Pulsant will roll out the most up to date technical preview (TP3) of Microsoft's Azure Stack to its datacentres next month, enabling customers to get a taste of what it will be like to offer Azure services from their own datacentre.
Pulsant has been working with Dell Technologies to make the arrangement possible after it was chosen as the only UK supplier to test out Microsoft Azure Stack before it becomes widely available.
Although Dell Technologies has been supporting Microsoft's vision, the latter has been responsible for stumping up the hardware, software, technical expertise and installation support to ensure the tests run like clockwork.
“The Pulsant team has been collaborating with Microsoft and Dell Technologies on the development of Azure Stack and as we approach the deployment of TP3, we are looking forward to the final launch later this year,” said Stuart Nielsen-Marsh, director of Microsoft strategy at Pulsant.
“Essentially TP3 deployed in Pulsant’s datacentres will be our glimpse of what to expect from the final version of Azure Stack. From there we will be running proof of concept trials with some of our chosen customers. Azure Stack is ideal for those customers who want the power of cloud services but also want the ability to retain control over their data and applications.”
Microsoft said it will continue analysing the success of the platform once TP3 is installed and will make tweaks before it's launched to everyone else later in the year.
Both Microsoft and Dell Technologies will also continue to provide Pulsant staff with the training they need to help end customers get the most from Azure Stack ahead of its anticipated launch in August.
