Cloud and AI services provider LAB3 has been named the 2025 Microsoft New Zealand Partner of the Year, marking a significant milestone for the company and reaffirming its growing influence across the region’s technology ecosystem. The award places LAB3 among an elite group of global Microsoft partners recognised for excellence in delivering innovative, secure, and high-impact solutions built on Microsoft technologies.
The selection process is highly competitive—more than 4,600 nominations were submitted from over 100 countries this year—yet LAB3 stood out for its deep expertise in AI-driven transformation and secure cloud engineering. The company has become a strategic partner for enterprises and government agencies seeking to modernise legacy environments, strengthen data security, and confidently adopt AI at scale.
Central to LAB3’s win is its ability to help organisations navigate AI responsibly—designing secure architectures, implementing advanced governance frameworks, and unlocking measurable business outcomes. This focus on both innovation and safety reflects what many New Zealand organisations are prioritising as they accelerate their digital agendas.
The recognition also highlights the collaborative strength between LAB3 and Microsoft. Their combined engineering capabilities, cloud platforms, and local engagement have delivered strong results for customers undergoing rapid modernisation. For Microsoft, LAB3 represents the type of partner that can extend the value of its cloud and AI platforms into real-world, high-impact transformations.
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrate organisations that push the boundaries of cloud innovation, AI adoption, and customer value creation. LAB3’s achievement comes just ahead of Microsoft Ignite 2025 in San Francisco, where partners, developers, and IT leaders from around the world will gather to explore the next phase of cloud and AI advancement.
With this win, LAB3 adds another major milestone to its growth trajectory, further strengthening its credibility with large enterprises and government clients across New Zealand and beyond. As the region accelerates toward an AI-enabled future, LAB3’s combination of engineering capability, automation-led delivery, and responsible AI frameworks positions it as a key player shaping digital transformation at scale.
