A first for Australia, this achievement recognises DDLS as a leader in a field of top international Microsoft partners, highlighting their innovation in implementing Microsoft technology customer solutions.

The award recognises DDLS as a provider driving awareness, education, and the adoption of new Microsoft technologies. It also celebrates the execution of a wide range of innovative learning programmes focused on the key areas of virtualisation, private cloud, unified communications, and business intelligence.

Lutz Ziob, general manager, Microsoft Learning, says, "We are delighted to present this year's Partner of the Year Award for Learning Competency Marketing Excellence to DDLS. During the past year, they have provided exceptional performance and leadership in the development of learning solutions for channel partners to gain the skills, certifications, and competencies needed to adopt key Microsoft technologies."

The Microsoft Partner Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year.