Press Release

• Arvato Systems once again receives all six possible Solution Partner Designations from the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP)
• The Gütersloh-based IT service provider can also expand its proven expertise in defined solution areas with four new specializations
• New participations in top programs and exclusive initiatives underline the high level of strategic commitment in the partnership with Microsoft

Gütersloh – Arvato Systems has once again successfully reached all six possible Solution Partner Designations from the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP) as part of its annual recertification. This means that for another year, the company is one of a small group of German  Microsoft partners who are allowed to wear the highest partner badge of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program “Microsoft Cloud”. The IT specialist is also investing more heavily in highly relevant solution areas such as Generative AI and security, impressing not only customers and partners but also analysts with its innovative portfolio.

Arvato Systems and Microsoft have enjoyed a close partnership for more than 20 years, which has enabled the Gütersloh-based IT specialist to provide its customers with a holistic portfolio of services and solutions to support them on their journey into the digital future. Arvato Systems offers its clients all services from a single source, from purchasing licenses as a cloud solution provider to consulting and implementation as a system integrator and supplementary managed services. In addition, the end-to-end portfolio is supplemented by numerous proven industry solutions in the media, retail and consumer goods, energy, manufacturing, healthcare and public sector.

With this year's recertification as part of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP), Arvato Systems has once again achieved all six available Solution Partner Designations. The basis for receiving a Solution Partner Designation is the successful demonstration of know-how, performance and customer success. By achieving all available designations, the IT specialist is once again one of only a few German partners to be awarded the exclusive top badge “Microsoft Cloud”. In detail, Arvato Systems holds the following designations:

• Data & AI
• Digital & App Innovation
• Infrastructure
• Modern Work
• Security
• Business Applications
   

As a more in-depth supplement to Solution Partner Designations, partners can also acquire so-called specializations, which can be used to accentuate specific areas of expertise. Partners must provide extensive proof of competence as part of an external and independent audit. As a sign of the continuous investment in the partnership with Microsoft, Arvato Systems can boast four new specializations in the areas of Security, Modern Work and Business Applications compared to the previous year:

• Cloud Security (new)
• Threat Protection (new)
• Custom Solutions for Microsoft Teams (new)
• Low Code Application Development (new)
• SAP on Azure
• Infra and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure
• Adoption and Change Management
• Calling for Microsoft Teams
• Identity and Access Management

“It really is a great success that Arvato Systems can count itself among the top Microsoft partners in Germany for another year in a row by receiving all six Solution Partner Designations. Four new specializations and significantly intensified cooperation in the German midmarket and enterprise segment underline our commitment to the strategic partnership with Microsoft”, says Nicola Sauvant, Head of Microsoft Alliance Management at Arvato Systems.

Mathias Lopass, Director Microsoft Cloud at Arvato Systems, adds: “I am all the more pleased that our consistent investment in the expansion of the partnership is also shared by independent market observers. For example, Arvato Systems is the 6-time leader in the current ISG Provider Lens study “Microsoft Ecosystem” and even the overall leader in the new Generative AI quadrant. It is clear: Arvato Systems is not only an experienced and reliable partner for classic cloud topics, but also a driver of innovation for the disruptive technologies of tomorrow - our heart beats for Germany's digital transformation!”

Arvato Systems is also active in numerous top programs and exclusive initiatives outside of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and lives up to its own claim to professional excellence across the entire breadth of the Microsoft product portfolio. Arvato Systems is involved in the following Microsoft programs and initiatives:

• FastTrack
• Copilot Jumpstart
• Cybersecurity Investment Program (formerly MSSP)
• Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)
• AI Inner Circle
• Power Apps Advanced Partner
• Catalyst Ready Partner
• Power BI Partner
• Fast Forward