{"id":17365,"date":"2022-07-19T23:07:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/microsofts-azure-space-strengthens-its-partnerships-with-final-frontier-pioneers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T23:07:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:07:27","slug":"microsofts-azure-space-strengthens-its-partnerships-with-final-frontier-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/microsofts-azure-space-strengthens-its-partnerships-with-final-frontier-pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s Azure Space strengthens its partnerships with final-frontier pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azure Space\u2019s partners make use of space-based as well as ground-based assets. (Microsoft Graphic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft doesn\u2019t build rockets. It doesn\u2019t build satellites, and it doesn\u2019t have a launch pad. So what does Microsoft\u2019s Azure Space business unit do?<\/p>\n

\u201cAzure Space is about bringing cloud computing and space technologies together with a partner ecosystem,\u201d Stephen Kitay, senior director of Microsoft Azure Space, told GeekWire.<\/p>\n

From the beginning, partnerships have been \u201ca foundational part of our approach to space,\u201d Kitay said. So, two years after launching its space-centric cloud computing service, Microsoft is taking a new step to deepen those partnerships by establishing the Azure Space Partner Community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve increasingly seen an opportunity for this community to benefit from Microsoft\u2019s engineering and go-to-market resources,\u201d Kitay said. \u201cWe can enable our partners to deliver the most comprehensive and innovative offerings \u2026 and together help shape the future of space technology and services.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partners span a wide spectrum: There are established satellite powerhouses including Airbus, Ball Aerospace, Intelsat, SES, Thales Alenia Space, Viasat and SpaceX (by virtue of its Starlink broadband constellation, which will help transfer data for Azure Space).<\/p>\n

There are companies that provide ground station services, such as Kratos, KSAT and Brewster, Wash.-based US Electrodynamics. And there are startups that are working on cloud-based satellite applications, such as California-based Loft Orbital and Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the list of inaugural partners are Amergint Technologies, Blackshark.ai, ESRI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, iDirect, Nokia, Omnispace, Orbital Insight and Skywatch.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Kitay is senior director of Microsoft Azure Space. (Microsoft Photo via LinkedIn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kitay said members of the Azure Space Partner Community will receive \u201cexclusive access to technical support and scaling solutions.\u201d That can include collaboration with engineering and sales specialists, confidential reviews and early access to new cloud-based programs, go-to-market guidance, opportunities for marketing and community involvement, and access to incentives such as Azure computing credits and volume discounts.<\/p>\n

Could Microsoft facilitate contacts between members of the community?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve hit the nail on the head,\u201d Kitay said. \u201cTo me, that\u2019s where it goes back to this word \u2018ecosystem,\u2019 where we\u2019re working together as a community to create new and differentiated capabilities to solve hard problems. That could include partners working together, with each other to bring different elements of the ecosystem to address some of these challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partnership network, announced in conjunction with the annual Microsoft Inspire conference, appears aimed at giving Azure Space an extra boost in its competition with Amazon Web Services\u2019 business unit for aerospace and satellite solutions. Don\u2019t be surprised if the Azure Space Partner Community comes in for a mention during today\u2019s Inspire keynote by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and don\u2019t be surprised if Microsoft\u2019s space-centric ecosystem continues to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s next is, we\u2019re excited to rapidly innovate and advance the industry with our inaugural cohort of partners,\u201d Kitay said, \u201cand we look forward to welcoming new partners in the days to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft has created an online signup form for the Azure Space Partner Community<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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