Jan 11, 2011 09:59 GMT  ·  By

Companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa will be able to tap Microsoft’s Cloud offerings through Logica. Customers including Talentsoft, Backelite and Ventadis are already working with the duo in order to embrace Windows Azure for their business operations.

Microsoft and Logica announced their new Cloud partnership today, January 11th, 2011, and representatives of the two companies can be seen in the video embedded at the bottom of this article talking about the newly inked agreement.

“Today’s alliance announcement is significant for our clients across the European region as they are now able to access the benefits of market leading cloud platforms combined with Logica’s unique understanding of their business.

“We have partnered with Microsoft because of their industry leading approach to cloud and we share a common desire to deliver business benefits to customers,” explained Andy Green, Chief Executive Officer, Logica.

Clients will be able to access solutions including Microsoft’s Cloud platform, the company’s offering for building private clouds and the software giant Cloud productivity suite which is currently in Beta and set for launch later this year.

Amanda Mesler, CEO, Logica Business Consulting underlines that the partnership with Microsoft is designed to address the needs of customers in the EMEA region.

Per the deal with the Redmond company, Logica will provide clients with Cloud offerings such as the Windows Azure platform, Hyper-V Cloud and Office 365.

“We are currently at a critical juncture where enterprises are moving from consideration to adoption of cloud services. Our joint industry offerings will combine Logica’s in-depth client knowledge with Microsoft’s cloud solutions and expertise, including our Windows Azure platform, Hyper-V, and Office 365,” added Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International.

“This alliance will empower leading companies across Europe to start the journey to the cloud with confidence with Microsoft and Logica.”