- Support to configure specific Azure resources such as computing, storage, and backup services
- Support to facilitate the shift from on-premise to cloud environments 3. Seminars offered to more than 10,000 sales people from related dealerships throughout Japan
- Introduction of Microsoft cloud solution provider (CSP) programs
- Support to obtain certification of Microsoft Partner Network Competency 4. Introduction and proposal of Azure collaboration solutions
5. Offering iKAZUCHI, the subscription management portal
As sales support activities for dealers, we also respond to inquiries from dealers who must answer inquiries from end users who have installed Azure. We will make vigorous efforts to support our dealers, to enable them to sell Azure services without anxiety.
■URL of the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure
The DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure is located on the website of iDATEN(https://www.idaten.ne.jp/), the electric transaction service offered by DIS.
■Direct inquiries to
Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd.
DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure
Tel: 0120-557-572 (From mobile phone: 06-6733-6572)
■i-KAZUCHI
i-KAZUCHI is the management portal for subscription services, including cloud service, designed for DIS dealers. It allows them to reduce the man-hours required for order placement for diversifying subscription-type cloud services, and to unify the management of contracts of continuous stock business, such as monthly and yearly charges, and contractors. It also satisfies the requirements for complicated cloud charging systems such as pay-as-you-go charging. It began handling Microsoft CSP (Cloud Solution Provider) products in August 2016, and currently handles 33 services from 15 suppliers.
URL : http://www.ikazuchi.biz/
■Endorsement on the opening of the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure
The support for Windows Server 2008/R2 and Windows 7 will end in January 2020, and we believe that the termination of the support will create an opportunity to stimulate demand for business reform using digital transformation, such as the strengthening of security measures and promotion of work style reform, especially at small- and medium-sized companies. We fully expect that the DIS Estimation support center for Microsoft Azure will be of great benefit to the business of DIS dealers and the working environment of their customers, in making the shift to a cloud computing environment, while promoting business continuity plan (BCP) measures and hybrid configurations.
Microsoft Japan continues to provide innovative cloud services in collaboration with Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd.
One Commercial Partner
Territory Partner Sales Group
Executive Officer, Senior Director
Takeshi Kaneko
On Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd.
As one of Japan’s leading distributors of IT-related products, DIS supplies such products, purchased from around 1,200 makers and suppliers, both at home and abroad, to end users across the country, through our network of around 19,000 dealers in Japan. Operating roughly 90 sales bases throughout the country, we have a well-established and community-based sales system, and can respond to a wide-range of requests from our customers, as a friendly and trustworthy distributor.
URL : http://www.pc-daiwabo.co.jp/english/
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Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd.
Personnel & General Affairs Dept., General Affairs Sect. Mr. Nagashima
TEL : +81-6-4707-8000
E-mail : webadmin@pc-daiwabo.co.jp
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