Netrix Global Recognized as Winner of 2026 Microsoft Cloud & AI Endpoints Partner of the Year

One year after being named a finalist, Netrix wins the category for moving enterprises onto Windows 365 and AI-ready endpoints

CHICAGO (Nov. 11, 2026) - Netrix Global, an engineering-led IT, security and AI partner, has been named the 2026 Microsoft Cloud & AI Endpoints Partner of the Year. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrate partners delivering exceptional customer outcomes through Microsoft Cloud, AI, services, and devices.

The win comes one year after Netrix was named a finalist in the 2025 Cloud Endpoints category. In one year, Netrix's endpoint practice grew 50% as more organizations moved off aging virtual desktop setups and onto Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PCs.

"Every organization is building with AI on its desktops right now, and most haven't asked whether those desktops are standardized, patched and secure," said Dean Gels, CEO of Netrix Global. "Cloud endpoints give people a protected place to work and to build AI before it reaches the rest of the business, and they give IT a way to move off legacy infrastructure without losing control. We were a finalist last year. This year's win belongs to the engineers who planned and executed every one of these migrations, so our customers' businesses were not disrupted and could put the new solutions to work on the go."

This award, drawn from more than 4,600 nominations across more than 100 countries, centered on three priorities: optimizing the Windows experience on Windows 11 Enterprise running on Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, strengthening cloud endpoint management with Microsoft Intune and the Intune Suite, and consolidating vendors to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Netrix focused its work over the past year around those same priorities.

The largest example was for one of the largest U.S. retailers, where Netrix moved the enterprise off Citrix and onto more than 3,700 Windows 365 seats. Employees got a consistent, secure desktop they can reach from anywhere, and the IT team retired a legacy virtual desktop environment. Netrix is now bringing the same approach to a global enterprise beauty and consumer goods company and a national quick-service restaurant chain, and has delivered similar endpoint projects for large law and professional services firms.

"Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2026 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards," said Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. "This year's honorees are harnessing the power of Microsoft Cloud and AI to deliver transformative solutions, accelerate customer success, and expand what's possible. Their ingenuity and impact inspire us, demonstrating what can be achieved when bold vision and technology come together to empower organizations around the world."

Netrix has partnered with Microsoft for 20 years and holds three Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, with specializations that map directly to the work behind this award.

• Cloud & AI Platforms: Azure Virtual Desktop, Infra and Database Migration, and App Modernization on Microsoft Azure
• AI Business Solutions: Modernize Endpoints, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Calling for Microsoft Teams, and Meetings and Meeting Rooms for Microsoft Teams
• Security: Cloud Security, Data Security and Threat Protection

Netrix is also a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and operates a Microsoft Verified Managed XDR solution.

About the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

The 2026 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced ahead of Microsoft Ignite, which will be held in San Francisco from November 17-20. Additional details on the 2026 awards are available on the Microsoft Partner blog: https://aka.ms/2026POTYA_Announcement. The complete list of categories, winners and finalists can be found at https://aka.ms/2026POTYAWinnersFinalists.

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