Cloudforce Wins 2026 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Nov. 11, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Cloudforce, the company behind the AI platform nebulaONE, has been named the 2026 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year, marking the firm's second consecutive win in the prestigious award. The honor, which Cloudforce first received in 2025, recognizes the company's outstanding contributions to the education sector through its innovative use of Microsoft technology.
Cloudforce's nebulaONE platform is designed to help students prepare for the AI-driven job market. The company claims that more than 100 universities now use nebulaONE to integrate AI into their curricula, providing students with access to AI tools that are connected to their courses and run within the university's own Microsoft Cloud environment. This setup ensures that student data and research remain under the institution's control, while faculty can decide how their intellectual property is used.
Howard Miller, the Chief Information Officer of UCLA Anderson School of Management, highlighted the platform's efficiency.
Cloudforce's CEO, Husein Sharaf, emphasized the company's mission to prepare students for an AI-powered world.
The 2026 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrate partners delivering exceptional customer outcomes through Microsoft Cloud, AI, services, and devices. This year, Cloudforce was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in education, with its nebulaONE platform producing measurable improvements for higher education institutions. The award was 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.
Cloudforce's success is reflected in its financial performance. The company has more than doubled its annual recurring revenue over the last 12 months, with nebulaONE now serving as the leading AI platform for higher education worldwide. The company's achievements were selected from more than 4,500 nominations submitted worldwide across a diverse range of categories and geographies.
The nebulaONE platform reflects what the universities moving fastest on AI have learned in its first years on campus. Students get the most from AI that knows their courses and their unique preferences, so nebulaONE connects to the university's systems and works from professors' approved materials. Faculty decide how their intellectual property is used. Universities choose their AI models, change them without rebuilding courses, and pay only for what students and staff actually use rather than for idle seats. Everything runs inside the university's own Microsoft Cloud environment, so student data, research, and course content stay under the institution's control. Cloudforce engineers handle governance, compliance, and integration, so universities reach production quickly and keep expanding from there.
In addition to its educational focus, Cloudforce has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI. The company's nebulaONE platform is now the leading AI solution for higher education institutions worldwide, with more than 100 universities using the platform to integrate AI into their curricula. The platform's success is attributed to its ability to connect to university systems, work from approved materials, and provide a secure environment for student data and research.
The 2026 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are part of a broader recognition of Cloudforce's commitment to education and its innovative use of technology. The company's success is a testament to its ability to deliver exceptional customer outcomes through its use of Microsoft technology. The award is a significant milestone for Cloudforce, as it is the first company to win the Education Partner of the Year award twice.