Microsoft Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables partners to rapidly build, deploy, and manage secure applications at scale on premises, in the cloud, or both. Bringing Azure to CSP enables partners to capitalize on this Azure opportunity with the capabilities of CSP, where partners own the end-to-end customer lifecycle with direct provisioning, billing, and support of Microsoft’s cloud services. In essence, partners are now able to transact the license along with their services to customers.