Schiphol-Rijk, November 17, 2025 — CloudNation has been named Channel AI Market Maker Partner of the Year by Microsoft, one of the prestigious Microsoft Netherlands Partner Awards presented annually. This award, granted to just one partner each year, highlights exceptional impact within the Microsoft ecosystem through excellence in innovation, go-to-market execution, and customer value in the AI domain. For CloudNation, this recognition serves as a strong confirmation of its role as a catalyst for AI adoption in the Netherlands.
Complementing the global Microsoft Partner Awards, the Local Awards were introduced to honor outstanding achievements at the national level. CloudNation impressed with its distinctive vision on AI adoption, strong customer success stories, and a proven methodology that helps organizations evolve from experimentation to fully scalable, production-grade AI solutions.
“CloudNation has proven itself to be a leading AI innovator in the Dutch market. Their ability to translate AI ambition into tangible business outcomes—combined with a deep strategic partnership with Microsoft—makes them the deserving winner of the Microsoft Netherlands Channel AI Market Maker Partner of the Year Award.”
— Frank Verlaan, Channel Sales Director France & Benelux, Microsoft
With this award, Microsoft underscores CloudNation’s growing role in developing, operationalizing, and accelerating generative AI solutions. CloudNation’s strength lies in a combination of deep technical expertise, human-centered design, Responsible AI principles, and a scalable architecture for building high-quality AI solutions.
“When we started building our AI team two years ago, we knew the demand for practical, scalable AI solutions would increase rapidly. It’s great to see how that initiative has grown into a mature team delivering dozens of customer projects today.
Our success stems from an approach that closely aligns with Microsoft’s way of working. We guide customers through the entire AI journey: from workshops and strategic roadmap sessions to prototyping use cases and scaling them into controlled production environments. That structured, business-driven approach is highly appreciated and forms the foundation for long-lasting impact.”
— Ruben van den Hoven, AI Business Lead & Engagement Manager, CloudNation.
CloudNation is a Dutch cloud specialist headquartered in Bunnik (Utrecht). As part of the Atomic Group, CloudNation is part of a collective of cloud-first companies. With a team of approximately 90 professionals, CloudNation supports organizations in their digital transformation, from strategy and migration to management and optimization in the public cloud.
With a proven AI methodology, a solid cloud, data, and AI foundation, a composable architecture, and a human-centric adoption strategy, CloudNation helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation and achieve lasting impact.
CloudNation is deeply rooted in Microsoft technology and continuously invests in strengthening its partnership and capabilities. This is reflected in its Solutions Partner designations in App & Innovation, Data & AI, Infrastructure, and Security. The company also holds multiple Advanced Specializations, including Building AI Applications in Azure, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure & Database Migration.