AvePoint named Microsoft 2017 US Public Sector Federal Cloud (Consumption) Partner of the Year
This honor marks the second Microsoft Partner of the Year award for AvePoint Public Sector and the third time the company has been recognized by Microsoft in 2017.
AvePoint (NASDAQ: AVPT), the global leader in data security, governance, and resilience, has been named the 2017 Microsoft U.S. Public Sector Federal Cloud (Consumption) Partner of the Year. The company was recognized for excellence and achievement among Microsoft partners who are transforming organizations via the cloud and producing exceptional results for U.S. government.
In addition to this recognition, AvePoint was honored by Microsoft in July as Microsoft Partner of the Year for Microsoft CityNext for its AvePoint Citizen Services solution which is deployed in Azure and available in Microsoft AppSource. AvePoint was also selected as Microsoft Partner of the Year for U.S. EPG ISV Business Productivity.
“We are honored to be recognized by Microsoft for our work. However, AvePoint doesn’t simply rest on those achievements. We are always striving to support our U.S. public sector customers with solutions that can ensure that their data is well secured, compliant and meeting their mission critical needs in the modern workplace,” said Tarek Shamounki, AvePoint Senior Vice President of Federal.
“Microsoft prides itself on working with world class partners to help us support the U.S. government and the millions of U.S. citizens they serve. AvePoint continues to do exceptional work and closely aligns with Microsoft’s goal of facilitating the U.S. government’s digital transformation journey.” said Greg Myers, Microsoft Vice President of Federal.
The announcement was made at the 2017 Microsoft U.S. Public Sector Industry Solution University (ISU) which was held in Bellevue, Washington from July 31-August 3, 2017.
About AvePoint
AvePoint is the global leader in data protection, unifying data security, governance, and resilience to provide a trusted foundation for AI. More than 25,000 customers rely on the AvePoint Confidence Platform to secure, govern, and rapidly recover data across Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and other cloud environments. With a single platform for lifecycle control, multicloud governance, and rapid recovery paired with clear ownership across the business, we prevent overexposure and sprawl, modernize legacy and fragmented data, and minimize data loss and interruption. Our global partner ecosystem includes 5,000 MSPs, VARs, and SIs, and our solutions are available in over 100 cloud marketplaces. To learn more, visit https://www.avepoint.com.



