Modis named Microsoft’s Aussie partner of the year

IT solutions firm Modis has won the 2019 Microsoft Data Analytics Partner of the Year Award and the 2019 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Australia.

Modis was also named a finalist in the 2019 Microsoft AI - Machine learning Partner of the Year Award.

The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

"Modis's 2019 Microsoft Partner of Year Awards are testament our innovative data and analytics capabilities and our proficiency in solving complex business problems. Modis and Microsoft have worked together for over ten years, resulting in our flourishing Microsoft solutions practice," says Modis managing director Rafael Moyano.

 "Modis developed Söze, an analytics and machine learning platform, that leverages Microsoft's Azure and cognitive services to quickly find insights for investigators. Söze analyses huge volumes of data, providing complex network analysis, language translation and facial recognition across a range of data sets including audio and video. The platform enables speed and depth of analysis that cannot be matched by humans. Söze was developed with Microsoft and Western Australia Police.

 "Our recognition as a finalist in the Microsoft AI and Machine learning category shows we're at the forefront in delivering transformative technologies like Söze to our clients.

Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,900 entrants from 115 countries worldwide.

Modis was recognised for providing outstanding solutions and services, as well as representing excellent engagement in Australia.

"It's an honour to recognize finalists and winners of the Microsoft 2019 Partner of the Year Awards," says Microsoft one commercial partner corporate vice president Gavriella Schuster.

"These companies are successfully leading their industries, building intelligent solutions, addressing complex business challenges and making more possible for customers around the world. I'm honoured to congratulate each winner and finalist.

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year.