Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider, Dubai

Your Microsoft licenses, billing, and support, run by one Dubai partner.

GR IT Services is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) for UAE businesses. We sell, configure, and run Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Copilot under a single AED invoice, with named UAE engineers, written SLAs, and an active listing on Microsoft AppSource.

Microsoft
Cloud Solution Provider
Cloud Solution Partner
  • DirectCSP tier
  • 283+UAE tenants
  • AEDLocal invoicing
  • L1-L3Engineer coverage
What a CSP partner does

Nine functions a Microsoft CSP runs for you.

CSP is not just license resale. It is the legal authorisation Microsoft grants a partner to deliver, bill, support, and govern its cloud stack on your behalf, with the partner accountable as a single throat to choke.

License procurement and billing

Direct purchasing of Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Copilot licenses on UAE AED invoices. Monthly or annual terms via New Commerce Experience (NCE), with mid-cycle adjustments handled cleanly.

Tenant provisioning and onboarding

New tenant setup, domain verification, MX cutover, baseline security policies, and identity sync from day one. Existing tenants migrated under CSP without service interruption.

L1 to L3 technical support

Named UAE engineers as your first line, with direct escalation to Microsoft for L3. Same engineers operate your tenant day-to-day, no L1 outsourcing to an offshore desk.

Security baseline and governance

Conditional Access policies, MFA enforcement, Defender baseline, Intune device compliance, and Purview data labelling pre-configured to UAE-relevant frameworks (PDPL, NESA, DFSA).

Microsoft Copilot deployment

Copilot for Microsoft 365 licensing, readiness review (SharePoint permission audit, sensitivity labels, prompt-engineering training), and phased rollout to high-leverage user groups first.

Usage analytics and license optimisation

Monthly review of license utilisation. Inactive E3 seats flagged, F1/F3 reassignments suggested, Copilot adoption tracked. Most clients reclaim 10-25% of license spend in year one.

Azure consumption management

Subscription design, cost allocation tags, budgets, reserved instances vs pay-as-you-go advice, Azure Hybrid Benefit application. Monthly Azure cost report tied to workload.

Identity and access (Entra ID)

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) lifecycle: joiners-movers-leavers, role-based access, app-protection policies, B2B partner federation. Single source of truth for who can do what.

Microsoft 365 administration

Tenant operations as managed service: mailbox provisioning, SharePoint site governance, Teams policies, retention rules, eDiscovery, and the boring-but-critical hygiene tasks most tenants leak on.

Why route Microsoft through GR

Four reasons UAE businesses move their Microsoft contract to a CSP.

Active AppSource listing, verifiable partner status

Our Microsoft Partner directory listing is live and discoverable at appsource.microsoft.com. Direct CSP authorisation, not a sub-reseller through a UAE distributor.

Named UAE engineers, no offshore L1

15+ engineers based in Business Bay, Dubai. The engineer who provisions your tenant is the same one who picks up the phone when something breaks. No ticket bouncing across three time zones.

Easy switch from your current reseller

Partner-of-record transfer is a Microsoft-supported, no-downtime process. We have done it for 40+ existing tenants. Your users see no change; your billing relationship and support escalations move to us.

AED-invoiced, UAE-VAT compliant

Local invoicing in AED, with TRN, VAT, and tax-compliant invoice format suitable for FTA filing. No FX exposure on monthly Microsoft spend, no cross-border invoice reconciliation.

Who routes through us

Five buyer profiles where moving to a CSP partner pays off.

SMB 25-100 employees

On Business Basic, Standard, or Premium today. Want one phone number for license, security, and support questions, not three separate vendor relationships.

Mid-market 100-500 employees

On E3 or E5 today. Need active license optimisation, security baseline operations, and a partner who can stand up Copilot, Defender, and Sentinel without a separate consulting engagement.

Multi-tenant groups

Parent company plus 2-10 subsidiaries each on its own tenant. Want a single CSP across all entities for consolidated billing and consistent security posture.

Azure-first development teams

Want Azure CSP for subscription-level cost control, reserved instances, and a partner who can advise on workload landing zones without flogging managed services.

Copilot-ready organisations

Want to deploy Copilot for Microsoft 365 to 50-300 users responsibly: SharePoint permission audit, sensitivity labels, prompt training, and adoption tracking included.

CSP partner vs alternatives

Three ways to buy Microsoft, with their real trade-offs.

Feature
GR as CSP
Microsoft Direct
Indirect via distributor
AED invoicing
USDVaries
Single point of escalation
Mid-month license adjustments
NCE limitsNCE limits
L1 support included
Security baseline operated
License optimisation review
Monthly
Copilot deployment included
Local UAE engineers
15+NoVaries
How a CSP transfer works

From discovery call to billing on our invoice in two weeks.

A partner-of-record transfer is Microsoft-supported and zero-downtime. Your users see no change in M365 or Azure access. The relationship and billing move to us.
  1. 1

    Discovery call

    1 hour

    Current tenant review: SKUs, seat counts, renewal date, current partner, Azure consumption, security posture, Copilot interest. Output: a CSP fit assessment.

  2. 2

    Tenant readiness audit

    2-3 days

    Non-invasive audit of your tenant: license utilisation, security baseline gaps, identity hygiene, SharePoint sprawl. Output: written findings and a remediation roadmap.

  3. 3

    Partner-of-record transfer

    5-7 days

    You authorise the transfer in your Microsoft Admin Center via a Microsoft-issued GDAP relationship request. Existing licenses stay live throughout. We become billing-of-record on the next cycle.

  4. 4

    Onboarding and first invoice

    Day 14

    Security baseline applied if requested, named engineer assigned, helpdesk number issued, first AED invoice issued. Monthly KPI cadence begins.

We moved 320 Microsoft 365 seats and our Azure subscription to GR as our CSP partner six months ago. The first month we identified 41 inactive E3 licenses and reassigned them. Year-one savings on license spend alone covered the AMC fee. Their Copilot rollout playbook is the only one I have seen that takes SharePoint permission cleanup seriously.
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41 idle E3 licenses reclaimed in month one
Microsoft CSP FAQ

What buyers ask before moving partner-of-record to us.

Ready to consolidate Microsoft under one partner?

Book a CSP discovery call and we will run a tenant readiness audit.

No commitment. A one-hour call followed by a written audit of your current tenant. If CSP transfer makes sense for you, we walk you through the partner-of-record process; if not, we tell you that too.