Sixth Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award earned for 2026-2027

Sonata Software has earned the 2026–2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award — its sixth such recognition.

Wed 7 Oct 2026

Recognition count

sixth Inner Circle recognition

Company size

USD 1.2 billion+

AI engineers

6,400+

What was announced

• Sonata Software has earned the 2026–2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award.
• This is the company's sixth Inner Circle recognition, which the release says places it among the top echelon of Microsoft's AI Business Solutions global network of partners.
• The release was forwarded to the exchanges along with a press release dated 7th October, 2026.

How Microsoft describes it

• Microsoft's quote says Inner Circle partners represent its top selling partners worldwide.
• It adds that it is more than a sales recognition and is a community of industry leaders working with Microsoft on AI-powered business transformation.

What the company says about itself

• Sonata describes itself as an AI-first Modernization Engineering company.
• It says the recognition builds on a more than three-decade relationship with Microsoft and continued investments in full-stack AI capabilities.
• Sonata Harmoni.AI is described as its Responsible-first AI tooling, bringing together capabilities across AI-led modernization, AI-ready data, resilient AI operations and AI-led service delivery.
• The company works across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Copilot.

Figures quoted in the release

• USD 1.2 billion+ — how the company describes its size.
• 6,400+ AI engineers supporting global delivery across the US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH and the Nordics.
• nearly 40 years of expertise.
• sixth Inner Circle recognition, and a more than three-decade relationship with Microsoft.

Other recent Microsoft-linked points

• Most recently, the company joined Microsoft's Copilot Agents & Platform (CAP) Engineering Depth Partners program.
• It also became a Microsoft Frontier Partner, which the release links to deepening engagement with Microsoft Engineering and Product teams to advance and scale agentic AI.

Who said what

• Anthony Lange, Chief Revenue Officer, Sonata Software, said the sixth Inner Circle recognition reflects the engineering depth the company brings to helping enterprises turn AI into measurable business value.
• Niels Jensen, Microsoft AI Business Solutions ERP Lead in Enterprise Partner Solutions, said Inner Circle partners are Microsoft's top selling partners worldwide and that the community helps advance the AI Business Solutions partner ecosystem.

How to read this

• The update is a press release about an award or recognition from Microsoft; it is not a financial results or order announcement.
• The release sets out the recognition, the company's stated AI and Microsoft-linked capabilities, and the accompanying quotes.

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