[5 years in a row] Awarded Microsoft Partner of the Year 2018

SoftBank Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Shinichi Ata, hereinafter referred to as SBT) was awarded the "Microsoft Partner of the Year 2018" award announced by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Microsoft Japan). We would like to inform you that we have received the "Security and Compliance Award".

The Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2018 is a program in which Microsoft Japan selects partner companies that have achieved outstanding performance in 21 categories. SBT has received the award for five consecutive years since 2014, and this year it received the Security and Compliance Award.

■ Award overview

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SBT helps user companies strengthen their security by providing Managed Security Service (MSS), which operates and monitors the security of cloud environments such as Microsoft Office 365 and Mircrosoft Azure. In May 2018, we strengthened our services by building a log analysis platform equipped with our own threat detection AI on Microsoft Azure, with the aim of speeding up threat detection and focusing on advanced analysis. We are implementing it.

This award was given in recognition of SBT's efforts to strengthen the security of companies implementing Microsoft cloud services using SBT unique services, as well as its track record of implementation at domestic enterprise companies.

We have received comments from Minami Takahashi, Executive Officer, Managing Director, Partner Business Headquarters Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. regarding this year's "Security and Compliance Award" award.

We would like to congratulate SoftBank Technology Corp. on winning the Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2018 Security and Compliance Award. In order to ensure the highest level of security, SoftBank Technology Corp. has built a log analysis platform equipped with AI capabilities to detect security threats. Managed Security Services (MSS)" to improve the security and compliance capabilities of Microsoft Azure.
The proposal that included this service contributed to the full-cloud conversion of 2,500 servers and more than 350 systems to a large company.
Microsoft Japan will continue to work with SoftBank Technology Corp. to help customers drive their digital transformation through cloud and intelligent technologies.

Minami Takahashi, Executive Officer, Managing Director, Partner Business Headquarters Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Enterprise companies are moving from communication platforms such as email to cloud computing for customer information and business systems, and security requirements are also becoming higher. SBT will continue to provide high value-added services with the aim of becoming a business partner that contributes to the growth of customers' core businesses from the perspective of cloud utilization.

[Related press release]

▼ Build a unique log analysis platform that utilizes AI and introduce it to your own SOC
~Strengthening security monitoring services by increasing the sophistication of analysts' analyzes and improving the speed of threat detection~
https://www.softbanktech.co.jp/news/release/press/2018/011/

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