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Security Gets Its Own Category in Microsoft's 2022 Partner of the Year Awards
- By Gladys Rama
- June 28, 2022
High-achieving security partners are getting a spotlight of their own at this year's Microsoft Partner of the Year awards.
Microsoft announced the 2022 award winners on Tuesday, three weeks before the annual Inspire partner conference is set to kick off on July 19 as a virtual event.
Since Microsoft opened Partner of the Year nominations in early February, it received nearly 4,000 entries from about 130 countries, according to Nicole Dezen, head of device partner sales at Microsoft.
"We were impressed by the breadth of nominated solutions and inspired by the success stories submitted this year," Dezen wrote in a blog post. "All were a reflection of the diverse and innovative solutions portfolio built by our partners, and a true representation of the global reach of our partner ecosystem."
Microsoft introduced a separate Security category for this year's awards, as well as a new Compliance award within it. Previously, top security partners were grouped under the Modern Workplace or Modern Work & Security categories.
Also new is an Operational Excellence award under the Business Excellence category. The Operational Excellence award is meant for "partners who drive operational excellence in partner profitability and digital transformation," Dezen wrote.
Below is the full list of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year solution category winners and finalists. To see the country/region winners, visit Microsoft's brochure here.
Azure
AI
- Winner: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Lynkz
- Finalist: Plain Concepts
- Finalist: Neudesic, an IBM Company
Analytics
Cloud Native App Development
Internet of Things
- Winner: ICONICS
- Finalist: PTC
- Finalist: Wipro Technologies (Global HQ)
- Finalist: HCL Technologies Ltd.
Migration to Azure
- Winner: 3Cloud
- Finalist: VMware
- Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: UnifyCloud
Mixed Reality
- Winner: Altoura
- Finalist: SoftwareHut
- Finalist: PTC
- Finalist: S.Pin Technology
Modernizing Applications
OSS on Azure
- Winner: Tigera Inc.
- Finalist: HashiCorp
- Finalist: Confluent
Rising Azure Technology
- Winner: Abnormal Security
- Finalist: Starburst Data In.c
- Finalist: Disaster Technologies Incorporated
- Finalist: Wandisco Inc.
SAP on Azure
Business
Applications
Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Winner: Bam Boom Cloud
- Finalist: Tipsa
- Finalist: COSMO CONSULT Group
- Finalist: Western Computer – MBS
Dynamics 365 Commerce
- Winner: Visionet Systems Inc.
- Finalist: Evenica Corp.
- Finalist: Infosys
- Finalist: Gonzalez Cortina Glender y Cia
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights & Marketing
- Winner: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: TTEC Digital
- Finalist: Prodware Spain
- Finalist: Cognizant
Dynamics 365 Customer Service & Field Service
- Winner: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: Velrada
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
- Finalist: Hitachi Solutions America
Dynamics 365 Finance
- Winner: KPMG International
- Finalist: Flintfox International
- Finalist: RSM US LLP
- Finalist: HSO
Dynamics 365 Sales
- Winner: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: Infosys
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and Intelligent Order Management (IOM)
Power Apps
Power Automate
- Winner: Ernst & Young Brasil
- Finalist: Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd
- Finalist: Protiviti
- Finalist: Rhino Systems, S.A. de C. V.
Power BI
Business Excellence
Advisory Services
- Winner: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: KPMG International
- Finalist: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Commercial Marketplace
- Winner: Confluent
- Finalist: Elastic
- Finalist: Citrix
- Finalist: Nerdio
Customer Experience
- Winner: Content+Cloud Limited
- Finalist: Logitech Inc.
- Finalist: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Innovative-e Inc.
Global Independent Software Vendor
- Winner: SAS
- Finalist: Johnson Controls
- Finalist: PROS
- Finalist: Citrix
Global SI & Advisory Digital Transformation
Global System Integrator (GSI)
- Winner: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: CAPGEMINI Technology Services SAS
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
Indirect Provider
- Winner: TD SYNNEX
- Finalist: Pax8
- Finalist: Arrow Electronics
- Finalist: Ingram Micro Brasil
Learning
- Winner: NetCom Learning
- Finalist: Shanghai Yungoal Info Tech Co. Ltd.
- Finalist: CloudThat Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Solution Assessments
- Winner: 3Cloud
- Finalist: Cloud Direct
- Finalist: Cloud4C Services Pte Ltd
- Finalist: Obungi GmbH
Microsoft for Startups
Operational Excellence
Industry
Automotive, Mobility & Transportation
- Winner: Amadeus IT Group
- Finalist: Annata
- Finalist: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: Blue Yonder
Defense & Intelligence
- Winner: Myriad Technologies
- Finalist: KTL Solutions Inc.
- Finalist: Ernst & Young Chile
- Finalist: Optiv Security Inc.
Education
- Winner: Fujitsu
- Finalist: Johnson Controls
- Finalist: Mobile Mentor
- Finalist: AvePoint
Energy & Sustainability
- Winner: Schneider Electric
- Finalist: Uptake
- Finalist: Bentley Systems, Incorporated
- Finalist: Cognite
Financial Services
- Winner: Duck Creek Technologies
- Finalist: Rhino Systems
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
- Finalist: ACI Worldwide Corp.
Government
- Winner: NTT Data UK
- Finalist: Acuvate Software
- Finalist: RSM US LLP
- Finalist: AvePoint
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
- Winner: Accenture/Avanade
- Finalist: Sight Machine
- Finalist: PTC
- Finalist: Blue Yonder
Media & Communications
- Winner: Nokia
- Finalist: Harmonic
- Finalist: Firstlight
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
Nonprofit
Retail & Consumer Goods
Modern Work
Apps & Solutions for Microsoft Teams
- Winner: MURAL
- Finalist: LumApps
- Finalist: Calian
- Finalist: Top365
Device
- Winner: Lenovo PC HK Limited
- Finalist: Aftershock PC
- Finalist: HP Inc.
- Finalist: Onsors Technologies LLC
Device Distributor/Reseller
- Winner: Data#3 Limited
- Finalist: Ingram Micro Brazil
- Finalist: Tech Data Advanced Solutions Vietnam
- Finalist: SHI International Corp
Employee Experience
- Winner: Engage Squared Pty Ltd
- Finalist: Campana & Schott
- Finalist: Rightpoint, a Genpact Company
- Finalist: TC1 Labs
Meetings, Calling & Devices for Microsoft Teams
- Winner: NWN Carousel
- Finalist: Vodafone New Zealand Limited
- Finalist: Cloud Revolution
- Finalist: Generation-e Productivity Solutions Pty Ltd.
Modern Workplace for Frontline Workers
- Winner: Rapid Circle
- Finalist: FiveP Australia Pty Ltd
- Finalist: Tata Consultancy Services
Modern Workplace for SMB
- Winner: Makronet
- Finalist: BEMO
- Finalist: Resolution Technology
- Finalist: TechGyan
Project & Portfolio Management
- Winner: OnePlan Solutions
- Finalist: Sensei Project Solutions
- Finalist: Innovative-e Inc.
- Finalist: Marque360
Surface Hub Reseller
- Winner: Insight North America
- Finalist: AVI-SPL
- Finalist: CDW Logistics LLC
- Finalist: Computacenter (UK) Ltd
Surface PC Reseller
Security
Compliance
- Winner: Edgile Inc.
- Finalist: Epiq Global
- Finalist: Protiviti
- Finalist: Kocho
Modern Endpoint Management
- Winner: Infosys
- Finalist: Quadrasystems.net (India) P Ltd
- Finalist: Eighty20 Solutions Pty Ltd
- Finalist: Atech Cloud
Security
- Winner: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: Quorum
- Finalist: Forsyte IT Solutions
- Finalist: INTELEQUIA
Social Impact
Community Response
- Winner: Barhead Solutions
- Finalist: Rapid Circle
- Finalist: Top365
- Finalist: Centric Consulting, LLC
Inclusion Changemaker
- Winner: Modis Consulting
- Finalist: Pyramid Consulting Inc.
- Finalist: Signly
- Finalist: Atos
Sustainability Changemaker
- Winner: Johnson Controls
- Finalist: Fellowmind
- Finalist: Ernst & Young LLP
- Finalist: EcoVadis