Google Cloud awards PLDT Enterprise with Premier Partner status
Manila, Philippines [January 7, 2022] — PLDT Enterprise continues to expand its partnership with Google Cloud. Through its ICT arm ePLDT, it achieved Premier Partner status and recently earned Partner Expertise in Business & Professional Services, Energy & Utilities, Global Public Sector – Education, and Financial Services.
ePLDT, one of the leading enablers of digital solutions in the Philippines, has also earned four more Expertise designations from Google Cloud, recognizing that it has demonstrated proficiency and has exhibited customer success through the combination of experience in a specific industry or product.
ePLDT’s recently-earned Google Cloud expertise includes Business & Professional Services, Energy & Utilities, Global Public Sector – Education, and Financial Services. These show the company’s ability to meet Google Cloud’s customers evolving needs in today’s cloud-first world.
“We at ePLDT have always been committed to helping enterprise customers manage their product, solutions, and industry-specific needs. The attainment of these Google Cloud Expertise designations highlights our continuing pursuit of global-class expertise to enable customers in their digital transformation journey,” according to Jojo Gendrano, FVP Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise and International Business Groups.
“We’re thrilled to welcome ePLDT as a Premier Google Cloud partner,” said Kevin O’Kane, Managing Director, Partnerships at Google Cloud. “ePLDT’s expert product and industry knowledge will continue to be helpful to our customers as they go about their digital transformation journeys.”
To earn a Google Cloud Expertise, a partner must successfully complete Google Cloud certification based on the partner’s learning path, amplify with a customer success story, and showcase the company’s expert skills and competency to the market.
To date, ePLDT has Google Cloud Expertise in three main areas, including Product Technology, Solutions Portfolio, and Industry Verticals.
These are composed of seven Google Cloud Expertise designations in Google Cloud Productivity, Work Transformation, Business and Professional Services, Energy and Utilities, Global Public Sector – Education, and Financial Services.