MDW Named Finalist 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards in the Power BI Category
Geneva, Switzerland – June 28, 2022. Microsoft today announced the winners and finalists of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, and MDW has been named a global Finalist in the Power BI category.
About the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards
MDW earned its spot among an elite group. This year, Microsoft received more than 3,900 nominations from partners in over 100 countries. Out of that global pool, Microsoft names one Winner and a short list of Finalists in each category. MDW made that list for Power BI.
Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft, announced this year’s winners and finalists. He highlighted the depth and impact of the partner ecosystem’s work with Microsoft Cloud technologies. Microsoft will celebrate MDW and the rest of this year’s winners and finalists at Microsoft Inspire, its global partner conference. Inspire takes place virtually on July 19–20, 2022.
What the Power BI Finalist Distinction Means
The Power BI category sits under Microsoft’s Business Applications pillar. It recognizes partners that deliver innovative, high-impact customer solutions on Microsoft Power BI. Specifically, that spans enterprise reporting, self-service analyticse embedded business intelligence. It is one of the most competitive categories in the awards: partners of every size compete for it, from BI specialists to some of the world’s largest systems integrators.
What This Means for MDW
MDW was founded in Geneva in 2020, built from the outset around a compact, entirely Microsoft-certified team specializing in Azure Data Platform, Azure AI, and Power BI. In 2021, MDW was named Swiss Analytics & AI Microsoft Partner of the Year, and achieved Microsoft’s Gold Cloud Platform competency status, its third and most strategic Microsoft Gold competency at the time.
Being named a global Finalist in the Power BI category just one year later places MDW on the same shortlist as some of the largest Microsoft partners in the world. It’s a distinction that reflects the same approach MDW has taken since day one: a small, entirely certified team, deep specialization in the Microsoft Data & AI stack, and a focus on enterprise-grade delivery over scale.
A few numbers behind that approach:
- 100% of MDW’s consultants hold at least one Microsoft Cloud certification in analytics or AI
- 80% of MDW’s clients are large or very large enterprises.
- 4.8/5 average client satisfaction rating, based on post-project surveys.
“Being named a global Finalist for Power BI, less than two years after starting MDW, means a lot to our team. We’re a group of specialists competing against some of the biggest names in the Microsoft ecosystem, and this tells us we’re building the right thing, the right way. Thank you to Microsoft for the recognition, and to the team for making it happen.”
About MDW
MDW is a Swiss-based consulting company, founded in Geneva in 2020 and specialized in Data, AI, and Business Applications exclusively on Microsoft Cloud technologies.
Since 2021, Microsoft has named MDW Partner of the Year six times: Analytics & AI (2021), Power Platform (2022), Country Partner of the Year and Data & AI (2023), Azure (2024), and AI Excellence (2025), plus a global Finalist distinction for Power BI (2022). MDW works with 50+ international clients across finance, retail, energy, and pharmaceuticals, from its offices in Geneva and Madrid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award?
It’s Microsoft’s annual global recognition program for partners delivering outstanding solutions on Microsoft technology, selected from thousands of nominations across more than 100 countries.
What does it mean to be a Finalist rather than a Winner?
Each category has one global winner and a small shortlist of finalists, drawn from the same competitive pool and recognized for the same standard of excellence and innovation.
Which technologies does the Power BI category recognize?
Partner solutions built on Microsoft Power BI, from enterprise reporting and dashboards to self-service and embedded analytics.
How can I work with MDW on a Power BI project?
Get in touch through our Contact Us page, or learn more About MDW here.
