AP Communications Co., Ltd., which provides Cloud Native In-house Development Support Services for Microsoft Azure, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the "Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure" Specialization, a top-tier partner certification from Microsoft.

■ About the "Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure" Specialization

The Specialization is awarded only to partners who have acquired expertise in specific areas among Microsoft's Solutions Partner certifications. To acquire this certification, passing a rigorous screening by a third-party organization is required. Acquiring the Specialization in the "Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure" field requires deep knowledge, extensive experience, and a proven track record in deploying and managing containerized operational workloads in the cloud, as well as managing Kubernetes environments hosted on Microsoft Azure (hereinafter "Azure").

■ Endorsements from Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Minoru Naito, Managing Executive Officer, Partner Technology Lead

"We sincerely congratulate AP Communications Co., Ltd. on acquiring the 'Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure' Specialization. The Specialization is a certification awarded through a third-party audit only to partners possessing particularly advanced expertise and solid track records among Solutions Partner certifications. We are very reassured by the high technical capabilities and expertise of AP Communications, as they are active across a wide range of areas in application development utilizing cloud-native technologies such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), through their efforts to utilize AI and improve development productivity."

 

Yasushi Kimura, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Enterprise Partner Division

"The 'Platform Engineering Promotion Support' provided by AP Communications Co., Ltd. is an initiative that strongly backs the 'social implementation of generative AI,' which we are currently focusing on. As application development utilizing AI agents advances, creating an environment where developers can focus on their original value creation is an extremely important theme in the commercialization of generative AI. By using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as a common foundation and highly integrating the entire ecosystem, including CI/CD, security, and operations, this service achieves both the speed and reliability required in the era of generative AI. As a result, they are greatly contributing to the promotion of corporate in-house development and the improvement of the developer experience (DevEx). Moving forward, Microsoft Japan will continue to collaborate with AP Communications to jointly promote business transformation through generative AI and the democratization of AI."

 

■ Comment from Takahiro Kamibayashi, Director and Business Head

"As one of the businesses of our 'NeoSIer' concept, which aims to build a new SI model, AP Communications is promoting the internalization of enterprise DX by leveraging cloud-native technologies, including 'Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure'. As we head towards the era of 'multi-AI agent' utilization, which will be the cornerstone of corporate competitiveness in the future, Kubernetes—the de facto standard in distributed environments—is once again drawing attention. This is because a future where multiple, diverse AI agents are developed and linked within a company is rapidly approaching. In the fast-evolving era of generative AI, understanding and utilizing the Kubernetes peripheral ecosystem, including tools like Dapr, is the key to utilizing AI at a practical level. Furthermore, to accelerate the development of AI agents while maintaining security and governance, standardizing new generative AI practices using the concept of Platform Engineering will become increasingly important. We will continue to collaborate strongly with Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., leveraging our expertise and track record in Kubernetes, generative AI, and Platform Engineering to walk alongside user companies, enabling them to smoothly internalize technologies and know-how, and contributing to driving digital transformation through the internalization of corporate development."

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