Datasouth

Datasouth wins again at the 2009 Microsoft Partner Awards

Monday, 7 September 2009

Datasouth for the second year running has been awarded the Core Infrastructure Solution of the Year at the 2009 New Zealand Microsoft Partner Awards, held on the 27th August in Auckland.

The Core Infrastructure Solution of the Year award recognises a solution that has moved an organisations infrastructure platform from a cost centre to a strategic asset, delivering business wide transformation and quantifiable results to the organisation.

The Microsoft Partner Awards are designed to honour the thirty five hundred New Zealand Microsoft Gold, Certified, and Small Business Specialist Partners who, over the past year, demonstrated an impressive level of innovation in using Microsoft technologies to deliver excellence to their clients.

“This award again recognises Datasouth’s expertise in building and running complex server environments,” says Craig Gerken, Datasouth General Manager.

“We’re delighted our ability to deliver excellent solutions for what is at the heart of a company’s IT environment has been acknowledged in this way.”

“A combination of a good understanding of our clients’ business, a strong relationship with Microsoft, and a team of professionals with outstanding capability and attitude made Datasouth very competitive against the other finalists Gen-i and Axon”, adds Craig.

Datasouth also won the Small Business Specialist of the Year category, exemplifying the commitment and skill required to deliver great solutions to small business clients with the innovative use of multiple Microsoft technologies to solve their unique business challenges.

Datasouth was a finalist in the Business Productivity Portal and Collaboration Solution of the Year category.

About Datasouth

Datasouth is an information technology partner to businesses throughout New Zealand and Australia, servicing outstanding companies like PGG Wrightson, NZ Merino, and Tourism Australia. Datasouth understands Business Intelligence, Software Development, Network Infrastructure and total System Design and Support.

Datasouth is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with achieved competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker Solutions, Licensing Solutions, Mobility Solutions, Networking Infrastructure Solutions, Security Solutions, and Unified Communications Solutions.

Established in 1993, Datasouth is based in Christchurch and maintains offices in Wellington, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne.

For more information contact:

Craig Gerken
General Manager, Datasouth
03 357 0940
craig.gerken@datasouth.co.nz