Analytics company SAS announced the winners of channel partner at its global Partner Awards ceremony during SAS Global Forum.
“In today’s complex and fast-changing environment, effective collaboration between SAS and our partners is making the difference for our clients,” said Russ Cobb, senior vice president for Growth and Business Operations at SAS.
Global Partner of the Year – Deloitte
Deloitte delivered on a wide variety of strategic risk and regulatory initiatives, helping drive 60 percent growth in its SAS business. Deloitte also was recognized as the regional partner of the year for Canada and Latin America and the sub-regional partner of the year for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Channel Partner of the Year – ITOCHU Techno-Solutions
Japanese systems integrator ITOCHU Techno-Solutions more than doubled its SAS business (126 percent) with significant successes in financial services and manufacturing sectors. ITOCHU, Japan’s largest systems integrator, also invested in training for its employees and significantly increased its SAS credentialed professionals.
Excellence in Innovation – Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young was recognized for innovation around its platform-based Trade Risk and Compliance Kit (TRACK), which is the first automated risk scoring engine introduced to the trade finance space.
SAS Regional Partners of the Year:
Asia Pacific: KPMG
Canada / Latin America: Deloitte
North and West EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa): Capgemini
South and East EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa): Innova-TSN
United States: CoreCompete
SAS also recognized 15 sub-regional partners globally for their contributions.
Accenture
Analytical View
Business & Decisions
Connected Analytics
Facts Consulting
Glowbyte
Kolon Benit
Maxtera
Novipro
Pinnacle Solutions
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Target Reply
Tieto
Wipro
SAS said nearly 1,900 additional partner personnel across 55 partner organizations earned badges in core competencies or specialization areas last year.
