Microsoft announces 2018 Partner of the Year winners and finalists

Partners recognized for outstanding solutions built on Microsoft technology

REDMOND, Wash., June 7, 2018 /CNW/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced the winners and finalists of the Microsoft 2018 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize top Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Award winners and finalists from around the world will be recognized at Microsoft Inspire taking place July 15–19, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year, Microsoft acknowledged partners in 39 categories celebrating each of the solution areas, industries and many more. The award finalists and winners were selected from more than 2,600 nominations collected from 115 different countries worldwide based on their commitment to customers, their solution's impact on the market and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies.

"It's an honor to recognize the 2018 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists, which represent the best and most forward-thinking innovators coming out of our partner community," said Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft. "These companies are bringing cutting-edge solutions to complex business challenges and providing digital transformation opportunities for their customers. Congratulations to each winner and finalist." Schuster has also congratulated the winners and finalists in a blog post on the Microsoft Partner Network website.

Categories, winners and finalists appear below. A complete list, including the Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award winners for 2018, is available at https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/inspire/awards.

Alliance Global Commercial ISV Partner of the Year

Winner: AT&T

Alliance SI Partner of the Year

Winner: Accenture/Avanade

Application Innovation Partner of the Year

Winner: Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Finalist: Datacom
Finalist: Neal Analytics

Artificial Intelligence Partner of the Year

Winner: Insight
Finalist: KPMG Consulting Co. Ltd.
Finalist: eSmart Systems
Finalist: RedPoint Global Inc.

Azure Compete Partner of the Year

Winner: GTPLUS
Finalist: Wragby Business Solutions and Technologies Ltd.
Finalist: Convergent Computing (CCO)
Finalist: Infront Consulting Group

Big Data Analytics Partner of the Year

Winner: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Finalist: WIPRO
Finalist: BlueGranite Inc.
Finalist: Neudesic

Customer Experience Partner of the Year

Winner: Content and Code
Finalist: Quadrasystems.net India Private Ltd.
Finalist: Insight
Finalist: Qorus Software

Data Estate Modernization Partner of the Year

Winner: pmOne AG
Finalist: Northdoor plc
Finalist: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Finalist: Datometry

Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year

Winner: Ensono
Finalist: 10th Magnitude
Finalist: Hanu Software Inc.
Finalist: Rackspace

DevOps Partner of the Year

Winner: Xpirit Netherlands
Finalist: Canarys Automations Private Ltd.
Finalist: InCycle Software
Finalist: Nebbia Technology

Dynamics 365 for Field Service Partner of the Year

Winner: Velrada
Finalist: eCraft Oy Ab
Finalist: Hitachi Solutions Ltd.
Finalist: DXC Eclipse

Dynamics 365 for Talent Partner of the Year

Winner: SAGlobal
Finalist: eBECS

Dynamics Customer Service Partner of the Year

Winner: eBECS
Finalist: Fusion5
Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
Finalist: PowerObjects, an HCL Technologies company

Dynamics for Finance and Operations Partner of the Year

Winner: Accenture/Avanade
Finalist: Infosys Ltd.
Finalist: AKA Enterprise Solutions (Formerly InterDyn AKA)
Finalist: Hitachi Solutions

Dynamics Sales Partner of the Year

Winner: NuSoft
Finalist: Cognizant Technologies
Finalist: KORUS Consulting
Finalist: Ecuity Edge

Education Partner of the Year

Winner: Campus Management
Finalist: ITWORX Education
Finalist: BrightBytes

Financial Services Partner of the Year

Winner: Vector Risk
Finalist: V.R.P. Veri Raporlama Programlama Bilisim Yazilim ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Ticaret A.S.
Finalist: Finastra
Finalist: Insight

Government Partner of the Year

Winner: Axon Enterprises Inc.
Finalist: Black Marble
Finalist: Pythagoras Communications Ltd.
Finalist: EY

Health Partner of the Year

Winner: Solidsoft Reply
Finalist: KPMG LLP
Finalist: DXC Eclipse
Finalist: KenSci

Indirect Provider Partner of the Year

Winner: Tech Data
Finalist: Westcoast Ltd.
Finalist: Ingram Micro

Intelligent Communications Partner of the Year

Winner: Sada Systems
Finalist: Communicativ
Finalist: bluesource
Finalist: Modality Systems Ltd.

Internet of Things Partner of the Year

Winner: Crestron Electronics
Finalist: Energisme
Finalist: Fathym Inc.
Finalist: Marquam

Learning Partner of the Year

Winner: Digicomp Academy AG
Finalist: Institute for Information Industry

Manufacturing Partner of the Year

Winner: ICONICS
Finalist: ABB Group
Finalist: Icertis Inc.
Finalist: PROS Inc.

Media & Communications Partner of the Year

Winner: Advvy
Finalist: NV Interactive
Finalist: Avid
Finalist: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise LLC

Microsoft CityNext Partner of the Year

Winner: Bentley Systems
Finalist: Meemim Inc.
Finalist: Black Marble
Finalist: Cubic Transportation Systems

Modern Desktop (formerly Powered Device) of the Year

Winner: Insight
Finalist: AMTRA Solutions
Finalist: Dell
Finalist: DXC

Modern Workplace Transformation Partner of the Year

Winner: Dimension Data
Finalist: Logicalis
Finalist: Sulava Oy
Finalist: Otsuka Corp.

Open Source Applications & Infrastructure on Azure Partner of the Year

Winner: 10th Magnitude
Finalist: Nordcloud
Finalist: 4ward
Finalist: SNP Technologies Inc.

Open Source Data & AI Partner of the Year

Winner: Cloudera
Finalist: PT Mitra Integrasi Informatika
Finalist: KORUS Consulting
Finalist: Application Consulting Training Solutions

Partner for Social Impact Partner of the Year

Winner: ProServeIT Corp.
Finalist: Alianza Corp.
Finalist: New Signature

Partner Seller Excellence in Technology, Sales and/or Licensing Partner of the Year

Winner: Erik Moll, COMPAREX Canada
Finalist: Michael Jonsson, Avanade
Finalist: Andrew Mackay, Teambase
Finalist: Mark Pierce, New Signature

Platform Partner of the Year

Winner: Provance
Finalist: Anywhere.24 GmbH
Finalist: Joint Submission: PROS Inc., Icertis and VeriPark
Finalist: SAGlobal

Power BI Partner of the Year

Winner: Slalom
Finalist: Truenorth Corp.
Finalist: IT-Logix AG
Finalist: Teambase

Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year

Winner: CPS
Finalist: Prosperi
Finalist: Projectum
Finalist: Sensei Project Solutions

Retail Partner of the Year

Winner: Teambase
Finalist: Blue Yonder GmbH
Finalist: Synerise S.A.
Finalist: Tallan Inc.

SAP on Azure Partner of the Year

Winner: Accenture/Avanade
Finalist: Infosys Ltd.
Finalist: CoreToEdge
Finalist: Brillio

Security and Compliance Partner of the Year

Winner: Oxford Computer Group - UK
Finalist: NELITE
Finalist: Joint Submission: Mavim B.V. & Motion10
Finalist: Planet Technologies

Teamwork Partner of the Year

Winner: Adopt & Embrace
Finalist: Quadrasystems.net India Private Ltd.
Finalist: Rapid Circle
Finalist: Content and Code

About Microsoft Inspire

Microsoft Inspire provides Microsoft's partner community with access to key marketing and business strategies, leadership, and information regarding specific customer solutions designed to help partners succeed in the marketplace. Along with informative learning opportunities covering sales, marketing, services and technology, Microsoft Inspire is an ideal setting for partners to garner valuable knowledge from their peers and from Microsoft. More information can be found at https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/inspire.

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