We lately celebrated one other fantastic recognition second at Avanade: alongside Accenture, we had been named Microsoft’s World SI Accomplice of the 12 months (for the nineteenth time, a file!) and the inaugural World Enterprise Transformation Accomplice of the 12 months for Copilot.
As well as, we had been honored in each single Enterprise Functions class we entered: winner of the World Accomplice of the 12 months award for Dynamics 365 Gross sales & Buyer Insights, and Finalist for the World Accomplice of the 12 months Awards for Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Service and Dynamics 365 Provide Chain. We additionally gained Finalist recognition for the World Low Code Utility Growth award, having gained in 2023.
All this recognition is immensely gratifying, after all — however what does it actually imply on the finish of the day?
There’s an outdated saying in boxing that actually resonates with me: “Coaching is your trophy.” That’s, the method is extra essential than the end result. Greater than any single win, it’s the various miles of roadwork and infinite hours on the heavy bag, velocity bag, and jump-rope that carry us true development and that means. This adage completely captures our journey at Avanade. It’s the superb issues that we get to do for our prospects every single day which might be the actual and lasting prize.
Awards definitely create a celebration second, however the sense of satisfaction we really feel repeats itself by means of the yr once we see and listen to how we’re serving to shoppers clear up a few of their greatest challenges, attain thrilling milestones or rework their organizations.
A lot goes into these wins: It’s a lot larger than merely writing a submission. Our relentless preparation and every day dedication to excellence and revolutionary options, alongside the work our groups do to keep up our strategic partnership with Microsoft are the foundations. Our shut collaboration with each shoppers and Microsoft permit us to leverage the newest know-how to supply probably the most superior and dependable real-world options. Options that assist shoppers to do what issues for them.
And that is why these awards are in the end related to our shoppers — every win is a testomony to what we will do for them, and reassurance that they’re working with a few of the finest within the enterprise. It’s about our means to drive transformation and ship worth. It’s concerning the success tales that we assist create and the lasting influence our shoppers see of their companies.
2023/2024 – a memorable yr!
To wrap up, I need to take a second to replicate on how unimaginable the previous yr has been since final yr’s Dynamics 365 and Energy Platform award wins. At across the similar time in 2023, alongside Accenture, we had been named a Chief in Everest Group’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 Companies PEAK Matrix 2023 Evaluation and in March this yr, Forrester acknowledged Avanade as a Chief within the Forrester Wave: Microsoft Enterprise Functions Companies Q1 2024, describing how and why Avanade is “Often called among the finest in Microsoft Enterprise Functions implementation providers”. When taking a look at this recognition collectively, it’s essential that we take into consideration this as validation that we’re doing the fitting issues for our shoppers, because it’s that lens by means of which we needs to be judged.
Nevertheless it’s not nearly awards, the final yr has been seismic when you concentrate on how the world of AI has exploded. I’m wondering if traditionally, 2024 will come to be referred to as the yr of the Copilot! We’ve seen quite a few new Microsoft Copilots launched, the Energy Platform has advanced considerably, Copilot Studio is new in market (and we’ve launched a brand new service to assist shoppers discover autonomous copilots with the brand new agentic capabilities (obtainable by means of Copilot Studio), and we’ve even featured in a Microsoft case research for Copilot for Gross sales.
And issues present no indicators of slowing down – shoppers are more and more coming to us for assist in navigating the complexities. Microsoft proceed to develop new options, and our dedication to shoppers is that this – we make it our mission to grasp the entire panorama, regardless of how briskly it evolves. You may belief Avanade that will help you discover the fitting methods to take benefit, the ways in which meet your particular person enterprise objectives.
Along with Microsoft and our shoppers, we sit up for many extra years of partnership and shared victories! Right here’s to the journey forward and the unimaginable potentialities it holds.
If you happen to’d prefer to find out how we may also help you obtain your objectives and why we’re serial winners of Microsoft Accomplice awards, please contact us in the present day.
