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Only 3 Weeks Left! Time is flying by, and we're just 3 weeks away from the deadline to nominate yourself for the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards! Don't miss this chance to showcase your innovation and impact. Nominate now:Awards (microsoft.com) Review award resources:https://partnerawards.partner.microsoft.com/award-resourcesTips for crafting an outstanding entry - Partner of the year - Netherlands
The journey to the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards has begun, and we invite you to be part of this exciting adventure! Every year, Microsoft recognizes partners like you for your outstanding achievements in creating innovative solutions and services using Microsoft technologies. It's a celebration of your dedication, ingenuity, and impact in driving success for businesses around the globe. Whether you're a small-scale startup or a large enterprise, your contributions matter, and we encourage partners of all types and geographies to step forward and nominate themselves for this prestigious accolade. To assist you in crafting an exceptional entry, we have prepared a comprehensive document outlining the key elements to consider. This guide is your roadmap to creating a winning submission that truly showcases your accomplishments and expertise. Please download the document using the link provided below: https://assetsprod.microsoft.com/en-us/how-to-create-a-great-entry.pdf2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards: Nominations are now open
The awards submission tool is officially open. Nominations will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on April 3, 2024. In 2024, we're thrilled to introduce additional opportunities for recognizing partner impact. Our Business Transformation category now includes two new awards – AI Innovation and Copilot – designed to showcase exceptional partner momentum in these crucial areas. Furthermore, the Netherlands introduces three new categories: Netherlands – Data & AI: Breakthrough business case Reference cases (OpenAI, Copilot) Number of new customer wins, sold licenses, Azure growth Netherlands – Security: Reference cases (Security) E5, ACR growth, workshops/incentives usage Netherlands – ESG: Significant social impact Reference cases (ESG) Lastly, the Partner Innovation category, debuting this year, offers awards that celebrate various aspects of partner value. Furthermore, across our award list, partners will find exciting new opportunities to be acknowledged with fresh awards in our Solution Area and Industry categories. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the award categories and ensure a compelling nomination, please download The Netherlands POTYA guideline in the attachmentand visitPartner of the Year Awards pagetodownload the official 2024 guidelines.Register for Microsoft Inspire and start making your schedule!
Microsoft Inspirebegins next month and we have exciting news for you: Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will deliver the opening keynote at this year’s event! You still have time to register, explore topics of your choice, and engage with local and global partners in rich discussions so you can learn about Microsoft products and get answers directly from subject matter experts in live Q&A. Explore our session tools, enabling you to curate an unparalleled and personalized Microsoft Inspire experience tailored specifically to you.2022-Microsoft Netherlands Partner of the Year - Axians
We are excited to announce that Axians is the winner of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for the Netherlands! We received more than 100 nominations for this year’s Partner of the Year Award.We were impressed by the breadth of nominated solutions and inspired by the success stories submitted this year – all were a reflection of the diverse and innovative solutions portfolio built by our partners and the meaningful impact they enable through these solutions is a compelling reminder of the importance of partnership. Axians , part of VINCI Energies, is focused on helping their customers to compete, grow and prosper in an ever-changing technological world with a variety of solutions in different industries. They have been an innovative Microsoft partner for many years. Being a people-driven organization they have a strong mission in improving lives through Digital Innovation. Axians is a real changemaker in the world of Education. The eXam Workplace of Axians enables educational institutes fully secured and orchestrated virtual workplaces on a pay per exam basis. The solution uses Microsoft's sustainable and circular Azure cloud technology, Citrix virtual workplace solutions, Ivanti's process orchestration & self-service technology.The solution has evolved and offers the necessary technologies that eliminates unnecessary energy consumption, depreciation, and physical traffic. Resulting in their mission of improving lives by enabling those taking the exam to do that where andwhen they want, saving time and using a sustainable solution. Join us in congratulating Axians for their award! To see the full list of all Partner of the Year Award winners globally visit https://aka.ms/POTYA2022_announcement. We are excited to virtually gather at Microsoft Inspire on the 19th & 20th July 2022 to recognize and celebrate these incredible achievements and share new opportunities to develop and expand your business.If you have not already registered for Microsoft Inspire, we encourage you to do so today!How to write a great entry
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards acknowledge outstanding successes and innovations by partners in over 100 countries and in a wide variety of categories and industries, including cloud to edge technologies, entrepreneurial spirit and social impact. Did you already start writing your entry? Learn how to create an award-winning entry HERESaaS Day: Scale & Grow amplification - March 23
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Its that time again... we’ve kicked off the 2023 Partner of the Year Awards ! This is an important opportunity for our partners to showcase their innovative services and solutions utilizing Microsoft technologies. Benefits for winning partners include: · Greater visibility in their market · Positive press coverage · Custom logos and templates · Recognition within Microsoft Inspire Do you want to get a general program overview and a step-by-step instructions on how to submit your nominations? Download an overview Download the official award guidelines here: Download the awards guidelines Get tips: Get advice from the judges Learn how to write a great entry Nominate yourself HERE We are looking forward to your submissions! Stay connected to stay up-to-date with the latest updates and news! Luisa Partner Communication LeadGuidance from the judges
Have your hard work considered as the best in the industry by nominating your organization for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrated at Microsoft Inspire. Sometimes, the difference between a winner and just another award entry isn’t the quality of the project, but the quality of the entry itself. The entry you submit is all the judges will have to work with to learn about your successful solution. We’ve prepared this guide to help you create your very best entry—one that shows off your solution and the results you’ve achieved. No matter which category (or categories) you nominate in, make it count. We wish you the best of luck! GETTING STARTED Start early. Don’t wait until the last minute. All resources that you will need are available now on the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards website before the awards submission tool opens, so you can give yourself a big head start and increase your chances of success. Plan to spend 10 to 15 hours on your submission. You can reuse the content to enter other awards and/or for your own case study. Draft your entry offline. Uploading your entry to the Award Submission Tool is the LAST step in the process. You will want everything polished in Microsoft Word before you start inputting your answers into the tool on the website. Remember there is an 8,000-character limit for your executive summary. Brainstorm with others. Get in a room with the go-to people on the project(s) in your organization. Two heads are better than one, and six heads… well, you get the idea. You will learn unique angles and creative stories that can make a memorable difference in your entry. Gather your facts. In the words of one judge, “The best entries are those that include the most detail.” Metrics, numbers, and statistics are all vital. You need all the facts, so you can describe the challenge specifically, and tout your solution strongly. How many people did your solution serve? Is the solution repeatable and usable cross-industries? What was the bottom-line impact? Did productivity increase? By how much? Did the solution save the customer money? How much? Use solid stats to show what you achieved. All of this information is crucial. Talk to your customer(s). Some of the strongest evidence of your success is the satisfaction of your customer. Talk to them. Gather testimonials. Draw on case studies if you have them. Let them help you tell the story and quantify your success. Choose your award category. You probably already have an award category in mind, but after you’ve done the groundwork, read and choose your categories carefully. By selecting the most appropriate category, you can ensure your entry is as relevant as possible. ALWAYS consider more than one category. Yes, writing more than one entry will take more time, but it will also give you a better chance of being a winner or finalist. Don’t go overboard though. Spend your time submitting your best one or two stories, rather than trying multiple categories with less compelling entries. WRITE YOUR ENTRY 1. Address every question asked in the guidelines in your Executive Summary. Each submission is carefully reviewed by several judges, and they will be looking for all the points the guidelines have asked you to address. Be sure to completely answer each one. 2. Put your best points up front. Start with a compelling opening statement that is relevant to the award category. Draw the reader in with the “who, what, why,” and most importantly the “why care” of your story. You want to make sure the judge wants to read further. If you save the best for last, they might never get there. 3. Create a compelling story with a beginning, middle, and end. Define the challenge vividly using specific details. Make your story human. Your technology solution is ultimately for people. 4. Showcase your solution. Position your solution value in terms of business innovation, technology innovation, and customer ROI. And remember, your solution must have been deployed. A few other pointers: • Highlight your solution’s creativity. • Show how it leveraged various Microsoft Cloud and platforms. • Describe how it helped you win against the competition from a technical and a business perspective. • Include information about how you went above and beyond in answering your customers’ needs. • Highlight how your solution is delivering meaningful, accessible, inclusive, and sustainable outcomes for customers. • When possible, show how your solution was tailored to target an untapped market. • Include how your solution is different and better than your competition. • If your solution can be replicated, say so, and mention any other customer deployments. • Highlight any Microsoft Cloud Partner Program resources that helped, including other partners. 5. Prove your success. Here’s where all those numbers come in. Include your metrics. Have a measured return on investment. Show exactly what you achieved, with the stats to back it up. 6. Include customer evidence. The best way of ensuring your entry gets noticed is to include direct evidence of your customers’ satisfaction and success with your solution. Include customer testimonials in your answers. And include links to supporting materials such as case studies, white papers, other awards, videos, or anything else that helps document you and your customers’ success. Don’t forget to ask your customers’ approval to use any of their content, although entries will not be disclosed without your consent 7. End where you began. Remember that compelling opening statement? You want that same message to resonate throughout. So be sure to tie your ending back to the beginning. EDITING AND FINAL REVIEW 1. Don’t upload until it’s final! This bears repeating. Wait until your entry is 100% complete and final before uploading it to the award submission application tool. The tool will help you catch minor misspellings but does not review grammar or mis-entered words. Please review your content thoroughly before submitting it. 2. Get professional help. Enlist the help of a writing professional with technical and marketing experience. If you don’t have access to one, get a marketing writer and work with them to make sure the technical details are correct. A communications professional can help you polish your entry, ensuring that it tells your story well and is a good read. Questions? Please send an email to the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards team and allow 48 hours for a response. Good Luck!2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
Prepare your nomination! The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards acknowledge outstanding successes and innovations by partners across our global ecosystem - recognizing achievement in categories spanning solutions areas, industries and across cloud to edge technologies. These successes enable digital transformation, showcase entrepreneurial spirit, and deliver impactful solutions to customers. Recognition and celebration at Microsoft Inspire. Partners, this is your opportunity to vie for awards that can showcase your solutions built on Microsoft technologies to benefit our mutual customers. Receiving a Partner of the Year Award positions your company for new business opportunities, generates positive press coverage, and can lead to even greater market recognition. The Partner of the Year Awards nomination tool opens on February 8, 2023 and closes on April 5, 2023. Learn more here :right_arrow: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/inspire/awards
