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Bramble Hub Partner Content+Cloud wins Microsoft Partner of the Year for Customer Experience

Posted on 1 July 2022 - 15:32 by

British Microsoft-specialist Content+Cloud (now known as Advania UK Limited) has received a prestigious accolade in the annual Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The Customer Experience Award, one of the subcategories within the Business Excellence category, went to Content+Cloud, making it one of only a tiny handful of UK companies to pick up one of the prizes.

Content+Cloud, who became a Bramble Hub partner at the start of 2022, boasts a wealth of Microsoft product expertise, and is accredited for a mighty nine Microsoft Advanced Specialisations.

Peter Sweetbaum, Content+Cloud’s CEO said:

“Considering the breadth of Microsoft awards an organisation can win, the Customer Experience Partner of the Year Award is the most satisfying for us. It is the clearest reflection of the collective and individual focus that we at Content+Cloud give to customer experience every day. Meeting customer requirements and consistently exceeding expectations is in our DNA. We’ve invested heavily in building a world-class Microsoft practice, helping our customers leverage the full power of Microsoft’s ecosystem. That investment has paid off.”

“This award acknowledges that Content+Cloud is a truly customer-centric organisation, building on a long history of recognition as one of Microsoft’s leading strategic partners, globally. I would like to acknowledge all those within Content+Cloud who have worked so hard and continue to deliver an unparalleled experience for our customers. Without them, this achievement would not have been possible.”

Samantha Chawner, Bramble Hub’s Microsoft Relationship Manager, said:

“Bramble Hub would like to extend our congratulations to Content+Cloud for this impressive achievement, which is well-deserved. We are delighted to partner with Content+Cloud and offer their specialist Microsoft skills and services to our public sector customers”

The full list of 2022 winners is available at Microsoft’s Partner Network site.

Education and Skills Funding Agency selects Bramble Hub and Microsoft Partner Content+Cloud to deliver cloud and data services

Posted on 25 April 2022 - 15:26 by

Content+Cloud (now known as Advania) is a leading UK based Microsoft-focused cloud services, digital transformation and managed services provider, with a passion for helping ambitious organisations and their people to succeed. With a strong focus on Microsoft solutions, the business boasts four MVP (Most Valuable Professionals) and 16 Microsoft Gold Certifications along with eight Microsoft Advanced Specialisations recognising their ability to meet Microsoft’s highest standards of service delivery in specific solution areas.

The Education and Skills Funding Agency supports, develops and funds world-class education and skills provision for every learner to reach their potential, regardless of background. The agency is accountable for £58 billion of funding for the education and training sector and regulates academies, Further Education colleges, employers, and training providers. The agency also delivers major projects and operates key services in the education and skills sector, such as the National Careers Service and the National Apprenticeship Service.

DfE and ESFA needed DevOps cloud systems development and support for their existing digital and data services and to assist in building a new learner enrolment service for the FE Sector. DfE used the Crown Commercial Service Technology Services 3 framework to tender for the resources required.

Under the contract, worth around £6m, Bramble Hub’s partner Content+Cloud will develop and support a variety of cloud applications and data services that are run by Data Science division of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Department for Education’s Data Directorate.

The work will include development of a Learning Enrolment service for the Further Education sector as well as a Learning Records Service, an online repository of learner data that enables education providers to create, view and download data about learners and their achievements. This will primarily be used to streamline enrolment processes for colleges and Further Education providers.

The transformative work will be underpinned by Microsoft Azure and will involve the embedding of a Content+Cloud Azure DevOps engineering team.

Jack Perschke, Public Sector Sales Director at Content+Cloud commented: “Having supported the DfE and ESFA for many years, we understand the unique requirements of both departments when it comes to cloud-led digital transformation. Harnessing this knowledge, we will support an ambitious roadmap of cloud adoption that will deepen data and services capabilities for educators and learners alike. What’s really exciting about this contract is that it now gives us the chance to evolve both departments’ cloud journeys, allowing them to take full advantage the transformational opportunities Azure presents.”

Samantha Chawner, Bramble Hub’s Microsoft Relationship Manager, said: “We are delighted that Content+Cloud chose to partner with Bramble Hub as the prime contractor in order to secure this contract with the DfE and ESFA.”

Bramble Hub Partner Content+Cloud Announces a Seventh Advanced Specialisation

Posted on 17 March 2022 - 09:58 by

Microsoft specialist and Bramble Hub partner Content+Cloud have been awarded the Calling for Microsoft Teams Advanced Specialisation. This award is made by Microsoft to partners that have proven their ability to deploy Teams Calling services on a large scale: at least 2,500 monthly users. Content+Cloud already far exceeds this threshold, supporting around 90,000 active Teams Calling users per month.

This is the seventh Microsoft Advanced Specialisation that Microsoft has awarded to Content+Cloud, making it one of only 25 Microsoft UK partners to hold seven or more such awards. Content+Cloud have also previously been awarded:

  • Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop
  • Teamwork Deployment
  • Adoption and Change Management
  • Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure
  • Threat Protection
  • Small and Midsize Business Management

Samantha Chawner, the Microsoft Relationship Manager at Bramble Hub, said:


“Bramble Hub is delighted to be able to offer Content+Cloud’s specialist services to our customers. We would like to congratulate Content+Cloud on this new award, as well as their recent nominations for prizes in the 2022 National Technology Awards. Our public sector clients can purchase Content+Cloud’s services via the Technology Services 3 Framework.”

Peter Sweetbaum, Content+Cloud’s CEO, said:

“The Microsoft Advanced Specialisation in Calling for Microsoft Teams is another superb achievement for Content+Cloud. We have some of the world’s leading experts in Microsoft Teams, enabling us to offer clients best-in-class security, scalability and global coverage for their end-to-end unified communications.”