Microsoft and Coherent Announce Strategic Commercial Partnership

Coherent has joined the Microsoft Partner Network and now Microsoft customers in North America can access Coherent’s core technology, Coherent Spark—unlocking Excel-based business logic to drive business results.

‍Tampa, Florida—March 31, 2022 – Coherent, a global software as a service (SaaS) company fast becoming the universal standard for business logic, and Microsoft today announced their strategic partnership to help customers leverage the full power of Excel-based business logic. Through this partnership, the firms will deliver innovative technology to a growing number of businesses through a multifaceted strategy that entails the Microsoft Partner Network, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, and sales team alignment.

As part of the Microsoft Partner Network, Coherent joins a hub of people, resources, and offerings brought together to build and deliver successful solutions for customers. This commercial partnership also includes the availability of Coherent’s core technology, Coherent Spark, in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Additionally, the firms will begin co-selling to reach the vast community of Microsoft-managed customers who would benefit from Coherent Spark.

Coherent Spark meets an unmet business need, as many of today’s businesses depend on logic but are challenged with how to handle it. They rely on complex rules, calculations, and models to connect with their customers and achieve results. This business logic often resides in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and various internal systems that lack a single source of truth. Extracting the logic for integration with various applications can be manual, time-consuming, and error-prone. Coherent Spark solves these problems with a no-code approach that unleashes business logic—while leveraging the full flexibility, ease of use, and power of Excel.

To help clients improve processes and drive outcomes, Coherent Spark:

Converts Excel-based logic into APIs to integrate with any platforms or systems
Centralizes, secures, and enables audits of business logic
Automates complex simulation, modeling, and testing at cloud speed
Accelerates product development and speed to market from months to days

John Brisco, CEO & Founder of Coherent, says, “This partnership is significant for our clients because nearly all businesses who use Coherent Spark are also Microsoft customers. They rely on the Microsoft Partner Network and the Microsoft Azure Marketplace as trusted ways to find new tech. And Microsoft has an equally great reputation as a partner—offering the tools to help us extend our reach in the US. We’re excited about the impact we can have together.”

About Coherent

Coherent is a global software as a service (SaaS) company fast becoming the universal standard for business logic. Coherent’s core technology, Coherent Spark, converts complex business logic from Excel to API services automatically and functions as a logic engine to other platforms. Coherent Spark also offers advanced testing and simulation tools plus spreadsheet management functionality—empowering business and technology teams to have greater confidence, speed and control over critical business logic. Unleash your business logic with Coherent Spark. For more information visit: https://coherent.global/spark/