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Buzzwords TOGETHER WE INNOVATE, MODERNIZE & EMPOWER November 2019 Edition 1 WHO WE ARE Pulasthi Palansuriya Nasif Nazim Hey! I have 8 years experience in Hello! I'm the latest addition to the Trident selling Microsoft solutions under my belt. I'm CSP team. I have over 3 years experience in currently overseeing the overall CSP channels and end-customer sales . I look after Business in Trident for Sri Lanka and some of the top ISVs, breadth and the emerging Maldives. So far, it has been an interesting partner segments within Colombo as well as journey. regional partners in Sri Lanka. Aqeela Weerabangsa Imanthika Dassanayake Hello people! I'm responsible for Hi! They say I'm the backbone of our team; the internal tele-sales engine at Trident. I the one who is responsible for backend generate leads to add value to our operations. partners. 2 CONGRATULATIONS TO MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS (MCPs) IN OUR PARTNER SPACE These highly skilled sales and pre-sales professionals managed to certify themselves as Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) under the program launched by Trident CSP 'Microsoft PEP Program'. We wish them all the very best for their future endeavours. AZURE FUNDAMENTALS - AZ900 Inoshi Manamperi - Axienta Pamuditha Madushanka - Axienta Darith Perera - Axienta Buddhika Gayan - Cicra solutions Praneeth Nanayakkara - Liyakta Akila Athulathmudali - Microsolutions Chamaka Samanjith Senevirathna - Techpack M365 FUNDAMENTALS - MS900 Naveen Prabhath Muhandiram - Avian Technologies Zineth Dehiwatta - Avian Technologies Praneeth Nanayakkara - Liyakta AZURE ME ON A MEDIA FRENZY Azure Me, the Trident CSP Azure Community Evening 2019, featured in a number of leading newspapers in Sri Lanka. We would like to thank all the newspapers and media outlets for giving Azure Me wide exposure. Ceylon Today - November 15th 2019 Daily FT - November 25th 2019 Daily Mirror - November 13th 2019 The Island - November 25th 2019 Daily News - November 14th 2019 3 GRAND SLAM! WHO: VS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (VSIS) WHAT: OFFICE 365 & AZURE SOLUTION WHY: VSIS, together with Microsoft and Trident CSP, offered an end-to-end solution to one of the leading medicare solution clients in Sri Lanka. VSIS is set to assist the client on their complete digital transformation journey with solutions including Azure. "VSIS Together with Microsoft and Trident CSP offered an end-to-end cloud solution for a leading medicare solution company in Sri Lanka. Customer has selected to move their workload to Azure due to the ease of provisioning and high security levels in Azure cloud services." Madusha Alwis Head of Business Development Business Applications V S Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd 4 FACT CENTER Did you know? 1/3 24% more of a Company's IT Budget Public Cloud is spent on cloud services spending to be expected by companies in 2019 of organizations is the average 50% use $2.2m Cloud expenditure encryption or other security of a large organization in 2018 safeguards to protect sensitive data 5 STORY TIPSOF&THE MONTH TRICKS Importants of Microsoft Certification for Cloud Solution Partners The mindset the past few years was that Microsoft certification is important for technical and pre-sales staff of a company, but was not required for a Sales Professional. However, Microsoft Certification is not just a credential or a badge to showcase on social media. The certification adds value to any staff member in a company who is promoting “Microsoft" products and services. The sales team is in the front line of selling a product; being certified brings the sales professional to a higher level of understanding of the product, key points of the solutions and solves intermediate technical issues that may lead to a successful sale. For the past few days We N Tech Learning Solutions, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Trident Corporation encouraged hundreds of Partner employees to get certified in The Fundamentals Exam series provided by Microsoft Certification, which was a great success in certifying more than 92 Employees and counting. The examination helped them to understand the technology and earning the certification showcased their knowledge and commitment towards their career in sales . Malith WimannaHead of Learning | MCTNTech Learning | Microsoft Partner COOL IT 6 DOWN 7 MICROSOFT iNFLUENCER Trident making strides in helping customers digitally transform using M365 Trident’s growth in the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) space has been very positive and encouraging. The alignment with Independent Software Vendors (ISV) has given further momentum in the business growth strategy and driving solutions that help customers. Certainly the direction, strategy and focus of Trident in the CSP business has started to bring positive results. This backdrop creates an excellent platform for Trident to be a positive contributor and influence in driving digital transformation via re-sellers to customers. November 2019 Microsoft Influencer Microsoft 365 is an integrated, complete solution that brings Anton Canisious together the best of Windows 10, Office 365, and Enterprise Partner Sales Lead Mobility + Security. Microsoft 365 empowers everyone to be Microsoft SEA New Markets creative and work together, securely. Microsoft 365 helps small and medium-sized businesses achieve more together, be productive anywhere it matters, stay protected with always-on security, and manage users and devices in a simplified manner. Microsoft 365 has intelligence built-in, whether it’s artificial intelligence (AI) to drive user creativity or to help secure and manage the environment. Microsoft 365 represents a fundamental shift in how Microsoft designs, builds, delivers, and supports these products. We at Microsoft look forward to continuing our partnership and momentum with Trident in driving the CPS business, enabling the digital transformation to customers in the market. 8 BARGAINS Trident CSP and Microsoft are happy to announce that the discount for Office 365 Business Essential and Business Premium has been extended. It is time for our valued partners and customers to get the best out of it. Please contact Trident CSP for more information. [email protected] 9 PARTNER MONTH OF NOVEMBER SPACE ACHIEVERS These highly skilled sales professionals contributed vastly to the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Business during the month of November. WE WELCOME YOU! Madusha Alwis Chamisha Dilakshi We had the privilege of welcoming new Arul Prashanth partners to our Microsoft CSP mission in Dharshana Jayasundara the hopes of being innovative in the Oshala Wagasinghe technology landscape, and to modernize Mohomed Saifan the way we offer solutions and empower Shannu Mohomed our customers. Shiyaz Didi Congratulations and thank you for your Triwsys contribution to the Microsoft CSP business. We N-Tech Learning appreciate your commitment. PINETWORKS MALDIVES TAKES PART in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Festival, Maldives Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Festival is the first of its kind in Maldives. The festival was held at the Hulhumale’ Central Park from 8th November to 9th November with an exciting variety of STEM activities and events setup for visitors of all ages. The event was organized by Women In Tech Maldives (Women in Techmv). They are a non-profit organisation working to inspire, empower and celebrate women in Science and Technology. The purpose of the event was to showcase talent in the technology field by young girls and boys, provide a platform for vendors in STEM related fields to showcase their products and services, and bring in enthusiastic STEM start-up companies together. This event also provided a platform to display their products, create awareness in the community regarding the products and the opportunities the technology field offers. Moreover, it encourage and inspired young girls to join the technology field. 10 TALK OF THE TOWN TRIDENT CSP & NTECH LEARNING ON A MISSION Trident CSP and N-Tech Learning partnered up with Microsoft to deliver focused sessions on Azure and M365 fundamentals, on a mission to transform the partner space. Trident CSP is expected to deliver training for selected partners under this program, which is a part of one of the most successful initiatives of 'Azure Me'. The first ever Azure Fundamentals training took place in the last week of November for one of the top Microsoft solution partners in the partner space. TRIDENT CSP TO FOCUS MORE ON FUNDAMENTALS Trident CSP together with Microsoft is expected to conduct a 2-day workshop on Microsoft Fundamentals specialized for the SMB sector in the month of December. Day 1 of the workshop will be targeting sales professionals and day 2 will be targeting technical professionals in the valued partner space. 40 participants from 20 partners are expected to attend this workshop. TRIDENT IS READY TO ROCK THE AZURE SPACE Participants from Trident CSP and Trident Distribution successfully completed the Azure Fundamentals exam (AZ 900) in the second week of November, as part of Trident CSPs Partner Enablement Program (PEP) and the Azure Me initiative conducted by Microsoft and Trident CSP. All 3 participants were instructed by Malith Nicola, a well known certified Microsoft trainer in Sri Lanka. Trident CSP would like to convey its best wishes to the certified personnels. Danusha Ranchigoda Pulasthi Palansuriya Nasif Nazim Imanthika Dassanayake Business Manager - Microsoft Manager - Business Business Development Executive Business Coordinator Trident Distribution Development Microsoft CSP Microsoft CSP Microsoft CSP We encourage all Sales, Pre-Sales and technical personnel from our valued partners to be part of the PEP program and get certified on Azure fundamentals or M365 fundamentals. Earn this world recognized certification and brighten your career. Aqeela Weerabangsa Internal Sales Representative Microsoft CSP Contact Us https://www.neowin.net/ Pulasthi Palansuriya Manager – Business Development, Microsoft Trident Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. https://www.skyhighnetworks.com/ No: 297, 1st Floor, Union Place, Colombo 02,Sri Lanka. Mob:+94 777 718448 | Tel :+94 11 5393300 : +94 11 5552323 Web:www.trident.lk http://www.allaboutwindowssl.com/