Kinetics Group takes out Microsoft NZ Country Partner of the Year

Kinetics Group has been named Microsoft's New Zealand Country Partner of the Year award for the vendor's annual Worldwide Partner of the Year awards.

Kinetics who are a perennial award-winning partner for Microsoft, having picked up six New Zealand awards and 2013 global awards as Microsoft Small Business Partner of the Year, and 2016 Learning Partner of the Year.

"They stand to as a top cloud partner because of their unique attention to consumption and the way they help their customers get the most out of their innovation investments," says the winners statement for the awards.

The Auckland-based company has transitioned its business from engineering led integrator to a 'productivity- and enablement-led solution provider' and has created IP around activation, usage and reporting of Office 365 consumption, using Power BI.

"With particular focus on CSP as an enabler, Kinetics has historical strength in small business and utilises partnership and collaboration with distribution to offer their advisory services to other Microsoft partners.

The company has recently been making a CSP-led foray into the enterprise space.

Kinetics picked up the Cloud Productivity award at this year's Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards.

Kinetics is one of 131 Country Partner of the Year winners, with their wins to be celebrated at Microsoft Inspire in Washington next month, alongside the winners of 34 global awards.