Microsoft has announced its 2016 partner of the year awards across its global lines of business, and Edsby has been named a finalist for 2016 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

Partners are to be recognized at the 2016 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference July 10-14, 2016, in Toronto, Canada. Winners were chosen from a set of more than 2,500 entrants from 119 countries worldwide.

Edsby was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the global Public Sector: Education Partner of the Year.

“Our ecosystem of great partners is the cornerstone to delivering innovative and transformative solutions to our mutual customers,” said Gavriella Schuster, general manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “We are pleased to recognize Edsby for being selected as finalist of the 2016 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year award.”

Edsby announced a global educational industry relationship with Microsoft early in 2016.