Tulsa-based IT consulting firm earns distinction through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 28, 2013 – Stonebridge, the award-winning Tulsa-based information technology consulting firm, today announced that it has successfully renewed its Microsoft Partner Network Competencies for 2013.
With the renewal of its multiple Gold and Silver Competencies, Stonebridge retains the distinction of being in the top 1 percent of Microsoft partners worldwide that have reached this proficiency level in Microsoft solution development. The company also is the only Oklahoma-based Microsoft Managed Gold Partner.
Stonebridge holds the Microsoft Gold Competency in four defined technical areas: Application Development, Business Intelligence, Data Platform, and Collaboration and Content. The company holds the Microsoft Silver Competency in Application Integration.
Mike Keys, Stonebridge Vice President of Business Development, oversees the company’s Microsoft partnership. “The renewal process is rigorous and quite demanding, and achieving it each year gives us a distinct competitive advantage in the Microsoft consulting market,” Keys said. “Our clients can take comfort in the knowledge that their Microsoft projects delivered by a member of an elite group specializing in the delivery of Microsoft enterprise solutions.”
To earn a Microsoft competency, partners must successfully complete exams (resulting in Microsoft Certified Professionals) to prove their level of technology expertise and, for Gold Competencies, designate these certified professionals uniquely to one Microsoft competency, ensuring a certain level of staffing capacity. Partners must also submit customer references that demonstrate successful projects and pass technology and/or sales assessments. For Gold Competencies, partners must also implement a yearly customer satisfaction survey and, for many competencies, meet a revenue commitment.
According to Keys, positive customer references are the most important requirement for Stonebridge.
“Getting positive references for our project submissions is truly where the rubber meets the road,” he said. “If our clients do not give us a thumbs-up, we cannot maintain our Microsoft Gold Competencies. Plus, securing customer approval of our work is extremely satisfying to us as a Microsoft solution provider.”
About Stonebridge
Stonebridge is an information technology consulting firm focused on helping organizations harness the power of their people, processes and technology. Our clients look to us as a strategic partner with a shared commitment to achieving their business objectives and maximizing their business performance. Founded in 1995 on a commitment to establishing high-value strategic alliances with our clients, Stonebridge has provided business solutions to organizations in all major industries, representing private, public, government, and non-profit entities. For additional information about Stonebridge, visit our website at www.sbconsulting.com.