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Are you a Microsoft Cloud Services Provider (CSP) innovating and driving meaningful outcomes for small and mid-size customers with Microsoft technology? We want to celebrate you! Whether you're migrating customers to Microsoft Azure or delivering security solutions, we want to tell your story. If your story is selected, we will work with you on publishing and promoting a no-cost case study. Share your story today. Why Share Your Success? Recognition: Your organization will be acknowledged for its innovative solutions and commitment to customer success. Inspiration: Your story can motivate and guide other partners facing similar challenges. Visibility: Featured stories may be showcased on Microsoft's platforms, reaching a global audience. How to Participate To submit your success story, ensure that: Your organization is active in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. If you provide services, you have a current business profile in Partner Center. If you offer software solutions, your solution is transactional on the Microsoft commercial marketplace. You'll need to provide detailed information about how your solution addressed specific customer challenges, the role of Microsoft AI technology in your success, and any demos or videos showcasing your solution. Additionally, ensure that your featured customer agrees to be included in the story. For more details and to submit your story, visit the Partner Success Story Nomination page. Celebrate your achievements and inspire the broader community by sharing how you're driving meaningful outcomes for customers with Microsoft AI technology. We look forward to documenting your success! Explore all case studies here or submit your own! Subscribe to case studies tag to follow all case study posts.26Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study | Apex Digital
Meeting the region’s needs United Way for Southeastern Michigan is committed to uplifting all Michigan residents by combating systemic racism, investing in children’s education, and supporting the basic needs of its community to create positive change. It does this by acting as a funder, advocate, and mobilizer, connecting partners and community members to essential services and resources to meet the region's needs. It also provides immediate food and financial assistance to families in crisis through its 2-1-1 helpline. In 2023 alone, it served over 660,000 individuals through its partner network, plus an additional 331,000 through the helpline. Employing 215 people across four counties, United Way for Southeastern Michigan is a hybrid company. And with its vast network of partners, donors, advocates, and volunteers, efficient collaboration is vital. But employees were using a multitude of communication, collaboration, project management, and file sharing tools, which created management headaches around information sharing, and security. “Each department was basically using their own set of tools, from both Microsoft and other vendors, which lead to inefficiencies, errors, and security risks. We really wanted to consolidate what we were using,” says Sue McGuire, Senior Director of Information Services. With information stored across a variety of locations, the organization dealt with data redundancies that slowed its ability to locate correct versions of documents and track program performance. Continue reading here Explore all case studies or submit your own Subscribe to case studies tag to follow all case study posts.37Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study | EY redefines sustainability performance management with Microsoft
July 11, 2024 Organizations around the world are under pressure to make their operations more sustainable, but a sustainable business transformation is a complex process. First, it requires a multitude of views into a company's data; then, the analytics prowess to drive decision-making; and finally, a solution to combine fragmented processes into one manageable roadmap. Businesses need a strong partner with the technical expertise to simplify a complicated transformation journey. EY, winner of the 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Sustainability Changemaker in the Social Impact category for a second year in a row, has harnessed the power of Microsoft technology to become that partner. EY creates sustainability strategies that provide competitive business opportunities and long-term value for all stakeholders. "This recognition is a testament to our team's focus on creating impactful and forward-looking sustainability solutions for our clients powered by Microsoft," said Jim Little, Global Microsoft Alliance Leader at EY. Put simply, the EY and Microsoft collaboration operationalizes sustainability performance management. Their work helps customers strengthen enterprise-ready decarbonization efforts and accelerate advancement toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. Continue reading here Explore all case studies or submit your own Subscribe to case studies tag to follow all new case study posts.58Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study: Blackstraw helps AMN Healthcare make successful matches with Azure
July 15, 2024 In the healthcare staffing industry, recruiters face a constant, pressing challenge: to assess the qualifications of skilled candidates and match them with open positions quickly and accurately. For specialized roles like travel nurses and doctors, where rapid placement is critical to meet the urgency and demand of the field, overcoming that challenge is paramount. But it's exactly the kind of challenge that Blackstraw, a data and AI consulting firm, is prepared to solve. As a Microsoft partner with a team of more than 300 skilled data scientists and engineers, Blackstraw helps organizations modernize their data infrastructure and operations with Azure. More than that, they can use the data to build and deploy AI solutions tailored to their customers' business needs. "We have our feet in both areas: AI and data engineering. That's the foundation of how we enable our customers to capture, process, and store the data they need," said Atul Arya, Founder and CEO of Blackstraw. "But once you've processed and stored the data, what do you do to make sense of it? How do you solve business problems using that data? That's where we leverage AI." Continue reading here Explore all case studies or submit your own Subscribe to case studies tag to follow all new case study posts.37Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study: Accenture & Avanade are reinventing the way forward with Microsoft Copilot solutions
Accenture and Avanade have a long history of helping customers implement cutting-edge solutions worldwide. Their leadership in the AI space and early adoption of Microsoft Copilot have helped them realize value across the enterprise, and they've used that knowledge to help others reinvent how they work. What puts them in such a unique position to help their customers, though, is their seamless partnership with Microsoft, which allows them to collaboratively build, test, and expand on their advanced work—together. These continued efforts have earned Accenture and Avanade this year's prestigious Microsoft Global Systems Integrator (GSI) Partner of the Year Award for an unprecedented 19th time. Their trailblazing work with AI apps utilizing Microsoft technologies has also garnered a brand-new win for 2024: the Copilot award in the Business Transformation category. "Our 19th recognition as Microsoft Global SI Partner of the Year underscores the exceptional value our partnership with Microsoft and Avanade delivers to our clients," said Chris Howarth, Senior Managing Director and Accenture Microsoft Business Group Lead. "By interoperating Microsoft Copilot and advanced generative AI technologies, we are not only enhancing our service offerings but also creating new opportunities for our clients to innovate and accelerate growth in their respective markets." Accenture and Avanade's continued success cements their leadership in innovation and makes them a trusted partner for those looking to solve challenges and scale their business in the digital age. And with numerous AppSource offers for Copilot already in the market and more on the way, Accenture and Avanade are primed to introduce customers across industries to the potential of generative AI. "[Our] strategic focus empowers them to harness the full potential of their digital transformation, driving significant business outcomes," added Howarth. Continue reading here Explore all case studies or submit your own Subscribe to case studies tag to follow all new case study posts.271Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study: Wortell
RIBW Brabant specializes in recovery support and guidance for residents of nine municipalities in the Hart of Brabant region. Employing 600 people and assisting an average of 1,500, the organization helps clients to deal with psychological and psychiatric challenges in several key areas of their lives, including career, social life, finances, and health. Each new client brings a mass of data to process, and this data needs protection from ransomware and other cyber-attacks. "We process a significant amount of data from clients to be able to provide them with our services,” said Olaf Roosenschoon, Strategic Advisor ICT at RIBW Brabant. “As a so-called special data processor, we must comply with all kinds of guidelines. Securing our clients' private data is one of the most important tasks for our departments." Continue reading here **Explore all case studies or submit your own**36Views0likes0CommentsPartner Case Study: Vertigon Consulting case study
Effective financial reporting can be as laborious for a company as it is crucial. Traditional methods of manually tracking and reporting on the financial health of a business—involving potentially hundreds of thousands or millions of data points—in order to make strategic decisions on its future can be tedious and inefficient. New Jersey-based Vertigon Consulting recognized this frustration with manual or semi-automated financial reporting and invested in a future where data analytics could be leveraged for reliable, scalable, and repeatable business insights. Their flagship SaaS solution, Cloud BI, benefits Vertigon’s customers by automating the tiresome accumulation of information and making more time for higher-level functions like analysis and decision making. Vertigon selected Microsoft Azure as the IaaS (upon which they built Cloud BI) leveraging Microsoft’s vast capability not only for its best of breed infrastructure offering but also the significant database, tools, and development capability. Vertigon was one of Microsoft’s first customers in the cloud with subscriptions dating back to 2013. Soon after, Vertigon transitioned from SharePoint integrated BI to Microsoft’s Power tools: Power BI, Power Query, and Power Automate, as well as the suite of O365 applications. The success of Cloud BI has led to its implementation in hundreds of companies nationwide. Continue reading here **Explore all case studies or submit your own**51Views1like0CommentsPartner Case Study: PrimeKey decodes customer growth for its cryptography-based security solution with Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Marketplace Rewards
PrimeKey by Keyfactor helps organizations bolster cryptographic-based security through the Microsoft commercial marketplace PrimeKey is part of Keyfactor, a professional services company that was founded in 2001 and won Microsoft Partner of the Year in 2007. PrimeKey simplifies public key infrastructure (PKI) implementations by eliminating repetitive tasks and costly infrastructure through self-service certification solutions and automation for teams without PKI expertise. Whether for Internet of Things (IoT) product security or enterprise information technology initiatives, PrimeKey’s modular, cloud-first architecture makes it easier for customers to deploy quickly without reengineering infrastructure or reissuing certificates. PrimeKey’s solutions are horizontally applicable and span verticals. PrimeKey customers can manage every key and certificate because there are no per-certificate fees. The company is driven by a technology-agnostic approach that allows organizations to integrate their PKI with the best available technology. The platform is built for rapid change and agility. PrimeKey’s flagship product, EJBCA Enterprise Cloud, is hosted solely on Microsoft Azure and is available in the Azure Marketplace. Continue reading here51Views1like0CommentsPartner Case Study: TBSC
Partner in England helps customers manage clients’ Microsoft 365 licenses Based in Basingstoke, England, The Business Software Centre (TBSC) specializes in conversion, e-commerce, and ecosystem consultancy for Software as a Service (SaaS). For more than 20 years, TBSC has provided quick, efficient, and cost-effective software asset management. TBSC’s Smarter SaaS for Microsoft 365 app, available on Microsoft AppSource, provides important data for Microsoft 365 licenses. The app monitors active and inactive users, with the option to anonymize user names and data. Data can show usage of Microsoft 365 E3 apps, such as SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Outlook, and present opportunities to increase it. License optimization can be achieved through reharvesting (taking an inactive subscription and redistributing it to an active user). The app also provides visibility into licensing compliance. These measures help companies fully utilize the licenses they're paying for. “Smarter SaaS for Microsoft 365 is recommended to our partners looking to manage their clients’ Microsoft 365 licenses,” said Phil Hames, Director of TBSC. “Our product is an automated, cloud-based service that ensures an improvement on clients’ Microsoft 365 investment. This allows for an opportunity to not only manage Microsoft 365 licenses but also build loyalty with clients, since partners can showcase how their organization can be optimized with Microsoft 365 usage through accurate and actionable data.” Continue reading here **Explore all case studies or submit your own**45Views2likes0CommentsPartner Case Study | Check Point
Check Point, a cybersecurity pioneer and decorated Microsoft partner Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. continuously pioneers cybersecurity technology. With more than 3,500 security experts, a world-acclaimed research and intelligence unit, and a broad ecosystem of business and technology partners, Check Point protects more than 100,000 organizations in 88 countries. Check Point has been a Microsoft partner since the mid-1990s and has been recognized for numerous achievements, including Most Prolific Integration Partner at the Microsoft Security 20/20 awards and a Partner of the Year distinction at the 2020 Microsoft US Partner Awards. Check Point’s solutions, such as its CloudGuard Network Security, are available in the Azure Marketplace. Beating expectations with big webinar turnouts and more marketplace page visits For the past two years, Check Point has regularly met with a Marketplace Rewards engagement manager, who has collaborated with Check Point on partner benefits, such as Azure Marketplace listing optimizations, social promotions, and a spot in a Microsoft internal commercial marketplace newsletter. This has created opportunities for engagement with hundreds of Microsoft sellers, which has driven dozens of co-sell opportunities. Check Point is currently targeting double-digit year-over-year growth of its pay-as-you-go offerings, as well as increasing awareness of its offerings for enterprise customers looking to tap into the Microsoft Azure consumption commitment. After a successful initial webinar in February 2020 and in the next month passing the threshold of $5 million in billed sales, Check Point was invited to co-present with two Azure experts from Microsoft. The result was impressive: 972 people registered for the webinar, and 578 attended live. Continue reading here **Explore all case studies or submit your own**75Views1like0Comments