abtis wins Microsoft Partner of the Year Award 2025 for digital resilience in Europe

Microsoft recognizes abtis for leading innovations to strengthen digital sovereignty and security

Pforzheim, November 13, 2025 - The abtis Group, leading IT service provider for German SMEs and specialist for Microsoft Cloud and Cybersecurity, has been named Microsoft's Partner of the Year 2025 in the category "Act to Accelerate Digital Resilience".

With this award, Microsoft recognizes abtis' special commitment to shaping the digital future of German companies securely, confidently and sustainably - in line with European values and the highest technological standards.

"Winning the Microsoft Act to Accelerate Digital Resilience Award 2025 is an outstanding achievement that underlines the extraordinary commitment of abtis to digital sovereignty in Germany. abtis impressively demonstrates with innovative solutions that digital resilience is not a buzzword, but the key to a secure, sovereign and future-oriented path to the cloud," says Mareike Hoffmann, Member of Executive Board Microsoft Germany & Austria

Confident, secure and scalable, abtis is shaping the path to the trustworthy cloud

Digital transformation is not a sprint, but a trust project. And trust is created where control, security and innovation are in balance. This is precisely where abtis comes in with its unique "Sovereignty Spectrum". The three-stage model systematically guides companies to their individual form of digital sovereignty.

1. Sovereign Public Cloud - For most use cases, abtis recommends using the Microsoft Azure Cloud within the EU Data Boundary. Through External Key Management with certified German partners such as Utimaco, companies retain full control over their cryptographic keys without sacrificing agility or innovation.

2. Sovereign Private Cloud / Azure Local - If there are special requirements for security or data sovereignty, abtis brings Azure Local and Microsoft 365 Local directly to Germany. This creates integrated cloud and productivity solutions that can be operated hybrid or completely locally - on certified hardware "Made in Germany" and within a validated partner and architecture ecosystem.

3. National Partner Cloud / Delos Cloud - When maximum legal and operational autonomy is required, for example in public authorities or critical infrastructures, the path leads to the Delos Cloud, Microsoft's national partner in Germany. Here, cloud services run under German sovereignty, with the highest level of protection for public and regulated customers. abtis is one of the first IT service providers to actively support and help shape this sovereign cloud.

The Sovereignty Spectrum is not a theoretical concept, but a proven transformation model: modular, scalable and practical. It helps organizations to achieve exactly the level of sovereignty they really need without unnecessary effort.

"The award is both a confirmation and an incentive for us. It shows that our vision of a sovereign, secure and scalable cloud is exactly in tune with the times. Digital resilience is not a question of technology alone - it is an attitude that combines trust, responsibility and innovation," says Thorsten Weimann, CEO of the abtis Group

A prize with a signal effect for Europe's digital future

The award is part of Microsoft's new European Digital Commitments and the Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, with which the company is strengthening Europe's digital stability and self-determination.

abtis is making a decisive contribution to this: with innovative security solutions, sustainable cloud architecture and a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, abtis is becoming a key pioneer for Europe's digital resilience.

"With our Sovereignty Spectrum, we help companies to make cloud sovereignty understandable and practical to implement. We combine technological excellence with clear principles for security and compliance. This is how we create the basis for sustainable digital trust in Europe," says Helge de Vries, CTO of the abtis Group

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The abtis Group, based in Pforzheim, is one of the leading Microsoft partners in Germany and part of the European IT managed services group Your.Cloud. abtis supports over 1,000 medium-sized and regulated customers in their secure cloud transformation.

With over 250 certified experts and all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, abtis is one of the top partners in the Microsoft ecosystem. As a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), abtis stands for trust, competence and innovative strength.

Strategically, abtis focuses on the sovereign cloud, agentic AI and cybersecurity - three central pillars for digital sustainability and independence in Europe. With this focus, abtis supports companies in combining technological excellence with European values - sovereign, secure and scalable.

This release was published on openPR.