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Avanade wins Microsoft 20/20 Zero Trust Champion Security award
With security a hot topic across global boardrooms, Avanade recognizedfor helping clients protect against increasing cyber threats.

Seattle, May 17, 2021 – Avanade, the leading digital innovator on the Microsoft ecosystem, has won
the Microsoft Zero Trust Champion award in recognition for its work helping clients accelerate theirZero Trust strategy.
The Microsoft Security 20/20 awards, presented online on May 12th, honor partners who align withMicrosoft’s focus on customer obsession and have developed innovative, integrated solutions during
the past year—helping Microsoft realize its “security for all” vision.
Avanade was recognized for helping clients accelerate their Zero Trust strategies. One example ofthis was helping a global consumer brand implement a Zero Trust environment while preparing fordivesture from its parent company. Centred on Zero Trust principles and powered by Microsoft 365
Security and Azure Security, Avanade helped to completely secure its new infrastructure and assets.
“The topic of security continues to be elevated in the boardroom against a backdrop of moresophisticated attacks. At Avanade, we embrace the responsibility of keeping our clients, theirbusinesses, and customers safe. Our focus on security has never been greater and we’ve been
helping our clients navigate complex challenges such as the SolarWinds breach, maintaining
compliance and securing remote working,” says Avanade Security Executive Chris Miller.
As Microsoft becomes a more critical platform for businesses, Avanade is continuing to invest in its
capabilities and its people, pushing the boundaries when it comes to attracting new talent. The
newly created Avanade Cybersecurity Institute will give IT professionals the opportunity to learn
from the best and become a certified cybersecurity consultant in eight weeks.
Avanade is a founding member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an
ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that haveintegrated with Microsoft Security to better defend against a world of increasing cybersecurity
threats.
This is the second consecutive year that Avanade been recognized with a Microsoft Security 20/20
award, having won the Security Advisory (Partner) of the Year award in 2020.

###About AvanadeAvanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions anddesign-led experiences on the Microsoft ecosystem. Our professionals bring bold, fresh thinking
combined with technology, business and industry expertise to help make a genuine human impact
on our clients, their customers and their employees. We are the power behind the Accenture
Microsoft Business Group, helping companies to engage customers, empower employees, optimize
operations and transform products, leveraging the Microsoft platform. Avanade has 43,000
professionals in 25 countries, bringing clients our best thinking through a collaborative culture thathonors diversity and reflects the communities in which we operate. Majority owned by Accenture,
Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more atwww.avanade.com.