Wilson Allen, specialists in legal technology consulting and services, and Crayon, Microsoft's third-largest Cloud Service Provider globally, announced today they have entered into a strategic partnership.

This agreement will strengthen both companies' offerings and provide value to professional firms looking to run next-generation, cloud-enabled analytics solutions by combining Crayon's expertise in IT services and innovation with Wilson Allen's focus on the professional services sector.

"The partnership brings together two organizations with mutually beneficial strengths that meet a critical need for law firms?the ability to extract better and quicker value from Microsoft's modern analytics technologies," said Wilson Allen Chief Strategy Officer Norm Mullock.

"Winning new business is an ongoing challenge for law firms. To do this, they need to understand exactly what they do well and devise business strategies that help them do more of it. New cloud-based analytics solutions have a fundamental role in helping law firms understand their business better," Mullock said. "They provide access to broader data over and above traditional financial information, giving law firms more informed, actionable insights."