Dubai, UAE : NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced that it has been named the 2025 Microsoft Global System Integrator (GSI) Growth Champion Partner of the Year, part of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards.
The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of client solutions based on Microsoft technology. Awards are classified in various categories, with winners chosen from more than 4,600 nominations across more than 100 countries.
NTT DATA also received three additional Partner of the Year Awards:
• Converged Communications Partner of the Year for excellence in converged communications.
• Germany Partner of the Year for outstanding performance in the German market.
• Portugal Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year, recognizing exceptional work in Portugal.
In addition, NTT DATA was named a finalist in four categories: AI Innovation, Manufacturing, Migrate SAP and Sustainability Changemaker.
The news marks a significant achievement since becoming a Microsoft GSI Partner in July 2023, underscoring NTT DATA’s strong global collaboration with Microsoft and leadership in driving innovation and large-scale deployments on Microsoft technologies.
“We’re deeply committed to our longstanding collaboration with Microsoft. It’s an honor to receive the GSI Growth Champion award and to be recognized across multiple categories,” said Sandip Gupta, Head of Global Strategic Alliances, NTT DATA. “Together with Microsoft’s proven technology portfolio and our deep domain expertise, we are driving real innovation and transformation for organizations around the world.”
“Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. “This year, our partners harnessed the transformative power of Microsoft’s Cloud and AI platforms to deliver solutions that redefine the boundaries of innovation. The energy and ingenuity across our ecosystem continue to inspire us. The 2025 honorees exemplify what’s possible when technology and vision unite to empower customers around the world.”
The 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards have been announced ahead of Microsoft Ignite, San Francisco, November 18-21 where NTT DATA will show latest developments in Agentic AI, cloud and security built on the Microsoft ecosystem from booth #1127.
