Insight recognised as finalist for 2019 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year

07/06/2019

Insight honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

Sydney, Australia, June 7, 2019 -- Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), today announced it has been named a global finalist in the 2019 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award. Insight is recognised for providing innovative and unique services and solutions based on Microsoft technologies to Education customers, demonstrating thought leadership in their industry.

“We are thrilled to be recognised as a global finalist in the Microsoft Partner Education category. Over the last two years, Insight Asia Pacific has heavily invested in developing verticalised IP to deliver digital transformation outcomes for our education clients.” said Mike Morgan, Vice President and Managing Director, Insight APAC. “We are excited about continuing to work with Microsoft to deliver outstanding client outcomes across all our key industry sectors, including Education, Public Sector, Financial Services, Mining and Manufacturing.”

Phil Rickson, Executive General Manager, APAC Services, added, “We have built a number of unique solutions in the Education sector. The project at School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) is a shining example of modern cloud transformation. Utilising modern application architecture, kubernetes and containerisation, we were able to deliver solutions with the scalability and agility needed to drive learning outcomes for the future, today. Our education solutions have also allowed both students and educators better in-the-moment data and insights to deliver tailored and enhanced learning. We are proud of our thought leadership across the work we have delivered for educational government bodies, K-12 and Higher Education organisations.”

The Microsoft Awards are presented across several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,900 entrants from 115 countries worldwide.

“It’s an honour to recognise finalists and winners of the Microsoft 2019 Partner of the Year Awards,” said Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft Corp. “These companies are successfully leading their industries, building intelligent solutions, addressing complex business challenges and making more possible for customers around the world. I’m honoured to congratulate each winner and finalist.”

Insight is also pleased to announce it has been named a global finalist in the 2019 Microsoft Customer Experience Partner of the Year Award. Additional details on the 2019 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards is available on Microsoft News.

For more information on Insight, visit au.insight.com or call 1800 189 888. 

 

About Insight

Today, every business is a technology business. Insight Enterprises, Inc. empowers organisations of all sizes with Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ and services to maximise the business value of IT. As a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of digital innovation, cloud and data centre transformation, connected workforce, and supply chain optimisation solutions and services, we help clients successfully manage their IT today while transforming for tomorrow. From IT strategy and design to implementation and management, our 7,000 employees help clients innovate and optimise their operations to run smarter.

Media contact

Athena Thompson
Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, APAC
athena.thompson@insight.com 
+61 413 500 494 

Fast facts

Insight was founded in 1988.

Global headquarters are in Tempe, Arizona.

We have operations in 20 countries.

We’re Microsoft’s largest global partner.

We offer support in 14 languages.