The 2014 Partner of the Year Capitalizes on the Growing Demand for Cloud Solutions

January 20, 2015, St. Louis, MO: Oakwood Systems Group, a business and technology consulting firm, has earned a new competency from Microsoft, at the silver level, for the new Cloud Platform. Oakwood is 1 of just 200 partners worldwide to earn this competency as soon as it became a major market opportunity.

The new competency comes at an important time for the firm. Demand for cloud services is booming and according to Microsoft, more than 57 percent of Fortune 500 are using Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud platform. Additionally, the growing customer demand for cloud and hybrid services is expected to reach $108 billion by 2017. With the new Cloud Platform competency, Oakwood will be able to capitalize on the growing demand and deliver industry-leading infrastructure and software as a service (SaaS) solutions.

“Cloud technology is certainly the way of the future,” Oakwood’s CEO, Charles Windsor said. “We predicted this and put in place the necessary people and processes to ensure we could successfully deliver innovative cloud-based solutions for our clients. With this new competency, we can build on this momentum and continue to deliver cutting-edge Cloud solutions using Azure and other SaaS solutions.”

Oakwood has also received a nod for being an innovative Internet of Things company. The CIO Review magazine recognized Oakwood by naming it among the Top 50 Internet of Things Companies in its December 2014 issue. The magazine also featured a full-page spread dedicated to Oakwood’s success in the spectrum and highlighted Windsor’s views on this trending technology.

About Oakwood

Since 1981, Oakwood has been helping companies of all sizes, across all industries, solve their business problems.  We bring world-class consultants to architect, design and deploy technology solutions to move your company forward.   Our proven approach guarantees better business outcomes.  Flexible engagement options.  Your project is delivered on-time and on budget.  11,000 satisfied clients can’t be wrong.

The 2014 Partner of the Year Capitalizes on the Growing Demand for Cloud Solutions

January 20, 2015, St. Louis, MO: Oakwood Systems Group, a business and technology consulting firm, has earned a new competency from Microsoft, at the silver level, for the new Cloud Platform. Oakwood is 1 of just 200 partners worldwide to earn this competency as soon as it became a major market opportunity.

Cloud Demand

The new competency comes at an important time for the firm. Demand for cloud services is booming and according to Microsoft, more than 57 percent of Fortune 500 are using Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud platform. Additionally, the growing customer demand for cloud and hybrid services is expected to reach $108 billion by 2017. With the new Cloud Platform competency, Oakwood will be able to capitalize on the growing demand and deliver industry-leading infrastructure and software as a service (SaaS) solutions.

Cloud Technology

“Cloud technology is certainly the way of the future,” Oakwood’s CEO, Charles Windsor said. “The Oakwood Systems Group recognition is awesome.  We predicted this and put in place the necessary people and processes to ensure we could successfully deliver innovative cloud-based solutions for our clients. With this new competency, we can build on this momentum and continue to deliver cutting-edge Cloud solutions using Azure and other SaaS solutions.”

Oakwood Systems Group Recognition

Oakwood has also received a nod for being an innovative Internet of Things company. The CIO Review magazine recognized Oakwood by naming it among the Top 50 Internet of Things Companies in its December 2014 issue. The magazine outlined Oakwood’s success in the spectrum and highlighted Windsor’s views on this trending technology.

About Oakwood

Since 1981, Oakwood has been helping companies of all sizes, across all industries, solve their business problems.  We bring world-class consultants to architect, design and deploy technology solutions to move your company forward.   Our proven approach guarantees better business outcomes.  With flexible engagement options, your project is delivered on-time and on budget.  11,000 satisfied clients can’t be wrong.

Oakwood Systems Group, a leader in cloud computing solutions, has attained Microsoft Gold Competency in Cloud Productivity. By demonstrating “best-in-class” abilities and commitment to Microsoft's rigorous standards, Oakwood has distinguished itself as a preferred partner within the Microsoft partner ecosystem.

Gold Level for Cloud Productivity

By achieving a Gold Competency in Cloud Productivity, Oakwood Systems Group has demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment to the Microsoft cloud technology. This proficiency will help Oakwood Systems Group continue to deliver innovative solutions for its customers.

Oakwood Systems Group, Inc. demonstrates best-in-class capabilities and market leadership through successful implementation and customer satisfaction.

To earn a Microsoft Gold Competency in Cloud Productivity, Oakwood successfully completed exams to prove their level of technology expertise. Oakwood submitted customer references that demonstrated successful projects that passed technology assessments.

Experts in the Stack

“Attaining Microsoft Gold Competency in Cloud Productivity serves as an example of our expertise in, and our commitment to, Microsoft’s technology stack,” said Charles Windsor, CEO of Oakwood Systems Group. “When clients engage with Oakwood, the most important aspect of their decision to work with us is our level of expertise. We hold a number of Gold competencies as well as Silver competencies, which in aggregate, qualify us as one of the top 50 Microsoft partners in the world. We are literally changing the way businesses operate with the technology we implement.”

Silver and Gold Microsoft Competencies

• Application Development (Gold)
• Application Integration (Gold)
• Application Lifecycle Management (Gold)
• Cloud Platform (Gold)
• Cloud Productivity (Gold)
• Collaboration and Content (Gold)
• Data Center (Gold)
• Identity and Access (Gold)
• Messaging (Gold)
• Mid-market Solution Provider (Gold)
• Data Analytics (Silver)
• Devices and Deployment (Silver)

Microsoft Gold Competency

We are proud of this recognition.  It would not have been accomplished without the dedication of the entire Oakwood team.  We continue to demonstrate and deliver best-in-class capabilities and market leadership through successful implementation of critical initiatives resulting in exemplary customer satisfaction.

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About Oakwood

Since 1981, Oakwood has been helping companies of all sizes, across all industries, solve their business problems.  We bring world-class consultants to architect, design and deploy technology solutions to move your company forward.   Our proven approach guarantees better business outcomes.  With flexible engagement options, your project is delivered on-time and on budget.  11,000 satisfied clients can’t be wrong.