Global Micro Solutions
Secure. Comply. Succeed.
Microsoft security and compliance, deployed and operated as a managed service.
Global Micro Solutions (GMS) is a Microsoft Solutions Partner specialising in cloud, security, ISO-aligned compliance, and managed cyber operations for mid-market and enterprise organisations. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Johannesburg, GMS engineers and operates the Microsoft estate end to end, from M365 users and endpoints through to servers, Azure workloads, network perimeter, and the governed AI environments its clients are now building on top.
GMS is a current Microsoft Solutions Partner across five solution areas:
- Security
- Infrastructure (Azure)
- Data & AI (Azure)
- Modern Work
- Digital & App Innovation (Azure)
Microsoft has independently verified delivery quality through the Audit-Verified Advanced Specialisation in Infrastructure and Database Migration to Azure, re-validated by a third-party auditor every two years. The firm operates as both Cloud Solution Provider. Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and Managed Security Service Provider under one accountable contract.
GMS holds x 3 certifications directly relevant to its operating model:
- ISO/IEC 27001 for information security management
- ISO 22301 for business continuity
- ISO/IEC 20000-1 for IT service management.
Its compliance programme and agentive platform is aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 for AI management. Operational rigour is anchored by 167 individual Microsoft certifications across the engineering team, daily automated evidence collection across 93 ISO 27001 controls, and a 105-risk register linking every threat to specific Microsoft configurations and evidence rules.
In South Africa, GMS is a B-BBEE Level 1 Contributor.
Accolades and Achievements
Across thirty years GMS has achieved the following:
- x 4,500 customer deployments
- x more than 50,000 Exchange migrations.
- X operates 1,200 active Microsoft tenants across EMEA and the Americas.
Customer outcomes consistently lift Microsoft Secure Score from an industry baseline of 40% to 75%, supported by automated evidence rather than annual self-assessment.
- 3 x Winner of Microsoft Hosting Partner of the Year.
- Platinum Fortinet Security Partner.
- IAMCP Community Partner of the Year 2026.
- IAMCP ISV Partner of the Year 2026 for Flowgear, a GMS Company.
Global Locations
GMS operates across 6 offices, local engineers in each time zone:
· Johannesburg · Dublin · London · Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Atlanta
Head Office
5th Floor, Global House, 28 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 (SAST)
Tel: +27 (0)11 731 0600
Sales: sales@globalmicro.co.za
Support: support@globalmicro.co.za (24 / 7 / 365)
Global Contacts
Africa: South Africa +27 (0)11 731 0600
Europe: Dublin +353 1 578 9175 · London +44 20 8396 0877
Gulf: Riyadh +966 (0)11 261 1472 · Abu Dhabi +971 02 654 4061
Americas: Atlanta +1 404 689 6434
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