Office hours: FinOps and the Microsoft marketplace

Thanks for joining us today at Customer office hours! Here's an overview of topics and questions our panelists covered during this session: 

Question – Can you give an overview of what FinOps is and how that’s related to the Marketplace? - answered at 1:38. 

 

Presentation – How the Microsoft Marketplace accelerates FinOps for SaaS and AI workloads - started at 6:00. 

 

Live Q&A started at 42:43

 

Question – What happens if we rely on channel partners who are systems integrators, to manage part of our portfolio? - answered at 42:54.

 

Question – Are all marketplace solutions eligible to count towards an Azure Consumption Commitment? - answered at 44:49.

• For more info go to: aka.ms/AzureConsumptionCommitment

 

Question – How would I go about getting an Azure consumption commitment? - answered at 45:36.

 

Question – Can you do a double click on what FOCUS and explain a little more about what it is? - answered at 46:31. 

 

Question – At Edu1Step, as an education platform fully integrated with Microsoft, we are looking to increase the visibility and sales of our AI-powered training solutions through the Marketplace. What strategies or support programs would you recommend for edtech startups aiming to expand commercially on the platform? Are there options for co-selling or joint marketing with Microsoft available for new partners? - answered at 49:49.

• To learn more about the co-sell resources aka.ms/CosellMarketplace