BlakYaks earns new Microsoft Solutions Partner designation: Azure Data & AI
We understand the critical role that data plays in the modern business landscape – according to a survey by Gartner, 79% of corporate strategists said that technologies such as analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation will be critical to their success over the next two years. Businesses, irrespective of their size or industry, rely on data-driven insights to understand customer behaviours, predict market trends, enhance operational efficiency, and gain a competitive edge.
We are delighted to share that we have attained the Microsoft Azure Data & AI solution partner designation. This achievement complements our existing portfolio of Microsoft Solutions partner designations, which includes Azure Digital & App Innovation with Kubernetes Specialisation and Azure Infrastructure.
Our other Microsoft Solutions Partner designations
Due to the vast growth in data (it’s projected that global data volume will reach 175 zettabytes by 2025 – Deloitte), it is now more important than ever that organisations have an analytics & AI strategy to help them drive insights and make informed business decisions in response to changing market conditions. Organisations that harness the power of data effectively are better positioned to navigate complexities, make informed decisions, and thrive in an increasingly dynamic and digital marketplace.
The Data & AI designation strengthens our teams’ ability to collaborate seamlessly with our customers and data engineering/analytics partners to deliver enterprise-grade platforms capable of supporting big data and AI-infused workloads. Together with our Partners, we empower organisations to build and enhance their data and AI platforms, leveraging the incredible capabilities that Azure offers and allowing them to harness the full potential of their data.
“The Data & AI solution partner accreditation is a natural step for BlakYaks, complementing our ability to help customers modernise their application estates by leveraging the rich array of Azure serverless platforms and data solutions. We are huge advocates of all cloud platforms of any real scale being delivered and managed throughout their lifecycle with code (IaC), and data platforms and AI applications should be treated just the same.”
Managing your Data & AI platforms with Code
From Enterprise Container Platforms (ECP) to Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) and Azure Data Platforms, we deploy and operate all Azure platforms entirely with code. Our "automation first" approach delivers operational efficiencies, enhanced security posture and reduced costs to our customers. Our SpecOps (Azure Specialist Operations) team also provide a 24x7 (SRE based) support service ensuring that our customers Azure platforms remaining operational & optimised around the clock.
By offering this seamless operational support, we allow client and partner data teams to concentrate on their exceptional work with vast datasets, while we ensure the platforms that host those data sets remain secure, resilient, performant, always available, automatically scalable, and fully managed with elegant code (IaC).
Looking to the future
Our journey doesn't end here. Looking ahead, this achievement is a stepping stone toward our next ambitious goal: becoming an Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) in the coming year.
We are always looking to work with like-minded organisations and broaden our Data and AI capabilities. In collaboration with our partners, we are united in our mission to equip organisations with the tools they need to fortify and elevate their data platforms, enabling them to fully harness the potential of AI.
Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement about an exciting new partnership and watch this space as we continue to expand our horizons and explore the ever-evolving landscape of data engineering, analytics, and AI.
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Read how BlakYaks is using AI in our blog ‘BlakYaks foray into Artificial Intelligence with the Azure OpenAI Service’ here.
