OREANDA-NEWS. February 19, 2016. Informatica 2015 Partner of the Year Awards ceremony held during Informatica’s Americas 2016 Partner Kickoff in Las Vegas.

Cognizant bagged the Global Partner of the Year award, the top award that honors the partner with the most outstanding performance on a global scale. In addition, Cognizant also won the Big Data Partner of the Year and the MDM (Master Data Management) Partner of the Year awards.

“We’re pleased to be acknowledged for our work enabling valuable business outcomes for our joint customers through the power of data and analytics,” said Karthik Krishnamurthy, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Analytics and Information Management, Cognizant. “New technologies and emerging trends in the way we deliver and leverage information enable new business models for our clients and continue to provide a competitive differentiator. These awards exemplify our strength in transforming data-driven enterprises, demonstrate our customer-centric values, and highlight our commitment to help customers unleash new potential across their organizations.”

Every year, Informatica, a leading independent software provider focused on delivering transformative innovation for the future of all things data, honors Informatica partners that have delivered exceptional performance in the INFORM Partner Program over the past year leveraging Informatica products and technologies in their respective go-to-market strategies.

The INFORM Partner Program provides the opportunity for leading systems integrators, consultancies, solution providers, resellers, and technology partners — such as ISVs, Cloud providers and OEMs — to engage with Informatica for the creation of mutual and sustainable value. The winners of the 2015 Informatica Partner of the Year Awards for the Americas are partners that have excelled and consistently exceeded criteria set within the INFORM program.

“Informatica is dedicated to partnering closely and extensively with leading systems integrators, resellers, solution providers, consultancies and technology partners around the world to benefit our mutual customers,” said Scott Ehmen, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partner Ecosystem, Informatica. “Our 2015 Partner of the Year honorees are setting the pace for helping customers use their data to power their businesses and drive competitive advantage.”