First Distribution's Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Hosting team has won the Microsoft Cloud Solution Reseller (CSR) SPLA Distributor award, which was bestowed on 14 October at the 2015 SPLAR Summit in Dubai.

The award is in recognition of driving key business processes and readiness with the SPLA partner community. Readiness events, consistent roundtables, licensing expertise, driving business with discipline and integrity, on time reporting, and adherence to compliance at all times contributed to the success of First Distribution's hosting business, and to the winning of the award.

First Distribution's SPLA business has grown significantly over the last two years. First Distribution remains the largest CSR in MEA and continues to innovate and drive the cloud and hosting business.

The company has invested in technical skills from both a back-office and account management perspective, and coupled with the fact that it has more than 10 years of experience in dealing with SPLA, the distributor's understanding of SPLA and Volume Licensing is currently of an exceptional standard.

First Distribution's MSP Hosting Program Manager, Chris Richardson, commented:

"First Distribution is very proud to have this award bestowed upon us by Microsoft. Winning this award reinforces our commitment to both our partners and to our hosting and cloud business."