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BCN Achieves Microsoft Private Cloud Solution Partner Designation

10 Nov 2025

5 min read

BCN becomes one of the first UK partners to achieve this invite only Microsoft Private Cloud Solution Partner Designation.

This exclusive recognition is awarded to a select group of partners who have demonstrated outstanding expertise in designing, deploying, and managing secure, high-performance private and hybrid cloud environments using Microsoft technologies.

This achievement adds to our position as one of the UK’s most accredited Microsoft Partners with 7 Solution Partner designations, 8 advanced specialisations, and Fast-Track Partner status. It’s a reflection of our deep expertise and ongoing commitment to delivering the very best in cloud solutions for our clients. Our breadth of accreditation also means we’re able to unlock significant Microsoft funding opportunities to support our clients on their transformation.

What the means for our clients

Cloud expertise, recognised by Microsoft

As a Microsoft Private Cloud Solution Partner, combined with our Solutions Partner designation for Infrastructure (Azure) BCN is officially recognised for our ability to build and maintain secure, compliant private clouds, while also helping clients blend public, private, and edge infrastructure for a truly hybrid approach. This unique combination makes us the experts in delivering hybrid cloud solutions that are right for your business, your security needs, and your ambitions, allowing you to scale with ease.

Hybrid cloud is on the rise across the UK, with the market growing faster than anywhere else in Europe. Organisations in financial services, healthcare, and the public sector are driving demand, and the UK hybrid cloud market is expected to nearly triple in value by 2030. With BCN, you’re working with a partner at the forefront of this transformation.

Assurance of enterprise-grade expertise

Our team has met Microsoft’s rigorous requirements for performance, skilling, and customer success. That means you can trust your cloud environment is in safe hands, with solutions that are performance-optimised and backed by strong SLAs.

Improved compliance and peace of mind

Our private and hybrid cloud frameworks are built to align with standards like PCI-DSS, ISO27001, and GDPR, giving you confidence when it comes to audits and regulatory scrutiny.

Tailored cloud strategies for every workload

We know that not every workload belongs in the same place. Some run better on private cloud, others are best in the public cloud. Our hybrid approach means you get the flexibility to put each workload where it works best without compromise to ensure your environment is optimised based on cost, security and performance.

Faster, more secure deployments

With years of expertise and experience delivering infrastructure and cloud solutions, our team ensures your private and hybrid cloud deployments are reliable, secure, and tailored to your business. We focus on making the transition seamless, minimising disruption and helping you realise the benefits of cloud quickly and confidently.

Expert viewpoint

We are seeing increasing trends towards companies considering utilising a best in breed hybrid solution for their workloads with workloads split amongst both public and private cloud platforms. Public cloud is usually the go-to for scalable, resilient, public facing workloads such as ecommerce or payment platforms whilst backend systems are kept in private cloud where the workload is predictable and has often been in place for many years.

Chris Henry

Head of Azure CoE, BCN

Exclusive benefits for BCN clients

BCN clients gain access to advanced technical expertise and strategic guidance, ensuring your business needs are at the heart of every solution. Our team works with you to maximise the value of private cloud, while seamlessly integrating with public cloud to benefit from the full power of Microsoft Azure.

By working with BCN, clients also gain access to some of the best cloud experts in the industry—people who live and breathe Microsoft technologies and understand how to make them work for your business. Our advanced technical expertise and strategic guidance mean you get solutions that are not only robust and secure, but also tailored to your goals

Expert viewpoint

This designation emphasises BCN’s Microsoft capability across not only the public cloud space but also in the private cloud and hybrid spaces meaning that we can deliver these best in breed solutions for our customers across all of their workloads. We can design and deliver the right solution to meet our customers’ needs from a cost, security and resiliency perspective both in public and private cloud solutions whilst still operating in Microsoft’s wider ecosystem and benefit from the centralised management and efficiencies that this brings.

Chris Henry

Head of Azure CoE, BCN

What makes this designation special?

Not every partner gets this recognition. Microsoft only awards the Private Cloud Solution Partner designation to those who’ve proven they can deliver secure, high-performing private and public cloud solutions in the real world. It’s about showing we can help clients meet tough security, compliance, and performance needs, especially in complex or regulated sectors.

Being one of the first UK partners to achieve this means you can trust BCN to deliver solutions that are built around your business goals and challenges. We’ve done the hard work, so you can move forward with confidence.

About BCN

As one of the UK’s leading Microsoft Partners, BCN is trusted by organisations to deliver secure, scalable, and forward-thinking solutions. This latest recognition further strengthens our infrastructure credentials and reflects our ongoing commitment to helping you unlock the full potential of Microsoft technologies.

With a people-first approach, deep experience in both private and hybrid cloud, and access to exclusive Microsoft funding opportunities through our advanced Azure specialisations, we’re here to power your progress wherever you are on your cloud journey.

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