PITTSBURGH, PA – Schneider Downs Digital (SD Digital) is proud to announce that it has been named the 2025 Solver AI Technology Partner of the Year, a new award category championed by Nils Rasmussen, CEO of Solver, and Mike Applegate, CTO of Solver.
The AI Technology Partner of the Year award recognizes a partner that has demonstrated its technology knowledge of AI and applied it to Solver scenarios to provide value to our mutual clients while also contributing their AI knowledge back to the greater Solver community.
“We are honored to receive this award from Solver; a valued partner whose collaboration continues to inspire innovation and excellence. At SD Digital, our commitment to delivering transformative AI solutions is driven by a passionate and talented team whose dedication made this recognition possible,” said Patrick Armknecht, Shareholder at SD Digital. “This award is a testament to the strength of our partnership and the impact we can achieve together.”
This recognition reflects SD Digital’s ongoing commitment and fresh ideas in this disruptive and opportunity laden area of AI.
“We are honored to recognize SD Digital with this award, which reflects their dedication and commitment to innovation. Their partnership with Solver continues to drive meaningful impact for organizations on their AI financial transformation journey,” said Mark Bennett, Sr. Partner Development Manager of Solver.
“As we work toward eliminating ad hoc reporting in finance and achieving the full democratization of financial insights to improve bottom-line results, our clients have told us their biggest challenge is unifying their data,” said John Huckle, Chief Digital Innovator at SD Digital. “Our partnership with Solver helps companies speed up their AI journey, often in just weeks, and delivers immediate impact through real-time financial decisions across the enterprise.”
The award was presented in August at the annual Solver ASCEND 2025 conference in Huntington Beach, California, where industry leaders gathered to share best practices, explore innovations, and celebrate outstanding partner achievements.
Schneider Downs Digital plays a vital role in extending the reach and impact of Solver’s extended financial planning and analysis (xFP&A) solution by guiding organizations through the evaluation process and helping them implement, integrate, and customize Solver to meet their needs.
About SD Digital
SD Digital helps organizations translate technology to transformative change and realize the best version of themselves. With a forward-thinking cap and digital lens, we empower organizations to realize the art of the possible with the power of digital through business-focused and technology-enabled solutions, built on an unwavering commitment to practicality, speed to market and user experience.
Learn more on our dedicated SD Digital page or contact the team directly at [email protected].
About Solver
Solver is an extended financial planning and analysis solution (xFP&A) with an AI-driven strategy that increases access to actionable insights beyond the finance department to accelerate intelligent decisions. Patented QuickStart integration technology provides immediate access to a collection of tailorable templates, allowing finance and management users to optimize their planning, reporting, consolidation, and analysis processes. Users can get up and running quickly, leveraging familiar Excel-based functionality to create any report and planning model. Solver transforms organizational data into a strategic advantage for data-driven success.
Visit www.solverglobal.com to learn more.