Mariner Earns Gold in Microsoft Partner Network for 10th Consecutive Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the 10^th consecutive year, Mariner has retained its Microsoft Gold Partner status, earning Gold for the Business Intelligence competency and Silver for the Data Platform competency. With 640,000 partners in the Microsoft Partner Network, Mariner is part of the 1 percent of partners worldwide that have attained this high degree of proficiency.

“These Gold partners have deep expertise that puts them in the top 1 percent of our partner ecosystem, and their proficiency helps customers drive innovative solutions on the latest Microsoft technology.”

“Remaining a Gold partner is a direct result of our consultants staying current with the evolution of the Microsoft BI platform and continuing to deliver solutions that wow our customers,” commented, Philip W. Morris, Mariner CEO and co-founder. “Business intelligence remains a top priority for many business and technology leaders. Renewing our Gold partnership means that we remain ready to help managers solve even the most challenging data management problems,” he added.

“By achieving a gold competency, partners have demonstrated the highest, most consistent capability and commitment to the latest Microsoft technology,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “These Gold partners have deep expertise that puts them in the top 1 percent of our partner ecosystem, and their proficiency helps customers drive innovative solutions on the latest Microsoft technology.”

To earn a Microsoft gold competency, Mariner proved their ability to provide analytic and business intelligence solutions by having designated Microsoft-certified professionals on staff, submitting recent customer references and passing technology and sales assessments.

As a Gold Certified Partner, Mariner gains access to in-depth technical resources, pre-release product information and specialized training, which in turn, is shared with their customers.

About Mariner

For more than a decade, Mariner has been helping clients leverage their data - from any data source to any device - through the use of business intelligence, analytics, data warehousing, business scorecards and performance management dashboards. Mariner serves clients in a variety of industries including utility, healthcare, education, media and manufacturing sectors. Singularly focused on providing analytic solutions, we help business people organize, use, analyze and share data to achieve financial and operational goals. Equipped with Mariner’s solutions, organizations are able to improve sales, customer service, logistics, productivity and financial insight. Mariner is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner with competencies in Business Intelligence and Data Platform. Mariner-Insight to Achieve. www.mariner-usa.com

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