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Microsoft Names Sulava as Global Partner of the Year for AI Agents and Copilot

On November 17, 2025, Microsoft honored Sulava, a groundbreaking company in AI and Copilot technology within The Digital Neighborhood, with the distinguished title of 2025 Global Copilot and AI Agent Partner of the Year. This recognition marks a significant milestone in the collaboration between corporate innovation and advanced technology.

Innovation Through AI

The CEO of The Digital Neighborhood, Jean-Yves Charlier, stated that AI has transformed into a new foundation for innovation and performance in businesses. More than 2,400 customers have already experienced the tangible benefits of utilizing AI strategically. Sulava, along with a dedicated team of 1,500 consultants and engineers, aims to revolutionize work processes, ensuring efficiencies and continual value creation.

Charlier shared that their partnership with Microsoft plays a critical role in this transformation, leading to genuine impacts rather than mere experiences. This evolution shows how AI is no longer just about improving productivity but has matured into a competitive advantage for companies. Businesses leveraging AI in their daily operations are achieving quicker insights about customers and enhanced strategy execution with measurable returns on technology investments.

Recognizing Excellence in Innovation

The annual Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize organizations that have excelled in delivering applications, services, devices, and transformative innovations utilizing Microsoft AI in the cloud. From a pool of over 4,600 entries from more than 100 countries, Sulava stood out for its exceptional global solutions and services centered around AI Agents and Copilot innovation.

The award emphasizes the importance of redefining commercial impact through scalable workflows driven by AI, delivering measurable value enterprise-wide. Nicole Dezen, Microsoft's Vice President of Partner Partnerships, congratulated all recipients and emphasized that their solutions exploit the transformative power of Microsoft’s AI platforms. The awards display what’s possible when technology and vision converge to enhance client capabilities worldwide.

The Digital Neighborhood and Microsoft Collaboration

Headquartered in Amsterdam, The Digital Neighborhood is recognized as one of Europe’s closest partners with Microsoft, featuring two seats in Microsoft’s elite circle and 23 MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals). The organization has fostered relationships as a FastTrack Solution Architect partner in Power Platform and AI, among other roles, reinforcing its commitment to innovation in business. Their elite designations for Microsoft services like Azure Data Explorer and Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Analysis further illustrate their expertise.

The Digital Neighborhood is not just a one-time winner; it holds accolades across several categories of the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, showcasing a long-standing commitment to excellence in technology solutions. The organization has significantly shaped the market, being one of the first partners worldwide to commercially deploy Copilot.

Tangible Changes in Business Operations

Ira Keskitalo, CEO of Sulava, reiterated the value of AI by stating that it becomes meaningful only when it alters the way people work and transforms operational practices. This accolade from Microsoft is a testament to the achievements of their clients who have employed AI Agents and Copilot purposefully to facilitate faster analyses, smarter collaboration, and concrete results.

As anticipation builds for Microsoft Ignite, taking place in San Francisco from November 18-21, a full list of award categories, winners, and finalists is available on their website. This event will serve as a platform for showcasing further advancements and insights in the tech landscape.

About The Digital Neighborhood

The Digital Neighborhood comprises a community of European tech firms focusing on AI and Microsoft Cloud solutions. With a workforce of over 1,500 professionals spanning seven countries, the organization is deeply committed to fostering integrated, AI-driven business transformations for its 2,400 clients. Collaboration among various tech experts enhances collective capabilities, providing targeted solutions to meet diverse needs.

For additional information, visit The Digital Neighborhood’s website.