Following another successful independent audit, Intercept celebrates ten years of continuously proving its Azure expertise, managed services maturity and commitment to customers.
Reading time 2 minutes Published: 12 November 2026
Intercept has successfully completed its latest Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider audit, marking ten years at the highest level of Azure managed services.
The independent assessment confirmed that Intercept fully meets the Azure Expert MSP programme requirements for another year. The assessor described Intercept as “exceptionally well prepared”, highlighted several best practices and confirmed that the company met all checklist requirements.
The result marks an important milestone for Intercept. Microsoft describes Azure Expert MSPs as some of its most capable Azure managed services partners.
The latest audit assessed much more than technical Azure knowledge, including:
For the Azure capabilities assessment alone, Intercept demonstrated its experience across approximately 30 customer cases. The audit also assessed how these capabilities work in practice. This included the processes, tools and evidence behind the managed services we deliver to customers.
What makes this achievement particularly meaningful is that Azure Expert MSP status isn't awarded indefinitely. Microsoft's 2026 confirmation states that membership is valid for one calendar year. Earlier Microsoft correspondence also confirmed that the status is effective one year at a time.
Over the years, Azure has developed enormously. Cloud architectures have become more sophisticated. Security, governance, automation, FinOps and operational excellence have become increasingly important. The requirements of a leading managed services provider therefore can't stand still either.
Maintaining the designation means continuously investing in our people, processes, automation and technology. It means demonstrating that what we promise customers is embedded in the way we actually operate, from 24/7 support and incident management to governance, monitoring, automation, customer onboarding, SLAs and continuous improvement.
So this milestone isn't about something we achieved once. It represents years of repeatedly demonstrating that our organisation, technology and managed services continue to meet Microsoft's standards as they evolve.
Above all, maintaining Azure Expert MSP status for ten years is a team achievement.
The audit reaches across almost every part of Intercept: engineering, operations, customer care, security, governance, commercial processes, training, platform development and continuous improvement.
While a dedicated group of colleagues was directly involved in preparing for the latest audit, the result reflects contributions from Interceptors across the organisation.
Ten years as an Azure Expert MSP therefore isn't simply about maintaining a designation. It represents a decade of developing our Azure capabilities, improving how we work and repeatedly proving that our managed services meet Microsoft's requirements.
Intercept is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and an Azure specialist for software companies. As a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP, our specialists bring deep technical expertise and a hands-on approach to helping customers build, manage and improve secure, scalable Azure environments.
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