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Microsoft Ignite 2025: the ‘need-to-know’ highlights
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Holmes and the Case of the Hidden Insights
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Instead, the client is the recently appointed CEO of mid-sized business: 500 employees, a stable yet stagnant revenue stream, challenged by aggressive competitive encroachment on the customer base.
Once a market leader, the business has struggled to maintain competitive pace. It is floundering and without a clue as to why.
Turning around company fortunes will require a wide-ranging operational review. The CEO explains it is imperative she gain insight to the root cause of dipping profitability, soaring overheads and customer turnover.
She suspects the answers are buried deep within the company’s own data.
With Fabric as his digital magnifying glass, Holmes launches the most modern investigation he has ever taken on.
Holmes knows every financially motivated investigation starts by following the money. What will the business data reveal?
Will Holme’s digital magnifying glass identify the source of profit erosion?
Sleuth with Holmes into the darkest corners of IT and cloud operations as he tracks down costly clues.
Where money flows, skullduggery is sure to follow. Holmes enters the sticky underbelly of the criminal world.
How will Holmes’ renowned intuition turn to the question of operational resilience?
Customer attrition points to the wicked hand of Moriarty at work!
Every chapter of this Microsoft Fabric Adventure provides details of how Holme’s combines his investigative prowess with the power of unified data analysis.
Discover the solutions. Absorb the case notes. Draw your own conclusions!

Blogs
Catch our comprehensive summary of the highlights from Microsoft Ignite 2025, combined with the resources and links you need to dig into the detail!
Training
In our latest webinar, our in-house Modern Work experts Jye Wong and Ksenia Turner will run you through a practical refresher on Solution Partner Designations; what they are, why they matter and how to get started.
Sales and Marketing
Business leaders don't live in the tools. They live in the outcomes. The metrics they care about most are not always limited to compliance and risk. So how do you connect data protection to the big-ticket objectives, when they're less obvious? Our in-house pre-sales expert, Michael Brooke explains.
Guides and eBooks
As SMBs mature in the Data Protection lifecycle, they need help to optimise spend, reduce the compliance burden and ensure results align to business objectives. The third installment of our Data Protection Playbook series provides practical guidance for partners on how to address emerging pressure and connect ongoing investment to measurable business value.
Training
Copilot Agents: what are they and how do they differ from AI assistants and chatbots? Our in-house Copilot expert Ksenia Turner explains the use cases and service opportunities for partners.
Blogs
Fragmented data protection systems and processes create compliance proof-gaps for SMB customers. Scott Hagenus, Director, Cybersecurity here at Crayon explains.
Guides and eBooks
How can partners help their SMB customers to move from silos of security and continuity to a more cohesive, measurable and insurable data protection framework? The second edition in our Data Protection Playbook series maps out their journey, and yours.
Sales and Marketing
Ever wonder why a pitch has some IT Managers leaning forward, while others glaze over? Michael Brooke, Cybersecurity Pre-Sales Lead offers some insight on how to tune your approach to chime with different technical mindsets.
Vendor Announcements
Copilot for Business has landed at Microsoft Ignite 2025, levelling the GenAI playing field for SMB customers. Learn all about it from our man on the ground, Andreas Bergman.
Press Release
Press Release
Blogs
As cybersecurity and continuity converge in platforms and in practice, partners need new playbooks to address modern Data Protection standards. Our in-house cybersecurity pre-sales lead, Michael Brooke explains why.
Guides and eBooks
What triggers an SMB customer to begin exploring their need for better Data Protection? The first of our four Data Protection Playbooks for partners breaks down how to position and win in the Pre-Adoption and Exploration stage.
Insights
Data Protection priorities are shifting for SMBs. Ramp up your ability to respond with curated insights, articles and resources to help you guide every customer conversation with confidence.
Partner Spotlight
In this Partner Spotlight, Acceltech Managing Director Ivy Tarrobago shares how Crayon’s responsive support enhances client outcomes and business growth.
Whitepapers
Data Protection is a must for all SMBs but how can partners align solution investment with critical business objectives? Our latest paper shows you how.
Press Release
Crayon has been recognised with a huge double win at the CRN Channel Asia awards ceremony.
Insights
All the latest insights, articles and resources on M365 Copilot, curated into one place.
Insights
SMB customers are storing greater volumes of sensitive data in more places than ever. Secure backup and recovery practices are essential to how they protect it.
Partner Spotlight
Bigfish Technology saved AU$20,000 on its annual Microsoft licensing after one call with Crayon and has since built a strong partnership that enabled Bigfish to get access to Crayon’s expertise and vendor ecosystem.
Insights
Insider risk is a subtle and continuous challenge for SMB customers. Turn it into a manageable and quantifiable aspect of their Data Protection strategy.
Blogs
From rethinking backup to governance frameworks and behavioural analytics, what's involved in building a complete Data Protection strategy for SMB customers?
Insights
We explore the evolution of Microsoft's channel strategy over the past ten years, and what can be learned by viewing it through a Value Cycle lens.
Guides and eBooks
The Microsoft Fabric Partner Guide curates our recent articles, videos and resources to accelerate Crayon partner learning.
Training
Join in-house experts and Solentive for an exploration of how Microsoft Fabric supports the journey to data-driven business for your customers.
Blogs
To plan the ultimate Data Value party for your customers, you need to set data free to mingle!
Blogs
Looking to provide clients with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed SIEM services? Read on for six hot takes on why ContraForce should be in consideration.
Insights
SMBs across the APAC are not just increasing their technology investments—they are making strategic, forward-thinking moves to position themselves for long-term growth.
Podcast
Crayon's Global Lead for Hosting Partners, Andreas Bergman joins Microsoft's Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast to share cloud trends from around the world.
Insights
Small to medium-sized businesses in the APAC region are gearing up tech investments to drive outcomes for customer experience, revenue, business adaptability and innovation. How will SMBs leverage emerging technologies to achieve their strategic objectives?
Insights
What are the most critical business objectives and solution adoption priorities for SMBs in our region? Download the latest Forrester study to find out!
Insights
Find out what this means for Crayon’s partners, and what can you do to ensure your SPLA house is in order.
Blogs
When it comes to SPLA compliance, it’s far better to be transparent than to be exposed. Find out why and how Crayon can help.
Blogs
Crayon cloud security assessments help partners lock down M365 and Azure environments and build profitable cybersecurity practices. Learn how.

Connect Data Protection to strategic objectives via this Whitepaper

What are the most critical business objectives and solution adoption priorities for SMBs in our region? Download the latest Forrester study to find out!

Our APAC channel business is now part of a global organisation. That means there is a whole new world of value on offer for our partners. We can help you to tap into all of it.