PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT Alpha Enterprise and digital arm ePLDT, have formed a partnership with Microsoft to promote cloud-based services for local enterprises with Microsoft Office 365.
With PLDT being a reseller of Microsoft Office 365 in the country, ePLDT plans to become the technical support partner for the cloud service’s implementation and after-sales requirements.
“We have been pushing enterprise solutions such as the Microsoft Office 365 which goes beyond just Office tools and have effectively packaged these services with PLDT’s enterprise connectivity products like iGate and DSL," said PLDT FVP and head of PLDT Alpha enterprise Jovy Hernandez said. “This partnership with Microsoft aligns with PLDT Alpha’s vision to be the trusted end-to-end ICT partner of the enterprise.”
PLDT Alpha Enterprise and ePLDT have marketed cloud solutions to the local enterprise market as a manageable means for their operations.
Through cloud services, companies are able to save on costs as expensive operating system licenses become more affordable depending on how much it is used in their operations and becoming more flexible and scalable as to how much features are being availed.
PLDT Alpha has been offering enterprise clients the Microsoft Office 365 suite in combination with PLDT’s ICT solutions.
Companies can now opt to purchase Office 365 with either Windows operating system upgrades, Yammer enterprise social network access, SharePoint Online access, enterprise PLDT DSL connections, and other ICT bundles that meet their specific business needs, the telco said.