iLink Digital Earns Microsoft Data Security Specialization, Advancing Secure AI Transformation

28 July 2026

Recognition validates iLink’s expertise across Microsoft Purview, information protection, compliance, and data governance while advancing its path toward Microsoft Frontier Partner recognition

SEATTLE, Washington[July 28, 2026]: iLink Digital, a global AI-led digital transformation and technology consulting company, today announced that it has earned the Microsoft Data Security Specialization, further strengthening its Microsoft Security practice and its ability to help enterprises protect and govern the data powering cloud and AI transformation.

Microsoft specializations are designed to distinguish partners with validated technical expertise, delivery experience, skilled professionals, and demonstrated customer success. The Data Security Specialization recognizes partners with proven capabilities in developing and implementing advanced data-security solutions using Microsoft technologies.

As enterprises expand their use of AI, cloud platforms, intelligent applications, and connected data environments, securing data has become inseparable from the transformation agenda. Organizations must be able to discover where sensitive data resides, control how it is accessed and used, and maintain appropriate governance as information moves across platforms, applications, clouds, and AI workloads.

The specialization strengthens iLink Digital’s ability to help customers:

Discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across complex data environments
Strengthen information protection and data-loss-prevention strategies
Improve compliance, risk management, and data-governance practices
Establish trusted data foundations for secure and responsible AI adoption
Extend consistent data-security controls across users, applications, cloud platforms, and emerging AI environments

Microsoft Purview provides capabilities for governing, protecting, and managing data across an organization’s data estate while supporting unified data governance and risk management.

“Data is becoming the operating foundation for enterprise AI. Protecting and governing it must therefore be part of the transformation strategy from the beginning,” said Sree Balaji, CEO of iLink Digital. “Earning the Microsoft Data Security Specialization reflects the depth our teams have built across Microsoft Purview, compliance, information protection, and data governance. It strengthens our ability to help customers adopt AI with the trust, control, and accountability required to scale it across the enterprise.”

Strengthening iLink’s Microsoft Frontier journey

Attaining Microsoft Data Security Specialization represents more than another Microsoft credential. It reflects iLink Digital's continued investment in building the secure, trusted foundations enterprises need to accelerate AI adoption with confidence.

As Microsoft evolves its Frontier framework to recognise partners capable of delivering AI-first transformation, security, governance, compliance, and trusted data have become essential building blocks for enterprise AI. The Data Security Specialization reinforces iLink's capabilities across these critical areas, strengthening our ability to help customers protect sensitive information while enabling responsible AI at scale.

This achievement represents another significant milestone in iLink's Microsoft Frontier journey, reinforcing our commitment to delivering intelligent, secure, and enterprise-ready AI solutions where innovation is underpinned by the governance, security, and trust required for real-world transformation.

With Microsoft evolving the Frontier Partner Badge into the Frontier Partner Specialization, this milestone further positions iLink to support customers as they adopt the next generation of AI and agentic experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem.

A milestone built through sustained collaboration

Achieving the Microsoft Data Security Specialization reflects iLink Digital’s continued investment in technical capability, customer delivery, and security innovation.

The recognition is the result of sustained collaboration across iLink’s Microsoft Security, data, cloud, customer success, and alliance teams. It reinforces the company’s ability to help organizations protect sensitive information, strengthen compliance, and establish trusted governance across increasingly complex cloud, data, and AI environments.

“Beyond just technical qualification, this recognition reflects the customer outcomes, delivery discipline, and cross-functional commitment behind our Microsoft Security practice,” said Thangaraj Petchiappan, CTO, Security Practice. “We are grateful to our customers for supporting the validation process and proud of every team member who remained focused throughout the journey.”

iLink Digital thanks its customers, Microsoft, and the employees across multiple teams whose expertise, persistence, and collaboration contributed to achieving this specialization.

To learn more about iLink Digital’s Security capabilities, visit https://www.ilink-digital.com/services/security-ai

About iLink Digital

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in the Seattle area, iLink Digital is an AI-led digital transformation and technology consulting company helping organizations modernize operations, strengthen digital foundations, and translate technology investments into measurable business outcomes.

With more than 3,000 professionals across 25 global offices, iLink delivers capabilities spanning AI, data and analytics, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, digital engineering, intelligent automation, and business applications. The company works with customers across industries and maintains strategic relationships with technology providers including Microsoft, Databricks, AWS, Salesforce, and UiPath.