Crayon to offer optimised services to Microsoft EA clients

Hagstrom says aim is to provide added-value benefits in offerings to assist organisations standardise their software licensing usage.
Hagstrom says the aim is to provide added-value benefits in offerings to assist organisations standardise their software licensing usage.

Crayon Middle East, part of Crayon Group, a software asset management (SAM), cloud, volume licensing and associated consulting services provider, has revealed an exclusive offering for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) holders in the UAE transferring their agreement to Crayon Middle East in 2015.

The Crayon initiative aims to foster the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement programme offerings to further improve productivity of the IT infrastructure, simplify the acquisition, deployment and management process and the usage reporting of software licenses amidst complex software environments.

“Our aim is to provide added-value benefits in our offerings to assist organisations standardise their software licensing usage while securing substantial savings on their IT estate investments and costs “ said Joachim Hagström, CEO, Crayon Middle East. “Crayon’s go to market solutions comprises much more than the service delivery; it covers relevant logistics, compliance fundamentals, solutions development and consultancy, advisory and legal compatibility.”

In 2014, Crayon Middle East started managing Microsoft Volume Licensing Programs including Enterprise Agreements, Select (Plus), Government, Academic, GGWA to service Large Organizations, MPSA, and related enrollments like Enrollment for Education Solutions, Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE) and Azure Enrollment.