Ascent, a leading provider of digital transformation services and solutions on Azure, announced today that it has achieved the Microsoft Security Solutions Partner designation. This prestigious award recognizes Ascent’s broad technical capabilities, dedication to skilling and training, and proven ability to successfully deliver solutions for customers in the Microsoft Security solution area.

Microsoft Security partners are trusted security architects, system integrators and managed security solution providers with deep technical expertise and a proven record of helping their customers develop and execute a security strategy. As a Microsoft Security Solutions Partner, Ascent helps customers safeguard their entire organization with integrated security, compliance and identity solutions that leverage the Microsoft Cloud platform and services.

This announcement follows Ascent’s achievement of Solution Partner status for Infrastructure, Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation in the last 12 months, demonstrating its commitment to delivering end-to-end Azure-based solutions that meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

Ascent has enhanced its partner status by achieving the highest level of partnership accreditation through Partner Specialisations, which include the following:

• AI and Machine Learning on Microsoft Azure

• Analytics on Microsoft Azure

• DevOps with GitHub on Microsoft Azure

• Build and Modernize AI Apps with Microsoft Azure

• Infra and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure

• Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure

• Migrate Enterprise Apps to Microsoft Azure.

Ascent’s Head of Cloud and Platform, Nick Woodley, is delighted with the achievement. “We’re committed as a leadership team to being one of the most certified Microsoft partners in Europe, with a community of highly skilled practitioners whose expertise has been rigorously tested and validated. The security landscape is continuously evolving, and Ascent’s investments in people and process will continue to evolve in response. This new designation will give customers confidence that every Ascent solution is designed to protect our customers and their data from the latest and most advanced threats.”