CloudJumper today announced a strategic partnership with
Crayon, a leading global IT advisory firm in digital transformation services.
CloudJumper's partnership with Crayon combines the power of CloudJumper's Cloud
Workspace Management Suite (CWMS) for VDI and RDS workloads with the expertise
of Crayon's managed services and independent 'cloud economics' consulting
practice.
CloudJumper and Crayon's partnership bring new
possibilities for customers and MSPs who want the flexibility of choice for
management, security options and the ability to build their own value-add
services suite leveraging WVD. Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) brings
new choices for customers who want more control of the managed services running
on top of desktop and application virtualization solutions. Legacy VDI
providers have historically served as a gatekeepers controlling the workstation
management plane. CloudJumper brings to Azure WVD what the legacy vendors will
not - the flexibility of controlling managed services on top of managed
desktops.
The utility of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is
exponentially enhanced through CloudJumper's Cloud Workspace Management Suite
(CWMS). CWMS is an automation, orchestration workflow and policy solution to
deploy, configure and manage WVD in real-time and at cloud scale. CWMS will
instantly, and continually, optimize the customer's Azure investment.
WVD is a complex collection of Azure services.
CloudJumper simply funnels the hundreds of WVD setup options into a few key
questions and then orchestrates and deploys a customized environment. With
CloudJumper, the customer is just minutes away from deploying thousands of new
WVD VMs - something that is not availale in a native Azure user interface (UI).
To provide additional support for this distribution
partnership, CloudJumper's product development team has been working closely
with Microsoft's WVD product team for over two years. As a result, CloudJumper
is proud to be recognized as a Microsoft Preferred Solution Provider for WVD.
Microsoft Azure WVD provides customers with unique
licensing options and operating system flexibility for Windows 10 and Windows 7
desktop virtualization. Windows 7 desktops can now be migrated to Azure WVD and
receive up to 3 years extended security updates at no additional costs. New Windows
10 multi-session OS options are only offered in Azure. These OS choices along
with the many complementary Azure PaaS management and security offerings can be
securely delivered directly into the Azure tenant. Native Azure Management,
supported by CWMS, means no redirection and no 3rd party vendor lock-in. This
allows customers to leverage current Microsoft licensing instead of buying
overlapping 3rd party tools.
The partnership with Crayon combines the unique strengths
and expertise of CloudJumper and Crayon to deliver the next generation of Cloud
DaaS and WaaS VDI and RDS desktop and application virtualizataion solutions.
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Crayon is in over 35
countries, providing more than 8,000 customers with strategic advice,
consulting and managed services, and support with complex IT estates. Crayon
has been the preeminent IT infrastructure consulting business in the Nordic
region for more than 12 years, and has expanded its footprint in the US in the
last two years.
"Crayon's deep experience in all aspects of the
digitalization journey helps ensure the success of the new partnership. We are
pleased to combine CloudJumper's advanced platform with Crayon's unique SAM to
Cloud Consultancy Services as companies take the next step in digital
transformation with their move to Windows Virtual Desktop," said Alex
Picchietti, Global Director of Cloud Services for Crayon. "The wealth of
expertise from both companies will support organizations making this important
move to improve productivity and operational efficiency."
"The advent of WVD and the partnership with a respected
industry leader like Crayon extends the reach of our combined solutions
globally," said JD Helms, president of CloudJumper. "Customers are demanding
choice and flexibility in their managed workspace providers and CloudJumper is
uniquely positioned to do just that."