Tammy Antoniou has been appointed into the newly created role of Microsoft engagement manager.

Logicalis is proud to be part of an elite group of global Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Providers, and Antoniou's appointment will play an important role in continuing the growth of the company's Microsoft business and strengthening the strategic partnership in Australia.

Antoniou will work closely with Logicalis' sector leads under a recently announced vertical sales structure and with its team of engagement managers to assist its customers with their Azure, Digital Workplace and CSP Licensing requirements.

She joins Logicalis from Datacom, where more recently, she was a software solutions consultant. In this role, Antoniou worked on Microsoft licensing, services, and agreements while ensuring the latest solutions and licensing regulations were followed.

She brings to this new role at Logicalis an impressive 20 years' experience in IT, working with Microsoft, Rhipe, Staples and Ingram Micro, and she also holds several Microsoft certifications.

"Tammy brings to Logicalis Australia impressive expertise, and she will play a pivotal role in how our local partnership with Microsoft will continue to deliver successful digital transformation outcomes for our joint customers," Logicalis Australia national sales manager Lisa Fortey says.

"I am delighted she has joined our team at such an exciting time, when we have taken to market Logicalis Lifecycle Services across three key architectures of cloud, workspace, security, all built on Microsoft solutions," Fortey adds.

"I am thrilled to join Logicalis Australia, and play a role in assisting our customers by providing industry-leading solutions and services that support them in realising tangible business outcomes, and ensuring they get the most out of their Microsoft solutions investment," Antoniou says of her appointment.