Announced details
Cloud & AI Platforms, AI Business Solutions, generative AI, AI agents, data utilization and cloud infrastructure development
10 award recipients. 7 in 2024, 6 in 2025 and 10 in 2026. Takeishi Koki (竹石興紀) and Ikeuchi Takato (池内隆人) received the award for 3 consecutive years.
The ヘッドウォータース Group is a partner company of Microsoft Japan. Microsoft Japan recognized engineers from the group with the award.
Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company provides Microsoft technologies and collaborates with partner companies. Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Partner Business and General Manager of the Enterprise Services Business Division: Asano Satoshi (浅野智).
Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026 (Cloud & AI Platforms and AI Business Solutions categories)
日本マイクロソフト株式会社
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Microsoft's official website (Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026 recipient introduction page)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026 |
| Counterparty | 日本マイクロソフト株式会社 |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company provides Microsoft technologies and collaborates with partner companies. Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Partner Business and General Manager of the Enterprise Services Business Division: Asano Satoshi (浅野智). |
| Relationship with the Company | The ヘッドウォータース Group is a partner company of Microsoft Japan. Microsoft Japan recognized engineers from the group with the award. |
| Launch date | 29 July 2026 (already awarded) |
| Applicable area | Cloud & AI Platforms, AI Business Solutions, generative AI, AI agents, data utilization and cloud infrastructure development |
| Award/certification name | Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026 (Cloud & AI Platforms and AI Business Solutions categories) |
| Awarding / certifying body | 日本マイクロソフト株式会社 |
| Usage history | 10 award recipients. 7 in 2024, 6 in 2025 and 10 in 2026. Takeishi Koki (竹石興紀) and Ikeuchi Takato (池内隆人) received the award for 3 consecutive years. |
| Source | Microsoft's official website (Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026 recipient introduction page) |
Items this document does not state (8)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Their track record supporting customers in generative AI, AI agents, data utilization and cloud infrastructure development, as well as their activities to promote Microsoft technologies both inside and outside the company, was recognized.