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Microsoft Partner Network Announces 2025 Partner Of The Year Awards

Bonisiwe Shabane
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microsoft partner network announces 2025 partner of the year awards

Chief Partner Officer and CVP, Global Channel Partner Sales Each year, Microsoft partners redefine what’s possible for customers through innovation, collaboration, and trust built with Microsoft Cloud and AI. Partners impact industries across the globe, enabling organizations to modernize operations, unlock new opportunities with AI, and deliver sustainable growth at scale. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrate that impact. These awards recognize the partners who have set a new standard for excellence by activating Frontier Firm capability, advancing business transformation, creating customer success, and contributing to positive change in their communities. I’m proud to announce the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists.

This year’s awards span eight global categories that reflect the breadth of innovation across our ecosystem: Microsoft’s Nicole Dezen at Microsoft Ignite 2024 Winners and finalists were chosen from 4,600 nominations from 100 countries and regions Microsoft has named its Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists for 2025. The awards acknowledge outstanding achievements and innovations form the Microsoft partner ecosystem across a range of sectors and industries. This year’s award recipients were selected from 4,600 nominations from 100 countries and regions for awards in eight categories including Azure, Business Applications, Modern Work, Security, Industry, Social Impact, Partner Innovation and Business Transformation.

“Every submission showcased innovation, technical excellence and inclusion as partners bring transformative solutions to market,” said Nicole Dezen, chief partner officer and corporate vice president of global channel partner sales at Microsoft. “These awards recognise the partners who have set a new standard for excellence by activating frontier firm’ capability, advancing business transformation, creating customer success and contributing to positive change in their communities.” With Microsoft Ignite on tap next week, the company has announced its annual list of Partner of the Year awards winners and finalists. Categories cover Microsoft's broad business segments as well as countries and regions worldwide. The 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards are being announced ahead of Microsoft Ignite, which will be held in San Francisco from November 18-21. Each year, winners and finalists are selected based on their commitment to customers, the impact of their solutions, and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies.

The 2025 awards honor partners who stand out for driving innovation, helping businesses grow, delivering great results for customers, and making a positive difference in their communities. This year, Microsoft offered five Dynamics-focused categories and two for Power Platform. Here are the winners and finalists for Business Applications. Hitachi Solutions was recognized for modernizing finance operations with Dynamics 365, delivering rapid ERP rollouts, AI-driven automation, and real-time insights. The company was also a finalist in Dynamics 365 Sales and Customer Insights, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain, and Low Code Application Development. This week, the Microsoft Partner Network announced the 2025 Partner of the Year Awards.

The awards recognize companies that’ve demonstrated success in delivering “innovative solutions and customer success” using Microsoft technologies. Awards are given across the following categories: This post specifically recognized the 2025 award winners and finalists for the Business Applications Category. Infinity Group is the 2025 winner for the Business Central Partner of the Year. Finalists include: Hitachi Solutions was recognized as the 2025 D365 Finance Partner of the Year.

MIAMI, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNS), the data security leader, announced it has been named a finalist of the Marketplace Category 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. "We are honored to stand apart from thousands of companies for the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award," said David Bass, EVP of Engineering and CTO at Varonis. "This recognition reflects our successful collaboration to deliver automated data security across the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond.”

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft Cloud applications, services, devices, and AI innovation during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from more than 4,600 nominations across more than 100 countries. Varonis was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the Marketplace Category. Partner Audience: #AllPartners Relevant to: #AllRoles #Event #CrossSolution Microsoft has announced the 2025 Worldwide Partner of the Year Awards recipients and now we’re thrilled to spotlight the Americas winners and finalists across our three regions- Canada, LATAM and USA. These partners aren’t just delivering solutions; they’re helping customers become Frontier Firms, embracing AI and cloud innovation to transform industries and create measurable impact.

This year’s submissions tell a powerful story: partners driving localization, enabling co-innovation, and scaling with Microsoft to help organizations stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital economy. From modernizing operations to unlocking new business models, these award recipients exemplify what’s possible when technology and partnership come together. Join us in congratulating this year’s winners- and all our partners- who continue to lead with purpose and deliver exceptional value to customers. Fivetran Named Winner of the 2025 Microsoft Marketplace Partner of the Year Award Recognition highlights Fivetran and Microsoft’s collaboration to deliver AI-ready data on Azure; company also honored as a finalist for the Americas SDC Emerging Partner of the Year OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fivetran, the trusted data foundation for the AI era, today announced it has been named the Winner of the 2025 Microsoft Marketplace Partner of the Year Award and a Finalist for the...

Fivetran was recognized for automating data movement on Microsoft Azure, enabling enterprises to centralize data and accelerate AI and analytics initiatives. Fivetran was honored among leading Microsoft partners worldwide for its innovation and excellence in delivering customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. The 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are on the horizon, and this year brings a significant shift. Microsoft released its 2025 Partner of the Year Awards guidelines and rules on May 14th, 2025, signaling the official start of the award season for Microsoft Partners. The nominations open on June 18, 2025, aligning with Microsoft Ignite later in the year. This extended timeline offers Microsoft Partners a valuable opportunity to develop compelling submissions that demonstrate their innovations and successes.

Whether you’re a returning winner or aiming for global recognition for the first time, now is the time to start acting. The competition is global, the categories are expanding, and Microsoft is increasingly focused on customer impact, AI innovation, and cross-cloud excellence. Nominations close July 18th, which means waiting until June to start creating case studies and preparing your submissions could leave you scrambling. Many participants are already acting on award strategies and preparing formal submissions to seize an early mover advantage. The best award submissions don’t happen overnight. They’re the result of strategic storytelling, clear outcomes, and alignment with Microsoft’s evolving priorities, including AI, sustainability, and industry-specific transformation.

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