[For the second year in a row] SB Technology employee wins Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award in the areas of "Modern Work" and "AI"

SB Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President ＆ CEO: Shinichi Ata; hereafter SBT) is pleased to announce that two of our employees won the "Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award" in the areas of "Modern Work" and "AI" announced by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Miki Tsusaka; hereafter Microsoft Japan). We are pleased to announce that two of our employees received awards in the areas of "Modern Work" and "AI".

The Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award is a program run by Microsoft Japan that selects engineers from partner companies who have contributed to projects involving Microsoft solutions, introduced cutting-edge technologies, and worked hard to promote these technologies both inside and outside the company. Of the five categories, SBT won in two areas, "Modern Work" and "AI," which was newly established this year, marking the second consecutive year that the company has won the award.

■Award winner

Yasuaki Ishimoto

Award Category

[Modern Work]
Support for the implementation of products included in Microsoft 365, such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot, and Microsoft 365 E5.

Reasons for evaluation

The company was recognized for its track record of supporting smooth migration from other systems to Microsoft 365 E5 for unified use by group companies and for strengthening security and governance by combining other services.

Yoshihiko Oyama

Award Category

[AI]
Area for development utilizing AI-related technologies such as Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Services, Azure Machine Learning, etc.

Reasons for evaluation

We have built a machine learning model learning/inference system based on Azure Machine Learning, and have achieved a flexible system configuration that can handle multiple model learning and inference execution. The introduction of this AI-based system has been recognized for its contribution to automating and streamlining customer operations.

■Comment from Minoru Naito, Executive Officer and General Manager of Partner Technology Division Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

"We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued cooperation with Microsoft Japan. In recognition of the achievements of Yasuaki Ishimoto and Yoshihiko Oyama, we are pleased to present the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2024. The Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award, which is open to a wide range of business contributors and is committed to advancing Microsoft technologies, is very important to us. We hope that this award will support the wealth of knowledge and experience of Mr. Yasuaki Ishimoto and Mr. Yoshihiko Oyama, and that it will boost business even a little. Microsoft Japan will continue to collaborate with SB Technology Corp., Yasuaki Ishimoto and Yoshihiko Oyama to realize the digital transformation of our customers."

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