Expanding Our Microsoft Capabilities: New Azure Solution Areas

A New Milestone in Our Microsoft Journey

TrellisPoint has been automatically enrolled in two additional Microsoft solution areas: Azure Infrastructure and Azure Digital & App Innovation. This is part of Microsoft's Solutions Partner designation framework — a program anchored to six solution areas across the Microsoft Cloud — and it reflects our continued growth and deepening capability within the ecosystem.

Being automatically enrolled means we didn't have to apply or go through a separate process. We met the bar already. That matters because it signals that our work with clients, our technical expertise, and our track record of delivering outcomes have earned this recognition organically — not as a checkbox exercise.

For organizations that rely on Microsoft technology to run their business, here is what this announcement means in practical terms:

1. It reflects proven momentum — Our Microsoft practice has been deepening steadily, and this expansion is a direct result of that growth.
2. It broadens our solution landscape — We can now align more directly with Azure cloud, app modernization, and infrastructure scenarios alongside our existing strengths.
3. It supports more connected client outcomes — Business applications, analytics, cloud infrastructure, and custom innovation are increasingly tied together in modern Microsoft environments.
4. It strengthens our market position — Clients want partners who can solve problems across systems, not just inside a single platform.
5. It creates new opportunities for how we go to market — These solution areas support new offerings in the Microsoft commercial marketplace and expand our ability to serve a wider range of client needs.

What These New Solution Areas Mean

Our core Microsoft strengths have long centered around business applications and reporting — especially Dynamics 365 across CRM and ERP scenarios, along with Power BI for analytics and business intelligence. That remains a major part of who we are and what we do well.

What these new solution areas add is reach. With Azure Infrastructure and Azure Digital & App Innovation now part of our recognized capabilities, we can more clearly support organizations that need not only strong business systems, but also the cloud architecture, app modernization, integration layer, and technical flexibility to make those systems work better together.

Strong Microsoft solutions don't live in silos. CRM, ERP, analytics, apps, data, and infrastructure all perform better when they're designed as part of the same ecosystem — and that's exactly the kind of thinking we bring to every engagement.

That broader ecosystem perspective becomes especially important when organizations are asking bigger questions about growth, modernization, automation, and digital transformation. Some of the most common questions we hear from clients include:

• How do we connect front-office and back-office systems more effectively?
• Where do custom apps or integrations need to fill gaps in our Microsoft environment?
• How should cloud infrastructure support our needs for scale, security, and flexibility?
• What does a more future-ready Microsoft environment actually look like for our organization?

These are the kinds of conversations that increasingly define successful Microsoft strategies — and these additional solution areas give us more room at the table to support them from start to finish.

How This Expands What We Can Deliver

For clients and prospects, this announcement is most meaningful when translated into real outcomes. Here are five practical ways our expanded Microsoft solution coverage strengthens what we can deliver.

1. Broader Microsoft Solution Alignment

We can now position our capabilities across a wider span of the Microsoft ecosystem — not just within business applications and reporting, but across the cloud and application innovation space as well.

• Example: A client starting with Dynamics 365 may also need Azure-based integrations, app support, or infrastructure planning to get the most out of their investment.
• Business impact: A more cohesive partner relationship that spans more of the technology stack, reducing the need to bring in additional vendors.

2. Stronger End-to-End Solution Thinking

As business needs become more interconnected, the ability to think beyond a single tool or module becomes increasingly important to delivering real results.

• Example: A CRM initiative may also require workflow automation, data movement, secure hosting, custom-built interfaces, or additional reporting layers that live outside Dynamics itself.
• Business impact: Better alignment between business goals, system design, and execution — without handoffs to teams that don't know your environment.

3. More Flexibility for Custom and Modernized Experiences

Not every requirement fits perfectly inside an out-of-the-box application. Organizations often need tailored solutions that still align with Microsoft technologies and stay within a managed, supportable environment.

• Example: Extending a Dynamics environment with Azure app services, custom integrations, or purpose-built digital experiences that connect to core systems.
• Business impact: More adaptable solutions without forcing a disconnected or fragmented technology stack.

4. Expanded Marketplace and Offering Potential

These additional solution areas also strengthen how we can bring packaged solutions to market through Microsoft's commercial channels — making it easier for organizations to discover, evaluate, and engage with TrellisPoint.

• Example: Developing and listing new offerings in the Microsoft marketplace aligned to Azure Infrastructure and Digital & App Innovation.
• Business impact: Greater visibility, clearer offerings, and stronger positioning as our go-to-market footprint within the Microsoft ecosystem grows.

5. More Confidence in a Growing Practice

Clients want to know their partner isn't standing still. They want evidence that the team they work with is building, evolving, and staying aligned with where Microsoft is headed — not just where it's been.

• Example: A client evaluating long-term Microsoft investments can see that our capabilities are expanding alongside their needs and the platform itself.
• Business impact: Greater trust in the long-term value of the partnership — today and as priorities evolve.

A Broader Microsoft Partner for a Connected Future

At TrellisPoint, our work has always centered on helping organizations get more value from Microsoft technology — especially in the systems that drive operations, customer relationships, reporting, and decision-making. That includes the Dynamics 365 ecosystem across CRM and ERP, as well as Power BI for turning data into meaningful insight.

What this milestone shows is that our Microsoft practice is continuing to evolve beyond traditional application boundaries. As clients face more cross-functional challenges — disconnected data, legacy processes, integration gaps, cloud complexity, and pressure to modernize — they increasingly need a partner who can think across the full environment rather than just within a single product area.

The organizations that get the most out of Microsoft tend to approach it strategically, not just tool by tool. A few principles that tend to separate strong outcomes from average ones:

• Understand the business process first — Technology decisions work best when they are tied directly to operational realities and the outcomes that actually matter.
• Connect systems intentionally — CRM, ERP, analytics, apps, and infrastructure deliver more value when they are designed to work together from the start.
• Build for scale — The right architecture supports today's requirements without limiting what's possible as the business grows and evolves.
• Balance standardization with flexibility — Out-of-the-box tools deliver speed and supportability, but knowing when and how to extend them is what separates good solutions from great ones.
• Choose partners who are growing with the platform — A stronger Microsoft footprint today translates into stronger guidance, stronger solutions, and stronger long-term support.

This is why announcements like this one matter. They are not just internal milestones. They are signals of readiness, maturity, and the ability to support a broader vision for what Microsoft technology can actually do in the real world.

Key Takeaways

• TrellisPoint has been automatically enrolled in Microsoft's Azure Infrastructure and Azure Digital & App Innovation solution areas — at no additional cost and based on requirements we already met.
• This expansion builds directly on our established strengths in Dynamics 365 (CRM and ERP) and Power BI, extending our recognized capabilities across more of the Microsoft Cloud.
• Our capabilities now align more clearly with broader Microsoft cloud, app modernization, and integration scenarios — opening the door to more connected solutions for our clients.
• These new solution areas support stronger marketplace offerings and a more complete Microsoft story as we continue to grow our practice.
• For clients, this means a partner with deepening experience across a wider and more connected technology landscape — today and as their needs evolve.

Where to Go From Here

As the Microsoft ecosystem continues to evolve, so do the expectations organizations place on their technology partners. Isolated project support is no longer enough — clients need a team that understands how business applications, analytics, cloud infrastructure, and custom innovation work together to drive real outcomes.

That is the direction TrellisPoint continues to move. Whether you're optimizing your Dynamics 365 environment, improving reporting with Power BI, exploring Azure opportunities, or planning your next major Microsoft initiative, we'd be glad to talk about where you are today and where you want to go next.