Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, has received the 2022 Microsoft Thailand Partner of the Year award.
The telecommunication giant was recognised for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
Tanapong Ittisakulchai, chief enterprise business officer at AIS, said Microsoft and AIS has had a strategic partnership in Thailand since 2015.
"We have accelerated the adoption and built new distinctive solutions of Microsoft across the cloud, data, cybersecurity, Internet of Things and 5G-driven cloud innovations for businesses in Thailand, including specific product and service combinations that deliver optimised performance for cloud and edge computing with strong revenue growth of more than three digits year-on-year," he said.
Mr Tanapong added that through Microsoft's expertise and resources, AIS had become a more efficient provider.
"We are the first Thailand Microsoft partner recognised as an Azure advanced specialised partner, representing our IT consultancy's expertise in Azure technologies and cloud migration. We use the Microsoft partner network to build our people's competency and capabilities to enable Thai organisations of all sizes and scales to confidently move forward and contribute to the growing digital economy in Thailand."
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Award recognises Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services and devices during the past year. Awards are classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from more than 3,900 nominations submitted worldwide.
"These partners were outstanding among an exceptional pool of nominees, and I'm continuously impressed by their innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies and the impact on their customers," said Nick Parker, corporate vice-president of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft.
AIS has launched more than 12 solutions over the past year to scale Thai business across all segments, such as migrating the on-premises infrastructure of the leading retail business in Thailand to Azure environments from assessment, design and implementation to support.
Following the migration, AIS reported that customers noticed how Azure had helped cut down the investment cost by 20%.