Recognition

Recognised by Microsoft, year after year

BUI has been named in the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards every year since 2014, including four South Africa national titles and category wins across cloud, security, infrastructure, modern work and data centre. The awards matter to us because of what sits behind them: customers who are more secure, more productive and more resilient than they were before we started working together.

Microsoft South Africa Partner of the Year, two years running

Microsoft
2024 Partner of the Year
Winner
South Africa
Read the 2024 announcement on ITWeb
Microsoft
2023 Partner of the Year
Winner
South Africa
Read the 2023 announcement on ITWeb

Recognised,year after year.

Eleven consecutive years in the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, across cloud, security, data centre, modern work and the top national title. It is a sustained record built one delivery at a time, not a single standout moment.

28
Awards & finalist nods
11
Consecutive years
4
National Partner of the Year titles
7
Cloud & Cloud Excellence wins
National title
Cloud & Security
Infrastructure
Modern Work
Finalist
2024
1 award
TitleMicrosoft Country Partner of the YearSouth Africa
2023
1 award
TitleCountry Partner of the YearSouth Africa
2022
3 awards
Azure Infrastructure Partner of the Year
Modern Work Partner of the Year
Security Partner of the Year
2021
2 wins · 2 finalist
Azure Infrastructure Partner of the Year
Security Partner of the Year
Modern Work Partner of the YearFinalist
Consulting Services Partner of the YearFinalist
2020
1 award
TitleMicrosoft Partner of the YearSouth Africa
2019
4 awards
Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year
Microsoft Security Partner of the Year
Microsoft Services Partner of the Year
Microsoft Azure Consumed Revenue of the Year
2018
1 award
Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year
2017
5 awards
TitleMicrosoft Partner of the YearSouth Africa
Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year
Microsoft EMS Partner of the Year
Microsoft Data Centre Partner of the Year
Palo Alto Account Manager of the Year
2016
4 awards
Microsoft Cloud Excellence Partner of the Year
Microsoft Data Center Private Cloud Partner of the Year
Microsoft EMS Partner of the Year
Microsoft Managing Director Partner of the Year
2015
2 awards
Microsoft Cloud Excellence Partner of the Year
Microsoft Data Center Private Cloud Partner of the Year
2014
2 awards
Microsoft Cloud Excellence Partner of the Year
Microsoft Data Center Private Cloud Partner of the Year

Awards are the outcome,
not the objective

An award is Microsoft's validation of work that was already delivered. Behind each one is a customer environment that became easier to run and harder to breach. That is the pattern the record reflects: consistent delivery across the areas that matter most to mid-market and enterprise organisations, sustained over more than a decade rather than concentrated in a single good year.

01

Security that holds up in production

Repeated recognition for security work, backed by a managed detection and response practice and membership of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association.

02

Cloud built to last

Cloud and Azure infrastructure wins spanning the full arc, from the early Cloud Excellence titles to today's Azure Expert Managed Services Provider status.

03

Modern work that people actually adopt

Modern Work recognition grounded in getting Microsoft 365 and Copilot into the hands of real users, with the governance to match.

The credentials behind the record

BUI's Microsoft standing is verifiable, not asserted. Each accreditation is re-earned against evolving criteria, so the record you see reflects current, maintained capability.

Solutions Partner designations

Six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations: Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, Infrastructure, Business Applications, Modern Work and Security.

Azure Expert MSP

Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider, the highest Azure managed services accreditation Microsoft awards, earned through an independent technical audit.

Security alliances

MISA member, Microsoft Security Experts MXDR Partner, Microsoft Security & Manageability Elite Partner, and Microsoft Incident Response Partner.

14 specialisations

Including Copilot, Cloud Security, Threat Protection, Identity & Access Management, Data Security, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Infrastructure & Database Migration.

ISO certified

Certified for information security (27001), business continuity (22301), AI management (42001) and privacy information management (27701).

Technology alliances

Partnerships with Cisco (Premier Integrator), Palo Alto Networks (Platinum Innovator) and Fortinet (Select Partner).

Put the same team to work

The recognition is Microsoft's. The outcomes belong to the customers who trusted BUI to secure, modernise and run their environments. If that is the kind of partner you are looking for, let's talk.