{"id":1038,"date":"2020-10-21T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poiseddevelopers.com\/vertex-old\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-02-28T10:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:59:40","slug":"top-ten-microsoft-cloud-skills-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poiseddevelopers.com\/vertex-old\/blog\/top-ten-microsoft-cloud-skills-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cream Rises: Two Vertex Coders Finish in the Top Ten of the Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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. \u201cIt’s an interactive way to learn the new things,\u201d Pallekonda says. \u201cAlso, we were excited to complete the tasks.\u201d Srirangapuram, who loves a good challenge, found the experience rewarding. \u201cInitially, I never expected this high of a result,\u201d he says. \u201cBut, it was fruitful. It was exciting to be challenged at each stage of the competition. I exceeded my expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Two top-ten finishers prove our team\u2019s talent, hard work, and spirit of success. \u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to see two of our associates place so highly,\u201d says Sudip Nandy, Head of Delivery, Hyderabad. \u201cNot a small achievement against more than 1,000 competitors. I\u2019m extremely proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, 14 other Vertex employees took part in the contest, and all finished respectably. \u201cIt was gratifying to see so much interest from our team,\u201d Sudip continued. \u201cVertex was well represented, and I know that if challenging weather conditions in Hyderabad didn\u2019t interfere \u2013 causing power outages \u2013 all our contestants would have come through with flying colors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only is this distinction a feather in the cap of our associates, but it also gains Vertex visibility in the Microsoft Partner Network<\/a>. \u201cCongratulations to the team for participating and kudos to Bhavani and Jagadeesh for making the top ten,\u201d says Ganesh Iyer, Principal. \u201cThis is an incredible achievement and will help elevate our brand as an elite partner in the Microsoft ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

A round of applause to Vertex\u2019s full team of participants:<\/p>\n