Microsoft announces 2019 Partner of the Year awards, with added business apps categories

It's that time of year again when Microsoft reveals its 2019 Partner of the Year award winners and finalists. This year's list includes some familiar names from the business applications channel space, as well as a few that might have surprised their peers.

Eight awards are directly tied to Microsoft business applications, but some of the well-known partners in this space have also been acknowledged in related areas like industry achievements. Here's the product-specific list:

Dynamics 365 for Business Central Partner of the Year

• Cooper Parry IT – Winner
• Bond Consulting Services – Finalist 
• NAB Solutions AB – Finalist
• Wiise – Finalist

Dynamics 365 for Customer Service Partner of the Year

• PowerObjects, an HCL Technologies Company – Winner
• Cognizant Technologies – Finalist
• DXC Technology – Finalist
• Hitachi Solutions Philippines Corporation – Finalist

Dynamics 365 for Field Service Partner of the Year

• Hitachi Solutions – Winner
• eCraft Oy Ab – Finalist
• HSO International – Finalist
• Velrada – Finalist

Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Partner of the Year

• Sunrise Technologies – Winner
• Alithya – Finalist
• Armanino – Finalist
• HSO – Finalist

Dynamics 365 for Sales Partner of the Year

• SAGlobal –  Winner
• Experlogix – Finalist
• KPMG Advisory  – Finalist
• MASAO –  Finalist

Dynamics 365 for Talent Partner of the Year

• FourVision HR Plus - Winner
• eBECS – Finalist
• Elevate HR, Inc. – Finalist
• SAGlobal – Finalist

Power BI Partner of the Year

• Nihilent – Winner
• Campus Management – Finalist
• Catapult Systems – Finalist
• Expose Data – Finalist

PowerApps Partner of the Year

• Catapult Systems –  Winner
• C Centric Solutions – Finalist
• Mercury xRM Limited – Finalist
• PowerObjects, an HCL Technologies Company – Finalist

Some of these partners also picked up industry recognition: