"We are delighted and proud to be the first distributor to win Microsoft's Distribution Partner of the Year Award for two consecutive years," said Michael Urban, senior vice president, Broadline, CE, Services & Procurement, Tech Data Europe. "This award is a tribute to the strong alignment between the Microsoft and Tech Data teams across Europe and the quality of our joint execution. Our mantra with Microsoft is 'stronger together' and I would like to thank the Microsoft and Tech Data teams across Europe, who have helped us make 'Mobile First, Cloud First' a reality of our daily deliverable to our customers."
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,300 entrants from 108 different countries worldwide.
"Microsoft's success as a company is dependent upon our ecosystem of great partners, and Tech Data Europe is a shining example of the kind of innovation our partners continue to drive year after year," said Phil Sorgen, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to recognize Tech Data Europe for being selected as winner of the 2015 Microsoft Distribution Partner of the Year award and for demonstrating excellence in providing value to our mutual customers."