13 November 2025

NTT DATA Named Microsoft’s 2025 Global System Integrator Growth Champion Partner of the Year

TOKYO, Japan, 13 November 2025:  NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced that it has been named the 2025 Microsoft Global System Integrator (GSI) Growth Champion Partner of the Year, part of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards.

The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of client solutions based on Microsoft technology. Awards are classified in various categories, with winners chosen from more than 4,600 nominations across more than 100 countries.

NTT DATA also received three additional Partner of the Year Awards:

• Converged Communications Partner of the Year for excellence in converged communications.
• Germany Partner of the Year for outstanding performance in the German market.
• Portugal Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year, recognizing exceptional work in Portugal.

In addition, NTT DATA was named a finalist in four categories: AI Innovation, Manufacturing, Migrate SAP and Sustainability Changemaker.

The news marks a significant achievement since becoming a Microsoft GSI Partner in July 2023, underscoring NTT DATA’s strong global collaboration with Microsoft and leadership in driving innovation and large-scale deployments on Microsoft technologies.

“We’re deeply committed to our longstanding collaboration with Microsoft. It’s an honor to receive the GSI Growth Champion award and to be recognized across multiple categories,” said Sandip Gupta, Head of Global Strategic Alliances, NTT DATA. “Together with Microsoft’s proven technology portfolio and our deep domain expertise, we are driving real innovation and transformation for organizations around the world.”

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. “This year, our partners harnessed the transformative power of Microsoft’s Cloud and AI platforms to deliver solutions that redefine the boundaries of innovation. The energy and ingenuity across our ecosystem continue to inspire us. The 2025 honorees exemplify what’s possible when technology and vision unite to empower customers around the world.”

The 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards have been announced ahead of Microsoft Ignite, San Francisco, November 18-21 where NTT DATA will show latest developments in Agentic AI, cloud and security built on the Microsoft ecosystem from booth #1127.

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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Dan Smith
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