The Gold Award is the highest level in the new accreditations from Microsoft, which were launched in October 2010 following Microsoft’s re-branding of the Microsoft Partner Program to the new Microsoft Partner Network. The change has driven up the levels of competency required for partners to achieve the prestigious ‘Gold’ status and will enable the market to easily determine those companies who are “best in class” with a superior level of expertise.

Microsoft partners who achieve the Gold status represent an elite group of Partner organisations and associated individuals that have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment within their targeted business solution area.