atQor Earns Microsoft Frontier Partner Status

atQor Earns Microsoft Frontier Partner Status

The recognition reflects the depth of AI engineering atQor has built from its India base, spanning manufacturing, financial services, retail, healthcare, and public sector, and extends to Canada and the United States.

AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT — July 23, 2026 — atQor, a Microsoft-focused AI and data platform company with its largest engineering base in India, today announced it has achieved Microsoft Frontier Partner status. The nomination and technical validation were led by Microsoft India, and the resulting designation carries global recognition, extending to atQor’s operations in Canada and the United States as well.

atQor holds all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, the Support Services designation, Azure Expert MSP status, Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner recognition, and multiple Advanced Specializations spanning Copilot, AI platforms, data and cloud security, identity management, threat protection, and infrastructure migration.

“Our engineers do not wait for a mandate to use AI, they build with it every day, and that is what Microsoft recognized,” said Pushkaraj Kale, CEO of atQor India. “Earlier this year, our teams across Ahmedabad, Mumbai, the National Capital Region, and Bengaluru built and deployed more than two hundred production AI agents in a single seventy-two-hour engineering event, and twenty-five of those are now live on Microsoft Marketplace. This nomination was led by Microsoft India, and it reflects the same discipline our customers see in manufacturing, financial services, retail, healthcare, and public sector work every day.”

“The Frontier Partner designation recognizes organizations that are helping customers move beyond AI experimentation and into business transformation. atQor has consistently invested across Microsoft’s AI, data, cloud, and security stack while building the Go-To-Market and delivery capabilities required to create measurable customer outcomes. We are pleased to see atQor join this distinguished group of partners and look forward to their continued contribution to AI adoption across industries,” said Om Batra, Channel Partner Sales Leader, India and South Asia, Microsoft.

“The most successful AI partners are those that can bridge innovation with operational excellence. atQor has built competencies spanning Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Security, and Copilot while maintaining a strong focus on delivery quality and governance. Their Frontier Partner recognition reflects the technical maturity and execution capability needed to help customers scale AI with confidence,” said Sanjeev Sharma, Director Tech Sales and Partner CTO, India and South Asia, Microsoft.

“This recognition belongs to the whole company,” said Kartik Shah, Founder of atQor. “Pushkaraj and the India team led the work that earned it, and our Canada and U.S. teams, led by Co-Founder and Global COO Greg Kachhadiya, hold themselves to that same standard. India is a key market for us, and we will continue to invest in and grow the AI vision of India and Indian businesses.”

For customers, the recognition means fewer handoffs: one firm carrying the work from strategy through the AI agent in production.

India at the Center of an Integrated Delivery Model

In India, atQor continues to deepen its Microsoft engineering, solution-development, and delivery capabilities across data, AI, cloud, security, and managed services under CEO Pushkaraj Kale. India carries the largest share of atQor’s engineering work, and is also where the company develops its repeatable accelerators and Microsoft Marketplace offerings.

Converting Delivery Experience into Reusable Solutions

Beyond project delivery, atQor converts customer engagements and its Customer Zero experience into reusable IP and packaged services. atQor’s Microsoft Marketplace portfolio is growing quickly, spanning AI agents, industry accelerators, and professional services in IT support, identity governance, compliance workflows, and security assessments.

atQor is applying these capabilities today across financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and public sector organizations, modernizing data estates on Microsoft Fabric, building AI agents for document review and compliance. The relationship typically continues after go-live, through managed Azure operations and security monitoring.

atQor’s Frontier Partner status is effective immediately and applies to its India, Canada, and US operations.

About atQor

atQor is a Microsoft-focused AI and data platform company that helps enterprises move AI from pilot to production. Founded in 2002, the company operates through an integrated presence across India, Canada, and the United States, with its largest engineering base in India. atQor holds all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, the Support Services designation, Azure Expert MSP status, Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner recognition, and ten Advanced Specializations. The company is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider for all three countries, including CSP Direct authorization for U.S. Azure Government Cloud and Government Community Cloud. atQor maintains ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certifications for its India operations. Learn more at atQor.com.

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Brained Appoints Former Sony Technology COO Anil Goel as Chief AI Transformation Officer

Brained Appoints Former Sony Technology COO Anil Goel as Chief AI Transformation Officer

Bengaluru: Enterprise AI platform Brained has appointed technology veteran Anil Goel as its Chief AI Transformation Officer (CAITO), strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its AI-led enterprise transformation business.

Goel brings over three decades of experience spanning enterprise technology, digital platforms, media, and large-scale transformation. Most recently, he served as COO – Technology at Sony, where he played a key role in leading technology operations, including the company’s integration efforts during the proposed Zee merger. Prior to Sony, he spent 18 years at Accenture, contributing to the technology foundations behind platforms such as SonyLIV and Disney+ Hotstar. His career also includes leadership roles at Rediff, where he worked on its U.S. expansion, and TCS, where he was associated with Microsoft’s Centre of Excellence. He is also the author of Exit Point and Release 2.0.

The appointment comes as Brained accelerates adoption of its enterprise AI platform, enabling organizations to design, govern, and execute business transformation initiatives powered by artificial intelligence.

Akshit Sharma, Founder & CEO of Brained: “Brained is building for enterprises navigating one of the biggest technology shifts in decades. Anil’s track record of leading technology transformation at scale brings tremendous depth to our leadership team and strengthens our ability to help enterprises translate AI ambition into business outcomes.”

In his new role, Goel will work closely with enterprise customers and Tier-1 SI partners to accelerate AI-led transformation, influence Brained’s product roadmap, and build scalable frameworks that enable organizations to translate AI investments into measurable business outcomes.

Anil Goel: “AI is fundamentally changing how enterprises operate, but sustainable transformation requires far more than technology. It requires disciplined execution, governance, and a clear connection between AI initiatives and business outcomes. Brained is addressing that challenge with a platform built for enterprise transformation, and I’m excited to be part of this journey.”

The appointment underscores Brained’s strategy of combining enterprise software with deep transformation expertise as organizations increasingly seek partners capable of taking AI from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption.

Why AI Pilots Succeed, but Enterprise Deployments Fail: Two New Books from Venkat Chitturi Make the Case for Durable Product Engineering

Why AI Pilots Succeed, but Enterprise Deployments Fail: Two New Books from Venkat Chitturi Make the Case for Durable Product Engineering

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 18: As enterprises accelerate investments in artificial intelligence, two newly released books by author and Technoidentity founder Venkat Chitturi, Durable Agents and Built to Endure, examine one of the defining challenges in modern technology: why intelligent systems succeed in controlled environments but fail under real-world operational conditions.

Published by BlueRose Publishers, the books present a systems-first perspective on enterprise AI, operational resilience, and long-term scalability at a time when organizations across industries are struggling to move AI initiatives from experimentation to dependable production deployment.

The books were officially launched at Replay 2026, alongside Samar Abbas, CEO of Temporal Technologies, reflecting growing industry focus on durable orchestration, production reliability, and enterprise-scale AI infrastructure.

At the center of both books is Durable Product Engineering™, Technoidentity’s systems-first approach to building resilient, observable, adaptable, and production-grade technology platforms. The framework examines how operational fragility, hidden technical debt, workflow breakdowns, and governance gaps create systems that appear successful in demonstrations but fail under real-world conditions.

Built to Endure explores how modern organizations can create long-term competitive advantage through operational resilience, disciplined execution, scalable systems design, and dependable product architecture in an era increasingly shaped by AI-driven transformation.

Complementing this perspective, Durable Agents focuses on the growing reliability gap between successful AI pilots and enterprise-scale deployment. The book argues that the core challenge in enterprise AI is no longer the intelligence of the model itself, but the orchestration systems surrounding it, including recoverability, coordination, auditability, governance, and human oversight.

The book examines durable agents as production-grade AI systems designed to survive operational failures, preserve decision traceability, coordinate across workflows, and remain reliable in complex enterprise environments.

Speaking about the release, Venkat Chitturi, said, “Most organizations think they have an AI problem when they actually have a systems problem. Intelligence is becoming abundant. What remains rare is durability — systems that can be trusted, audited, adapted, and scaled under real operational stress. The companies that win in the AI era will not simply automate faster. They will build systems that endure.”

Together, the books provide enterprise leaders, CTOs, architects, operators, and founders with a practical framework for building durable systems in the next phase of AI adoption.

Both books are now available on Amazon worldwide:

* Durable Agents: https://www.amazon.in/Durable-Agents-Venkat-Chitturi/dp/9378255248/

* Built to Endure: https://www.amazon.in/Built-Endure-Venkat-Chitturi/dp/9378251803

About Technoidentity

Technoidentity is a Durable Product Engineering™ company that helps enterprises build mission-critical systems and Durable Agents for reliable operation at scale. Headquartered in Houston, Technoidentity partners with enterprise clients globally on durable product engineering, data and AI, and digital twin initiatives. For more information, visit www.technoidentity.com.

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