Strong partnerships are the key to the most successful businesses. At Oakwood, we believe that our ability to partner with some of the industry's best technical organizations enables us to provide superior service offerings and outstanding benefits to our clients.
Microsoft
As one of Microsoft’s first partners in the Midwest, we have participated in Microsoft's growth as well as the permeation of Microsoft technologies within the upper mid-market and enterprise-class organizations. Through certifications, joint presentations and collaborative solutions for our clients, we have grown this partnership into a strategic alliance. This allows us to provide solid technical insight, leading innovation and robust capabilities to serve our clients better.
Oakwood Systems Group was selected as Microsoft's Partner of the Year for Competency for the Central Region for 2005, Partner of the Year for Marketing Excellence for the Central Region in 2006, and was a finalist for Partner of the Year for Competency in 2007. In order to achieve a competency, Microsoft partners must have two things - team members who have demonstrated knowledge and aptitude by passing specific Microsoft tests, and client references. Oakwood is proud to have achieved the following competencies:
- Content Management Solutions
- Mobility Solutions
- Portals and Collaboration Solutions
- Web Development
- Business Intelligence Solutions
- Desktop Platform Solutions
- Project and Portfolio Management Solutions
- Identity and Security Solutions
- Application Integration Solutions
- Systems Management Solutions
- Server Platform Solutions
- Unified Communications Solutions
- Data Management Solutions
- Software Development
Further, Oakwood supports Microsoft in its efforts with fourteen Microsoft Virtual Technical Specialists (VTSs). These fourteen people have been designated by Microsoft as extensions of the Microsoft team by virtue of their recognized technical expertise in nearly all components of the Microsoft stack.
Our attainment of these competencies, coupled with the achievements of our team members, have enabled us to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner since 1999, and Oakwood has been a Microsoft Managed Partner since 1998.
Other Partnerships:
Oakwood partners with a variety of other organizations based on specific criteria. Our philosophy is that partnering allows us to bring the very best solutions to our clients, and we strive to bring those partners to the table who will provide excellent value to our clients in specific solution areas.