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February 10, 2020

Cream Rises: Two Vertex Coders Finish in the Top Ten of the Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge

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Two Vertex coders finished in the top ten of the Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge: Bhavani Pallekonda placed second and Jagadeesh Srirangapuram placed ninth among more than 1,000 participants in the India Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge.
The challenge tested real cloud coding skills: Over 72 hours, contestants completed tutorials, browser-based interactive coding and scripting as part of Partner Leadership Conclave 10.
Sixteen Vertex employees took part: 14 other Vertex employees also competed in the Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge and all finished respectably.
The result strengthens the Vertex Microsoft partnership: The top-ten finishes raise Vertex visibility in the Microsoft Partner Network and support its standing in the Microsoft ecosystem.

The India Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge is a contest that attracts some of the brightest minds in software engineering and pushes them to perform feats of coding ingenuity.

For 72 hours in mid-October, over 1,000 people in India battled in this tournament of intellect, creativity, and skill.

Vertex is pleased to share that our own Bhavani Pallekonda, Software Engineer, and Jagadeesh Srirangapuram, Senior Software Programmer, rose to respective second and ninth places.

Vertex congratulates Bhavani and Jagadeesh for their initiative and hard work as they completed a series of tutorials, browser-based interactive coding, and scripting.

The Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge is part of the Partner Leadership Conclave 10, a virtual event that gives developers a chance to show off their skills and compete for prizes.

“It’s an interactive way to learn the new things,” Pallekonda says.

“Also, we were excited to complete the tasks.”

Srirangapuram, who loves a good challenge, found the experience rewarding.

“Initially, I never expected this high of a result,” he says.

“But, it was fruitful. It was exciting to be challenged at each stage of the competition. I exceeded my expectations.”

Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge 2020 banner congratulating Vertex top-ten finishers Jagadeesh Srirangapuram and Bhavani Pallekonda

Two top-ten finishers prove our team’s talent, hard work, and spirit of success.

“It’s a pleasure to see two of our associates place so highly,” says Sudip Nandy, Head of Delivery, Hyderabad.

“Not a small achievement against more than 1,000 competitors. I’m extremely proud of them.”

Additionally, 14 other Vertex employees took part in the contest, and all finished respectably.

“It was gratifying to see so much interest from our team,” Sudip continued.

“Vertex was well represented, and I know that if challenging weather conditions in Hyderabad didn’t interfere – causing power outages – all our contestants would have come through with flying colors.”

Not only is this distinction a feather in the cap of our associates, but it also gains Vertex visibility in the Microsoft Partner Network.

“Congratulations to the team for participating and kudos to Bhavani and Jagadeesh for making the top ten,” says Ganesh Iyer, Principal.

“This is an incredible achievement and will help elevate our brand as an elite partner in the Microsoft ecosystem.”

A round of applause to Vertex’s full team of participants: