Identity and security solutions specialist, BUI, was the belle of the ball at Microsoft’s annual partner awards at Gallagher Estate last night scooping four trophies, including the prestigious Managing Director’s Partner of the Year Award for “exceptional performance”.
BUI was also named as Microsoft’s Cloud Platform Partner of the Year, Data Centre Partner of the Year and Enterprise Mobility Partner of the Year.
Business Connexion and Karabina also performed well, securing two awards apiece. Business Connexion took home awards for Software Asset Management Partner of the Year and Hosting Partner of the Year, while Karabina was recognised as Microsoft’s Data Analytics Partner of the Year and its Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year.
In the Business Category, AxizWorkgroup was named as Small and Mid-Market Distribution Partner of the Year; Digital Planet as the software giant’s Reseller and Retail Partner of the Year; and First Technology as its Licensing Solution Partner of the Year.
The winners in the various categories were as follows”

Competency Category
Data Analytics Partner of the Year: Karabina
Cloud Platform Partner of the Year: BUI
Collaboration Partner of the Year: Intervate
Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year: Karabina
Data Centre Partner of the Year: BUI
Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year: EOH
Dynamics ERP Partner of the Year: Resolve Immix
Learning Partner of the Year: Torque IT
Communications and Messaging Partner of the Year: Gijima
Software Asset Management Partner of the Year: Business Connexion
Enterprise Mobility Partner of the Year: BUI
Windows Enterprise Partner of the Year: Dimension Data
Application Development Partner of the Year: Mint Management Technologies

Business Category
Consumer Distribution Partner of the Year: Prima Interactive
Licensing Solution Partner of the Year: First Technology
Reseller and Retail Partner of the Year: Digital Planet
Small and Mid-Market Distribution Partner of the Year: AxizWorkgroup
Hosting Partner of the Year: Business Connexion
Small and Mid-Market Business Partner of the Year: Dial a Nerd

Microsoft Managing Director’s Partner of the Year: BUI