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Our story
35+ years of building expertise and growing with our clients
Codec is one of the most awarded and recognised Microsoft partners not only in Ireland and the UK, but around the world. We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings as a hardware reseller. Just as we’ve transformed our own business to seize new opportunities, we’re now able to deliver the same innovation for our clients.
Codec win Overall Microsoft Country Partner of the year & expand into the UK Market
2023 was a milestone year which seen the opening of our London office with the creation of an additional 65 jobs as well as our achievement of overall Microsoft Partner of the year for Ireland. We also further solidified our Microsoft credentials with the achievement of our Microsoft Cloud Solutions badge which can only be attained once you achieve 6 unique solution partner designations showcasing our depth of skills across the Microsoft platform.
The only Microsoft Cloud Business Applications certified partner in Ireland
In 2022 our expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 earned us the distinction of being the first and only partner in Ireland to receive this certification. We remain one of only six partners in Ireland and the UK to achieve this and the 109th partner worldwide to achieve the Microsoft Cloud Business Applications competency.
Codec selected as a Migration to Azure Global Finalist
As cloud-based solutions and the Microsoft Azure platform became more central to business transformation, our institutional expertise in migrating on-premise technologies made for an easy transition to managing Azure migrations. As a result, Codec became the first partner in Ireland to be certified as an Azure Expert MSP.
Codec Labs established to expand our solution delivery service
By 2018, Codec’s capabilities as an innovator and accelerator continued to earn industry awards. We were recognised as the 2018 Microsoft Partner of the Year in Ireland for Data Centre Transformation and Dynamics 365. At this same time, we were launching our Codec Labs initiative, building bespoke solutions for specific industries and clients.
Codec becomes first Irish partner to achieve Microsoft Gold Cloud CRM certification
Five years after shifting our strategy to become the go-to Microsoft partner for our markets in Ireland, Codec received Microsoft’s Gold Cloud CRM certification. This award, which came one year after our first Microsoft Country Partner of the Year award, cemented our reputation as a leading Microsoft partner in the Irish market.
Codec recognised as Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for 1st time in Ireland
Four years after shifting our business model to become a Microsoft cloud partner, Codec received our first major award as Ireland’s Country Partner of the Year award. The victory served as proof of our success in transforming our business model, and it announced our arrival as one of the top Microsoft partners operating in Ireland and the UK.
Codec established in Dublin
Set up around the same time as Microsoft was founded in Ireland, Codec is a family business that began by providing hardware services and enterprise performance management (EPM) to local businesses. As the hardware business grew, Codec became a key infrastructure partner for local development projects for Amazon, Intel, and other major brands.