[10th consecutive year] SB Technology awarded Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023

SB Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President ＆ CEO: Shinichi Ata, hereinafter referred to as "SBT") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023" announced by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Microsoft Japan).
The Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023 is an annual program in which Microsoft Japan selects companies that have achieved outstanding performance in eight categories of awards. SBT has won the award for 10 consecutive years since 2014, and this year it is the "Defend against threats with SIEM" in the security field. plus XDR".

"Defend against threats with SIEM plus XDR" is designed to help customers who are challenged by security operations and increasingly complex threats. Microsoft Japan automates and streamlines security operations with XDR and SIEM enabled by Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel. It is awarded to partners who have demonstrated outstanding achievements.
SBT opened a security monitoring center (SBT-SOC) in 2014 and started providing managed security services (MSS) in 2016, and has been providing security monitoring and operation services to more than 200 companies and organizations in Japan, including companies with global expansion, as well as local governments in 405 municipalities in 12 prefectures. In 2021, we added "MSS for Microsoft Sentinel" to MSS to monitor the security of various products, including Microsoft 365 E5 Security. In January 2023, we ranked No. 1 in sales volume share by vendor in FY2021 (*1) in the two fields of "Microsoft 365 Operational Monitoring Service" and "SIEM Operational Analysis Service/Managed XDR Service" in ITR Market View.

This award is due to our support for the implementation of Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Microsoft Sentinel, which helps many companies achieve zero trust security, and the provision of MSS for Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Microsoft Sentinel, which helps customers achieve their digital transformation. This award recognizes the achievements that have made a significant contribution to the promotion of the project.

■About the future

We will continue to work to strengthen functions and expand our service lineup so that our customers can continue to use our services with peace of mind.In addition, we are hiring and training security analysts to respond to the growing demand for security monitoring. We will continue to strengthen our system to strengthen our business.

■Comment from Satoshi Asano, Executive Officer, Managing Director, Partner Business Headquarters, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for promoting our business with Microsoft Japan on a daily basis. To express our gratitude to SB Technology Corp. for their outstanding achievements, we are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the "Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023" Defend against threats with SIEM plus XDR. Through the implementation of Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Microsoft Sentinel, SB Technology Corp. has contributed to the digital transformation of its customers by supporting the realization of zero trust security for many companies and proposing continuous utilization. Microsoft Japan will continue to work closely with SB Technology Corp. to help our customers drive their digital transformation.

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• *1 Source: “ITR Market View: Endpoint security/information leakage prevention SOC service market 2022” published in January 2023

• *Company names, product names, and service names mentioned in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of SB Technology or each company or organization.
• *Microsoft, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft 365 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
• *Microsoft 365 is the name of a service provided by Microsoft Corporation.