Microsoft has announced the winners and finalists of the Microsoft 2017 Partner of the Year Awards. These awards are given on behalf of top Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
Microsoft will also honor the awardees at Microsoft Inspire taking place July 9–13, 2017, in Washington, D.C. These awards span across 34 categories featuring each of the core partner skills, including cloud technology, public sector, Microsoft Philanthropies and many more. The award finalists and winners were picked from more than 2,800 nominations collected across 115 countries globally.
“The 2017 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists represent the most valued and innovative solutions within our partner community,” said Ron Huddleston corporate vice president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft. “It’s an honor to recognize our top partners providing their expertise and solutions to solve complex business challenges. Congratulations to each winner and finalist on this tremendous achievement.”
Categories, winners and finalists appear below. A complete list, including the Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award winners for 2017, is available at https://partner.microsoft.com/inspire/awards
Alliance Global Commercial ISV Partner of the Year
- Winner: PROS Inc.
Alliance SI Partner of the Year
- Winner: Accenture/Avanade
Application Development Partner of the Year
- Winner: ICONICS
- Finalist: nexx.tv GmbH
- Finalist: Black Marble
- Finalist: Veeam
Business Analytics Partner of the Year
- Winner: Neal Analytics
- Finalist: BizData
- Finalist: Slalom
- Finalist: Brillio
Cloud Apps Partner of the Year
- Winner: Neudesic
- Finalist: MOQdigital
- Finalist: Rackspace
- Finalist: SELA
Cloud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Partner of the Year
- Winner: Hitachi Solutions America
- Finalist: Sonoma Partners
- Finalist: eBECS
- Finalist: PowerObjects, an HCL Company
Cloud Packaged Solutions Partner of the Year
- Winner: P2V Systems
- Finalist: LanCloud (LanKey Group)
- Finalist: Caase.com
- Finalist: Extrinsica Global
Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year
- Winner: (joint submission) The Consortium; Content and Code, Inframon, Modality Systems, Program Framework, & Coeo
- Finalist: Dimension Data
- Finalist: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Catapult Systems
Collaboration and Content Partner of the Year
- Winner: Slalom
- Finalist: SoftBank Technology
- Finalist: harmon.ie
- Finalist: Rapid Circle
Communications Partner of the Year
- Winner: PAIS Kuwait
- Finalist: NeWay Technologies
- Finalist: Modality Systems
- Finalist: C3ntro Telecom | Microsoft Enterprise Productivity
Customer Experience Partner of the Year
- Winner: Qorus Software
- Finalist: Content and Code
- Finalist: MediaValet
- Finalist: Cavalry
Data Platform Partner of the Year
- Winner: Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Finalist: Bitscape Infotech Pvt Ltd
- Finalist: (joint submission) HPE & Pragmatic Works Consulting
- Finalist: Capax Global
DevOps Partner of the Year
- Winner: InCycle Software
- Finalist: Sogeti
- Finalist: Canarys Automations Private Limited
- Finalist: AIS
Distributor Partner of the Year
- Winner: Also Holding AG
- Finalist: Westcoast
- Finalist: Tech Data
- Finalist: Ingram Micro
Enterprise Mobility Partner of the Year
- Winner: Glück & Kanja Consulting AG
- Finalist: Wragby Business Solutions and Technologies Limited
- Finalist: Kloud
- Finalist: Edgile Inc.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Partner of the Year
- Winner: SAGlobal
- Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: Sable37 (formerly Sable Systems)
- Finalist: mcaConnect LLC
Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure Partner of the Year
- Winner: 10th Magnitude
- Finalist: InSpark (previously known as inovativ)
- Finalist: Long View
Internet of Things (IoT) Partner of the Year
- Winner: COPA-DATA
- Finalist: The Yield
- Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: ML!PA Consulting GmbH
Learning Partner of the Year
- Winner: Fast Lane
- Finalist: Firebrand Nordic
- Finalist: Lithan Academy Pte Ltd
Messaging Partner of the Year
- Winner: Perficient
- Finalist: Sonata Information Technology Ltd.
- Finalist: Wortell
- Finalist: New Signature
Microsoft Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year
- Winner: Tribridge
- Finalist: Levtech Consulting
- Finalist: Edgewater Fullscope
- Finalist: Sunrise Technologies Inc.
Microsoft Philanthropies Cloud for Global Good – Technology for Good Partner of the Year
- Winner: Navantis
- Finalist: Gap Consulting
- Finalist: adesso AG
- Finalist: NV Interactive
Microsoft Philanthropies Cloud for Global Good – YouthSpark Partner of the Year
- Winner: REDBELT
- Finalist: QA Limited
- Finalist: Brillio
Mobile App Development Partner of the Year
- Winner: BlueMetal
- Finalist: Productive Edge
- Finalist: Unissoft Technology Co. Ltd.
- Finalist: SapientRazorfish
Open Source on Azure Partner of the Year
- Winner: Cardinal Solutions Group
- Finalist: Aztek
- Finalist: G&S Gestión y Sistemas SAC
- Finalist: T-Systems International
Partner Seller Partner of the Year
- Winner: Sebastien Molendijk, Econocom
- Finalist: Reed Wiedower, New Signature
- Finalist: Ronnie Eliasson, B3 IT AB
- Finalist: Asaf Nakash, Dario IT Solutions
Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year
- Winner: Projectum
- Finalist: Prosperi
- Finalist: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Sensei Project Solutions
Public Sector: Education Partner of the Year
- Winner: U-Planner
- Finalist: Learning Possibilities Limited
- Finalist: Edsby
- Finalist: Authentica Solutions
Public Sector: Government Partner of the Year
- Winner: Lagash
- Finalist: GIS People
- Finalist: Bitscape Infotech Pvt Ltd
- Finalist: risual
Public Sector: Health Partner of the Year
- Winner: Allscripts
- Finalist: KPMG
- Finalist: adesso AG
- Finalist: SADA Systems Inc.
Public Sector: Microsoft CityNext Partner of the Year
- Winner: AvePoint
- Finalist: PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
- Finalist: Indra Sistemas SA
- Finalist: Genetec
Public Sector: Public Safety & National Security Partner of the Year
- Winner: Genetec
- Finalist: Black Marble
- Finalist: Taqtile
- Finalist: (joint submission) NV Interactive & Intergen
Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions Partner of the Year
- Winner: Be-CLOUD
- Finalist: Onex Group
- Finalist: Intercept
Windows and Devices Deployment Partner of the Year
- Winner: Dell
- Finalist: Dimension Data
- Finalist: CDW
- Finalist: itnetX AG
