A Total of 19 Engineers from the JBS Group Receive the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award
—Record-Breaking Highest Number of Recipients for the Third Consecutive Year—
2025.08.01
PressreleaseJapan Business Systems, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato Ward, Tokyo; President: Yukihiro Makita; hereinafter, “JBS,” securities code: 5036) is pleased to announce that 19 engineers, including employees from its group companies, have received the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2025, an award presented by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato Ward, Tokyo: hereinafter, “Microsoft Japan”) to engineers working at partner companies. This award recognizes engineers at Microsoft partner organizations who have made outstanding contributions through the adoption of advanced technologies and the promotion of Microsoft technologies within their organizations.
We believe this recognition reflects our multifaceted initiatives leveraging Microsoft technologies and AI, including research on AI-ready data design, business process optimization, and enhanced security.
The JBS Group was recognized across all five categories: Azure Apps & Infrastructure, Azure Data & AI, Modern Work & Copilot, Business Applications, and Security, and once again set a new record for the highest number of award recipients among partners for the third consecutive year since the award’s inception. With this latest recognition, the cumulative number of Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award recipients within the JBS Group has reached 47.
To address the increasingly diverse challenges faced by customers, JBS actively develops highly specialized technical talent. The number of award recipients continues to grow each year, alongside the cumulative number of Microsoft-certified professionals within the company (4,809 as of the fiscal year ended September 2024).
With this strong foundation in place, JBS provides comprehensive support for companies, leveraging deep knowledge and experience in Microsoft solutions, from DX initiatives to solution implementation, operation, and effective utilization.
JBS Initiatives (Background to the Award)
As a multi-vendor provider with strong expertise in Microsoft solutions, JBS delivers integrated proposals and services that include linkage of third-party products on Microsoft cloud platforms. With regard to rapidly evolving AI technologies, JBS has focused on leveraging AI not merely as a tool for realizing efficiencies, but from a DX perspective, applying it to solve business challenges and create new value for companies.
JBS believes that the recognition of our various efforts is primarily attributable to the following initiatives.
- Researched AI-friendly design and data structuring methods to address common bottlenecks in data construction. Leveraged accumulated knowledge internally and externally to promote the effective use and adoption of AI technologies.
- Utilized Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform to visualize and optimize workflows that rely on individual expertise. Developed solutions that drive companies’ DX, redesign business processes, and standardize operations.
- Leveraged cloud-native environments and generative AI to enable flexible working styles independent of location or time. Supported transformation in the Modern Work domain while ensuring security and governance.
- Provided advanced, comprehensive security solutions to ensure safety in response to access control and other security challenges arising from the evolving roles of users in generative AI environments.
Together with the employees recognized in this award, JBS aims to collaborate with Microsoft Japan and other partners to leverage technological innovation in contributing to the sustainable growth of businesses and society.
We have received the following endorsement from Microsoft Japan regarding these awards.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your ongoing collaboration with Microsoft Japan. In recognition of the outstanding contributions of 19 engineers from the JBS Group, we are pleased to present the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2025.
The Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to a wide range of business activities and have actively promoted the adoption of Microsoft technologies. This award is a highly important initiative for us as well.
We hope that this recognition serves as a testament to your extensive knowledge and experience and provides support for your business endeavors.
Going forward, Microsoft Japan will continue to collaborate with the JBS Group and all the award recipients, including the 19 recognized engineers, to support the digital transformation of our customers.
Minoru Naito
Executive Vice President, General Manager,
Partner Technology Division, Partner Business Group
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd
Award Recipients
| Company name | Category | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Business Systems, Inc. | Azure Data ＆ AI | Riku Akatsu（※1） |
| Eiji Ueda（※1） | ||
| Shun Terasawa | ||
| So Nashimoto | ||
| Yuki Nishino | ||
| Takumi Harada | ||
| Yoichi Watanabe | ||
| Business Applications | Masaya Oshima | |
| Yuichi Tsutsumi（※1） | ||
| Baekwi Chung（※1） | ||
| Kazuki Furuya（※1） | ||
| Yonemoto Takeshi（※2） | ||
| Modern Work・Copilot | Satoru Ishizaki（※2） | |
| Nozomi Kawamura | ||
| Ryuta Shibata | ||
| Security | Haruka Kasai | |
| Shohei Yamaguchi（※1） | ||
| Honoka Mutsuno | ||
| NEXTSCAPE Inc. | Azure Apps ＆ Infra | Hara Toshiyuki（※2） |
- 1 Second-time recipient
- 2 Third consecutive year to receive the award
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