O’Reilly, a knowledge company delivering the expertise that drives business outcomes, today announced the winners of the fifth annual O’Reilly Awards, a celebration of companies leveraging the O’Reilly learning platform for technology learning excellence. Winning entries this year come from organizations including TUI Group, Thoughtworks, Interswitch Group, 8×8, and LexisNexis for their innovative use of O’Reilly to promote a culture of learning, propel skills transformation, and stay at the forefront of established and emerging technologies.

“This year’s winners demonstrate what becomes possible when organizations prioritize learning,” said Julie Baron, president and chief product officer at O’Reilly. “Effective learning drives innovation, builds stronger organizations, and encourages ongoing development. We recognize our customers’ hard-earned success and take great pride in seeing how O’Reilly’s platform helps them achieve their goals. Congratulations to all participating companies.”

Winners and finalists of the fifth annual O’Reilly Awards include:

Most Effective User Onboarding Program

Gold: ​​TUI Group

Since launch, TUI Group has shown a strong commitment to building its learning culture. The move to O’Reilly was a strategic decision executed collaboratively across teams, ensuring a smooth transition for both learners and stakeholders. By identifying gaps, aligning content, and developing targeted playlists early on, the company created a tailored learning experience. The results speak for themselves: Adoption among identified teams has exceeded 100%, with consistently positive user feedback.

Silver: Valcon

Best in Reskilling & Upskilling Transformation

Gold: Thoughtworks

Facing urgent demand for AI adoption, Thoughtworks used its O’Reilly partnership to drive a skills transformation at scale. By embedding O’Reilly into every stage of its strategy, from baselining Python readiness to curating cutting-edge AI content and supporting live client projects, the company achieved a 97.5% platform activation rate and graduated practitioners from its AI engineering program. The result is a scalable, sustainable approach to AI capability development that connects structured training directly to real-world delivery.

Silver: Synopsys

Applied AI Excellence

Gold: Interswitch Group

Interswitch transformed AI from a niche skill into an enterprise-wide capability by partnering with O’Reilly as its learning engine to drive a mass proficiency movement across its workforce, with a strong focus on AI governance. Interswitch deployed agentic AI across payments, finance, HR, and software engineering, achieving faster support ticket resolution, shorter engineering development cycles, and streamlined QA workflows.

Silver: Medidata Solutions

Engineering Excellence

Gold: 8×8

8×8 earned the Engineering Excellence Award for building a lasting learning culture that connects remote engineering teams to organizational goals. By pairing O’Reilly’s platform with APIs, O’Reilly’s Search MCP, and internal tooling, the company drove a 22% boost in user engagement and helped its engineering team exceed development goals. 8×8 is a prime example of how a small team can leverage technology to create a thriving learning environment that delivers real business outcomes.

O’Reilly Outstanding Achievement

Gold: LexisNexis

We are proud to present LexisNexis with the Gold O’Reilly Outstanding Achievement Award, the program’s highest honor. LexisNexis transformed its learning culture by aligning L&D strategy with executive and technology leaders, embedding continuous learning into performance expectations, and prioritizing AI readiness. By connecting technical L&D expertise with high-level business goals, the organization delivered extraordinary results, including a 250% year-over-year surge in engaged users and significant long-term platform value. LexisNexis has set a true benchmark for enterprise learning and development.

Silver: Cimpress India

For more information on the O’Reilly Awards winners and applicants, please visit https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/oreilly-awards-winners-2026-1066400.html.

On December 2, O’Reilly will host a free live event recognizing the winners and giving them the opportunity to share the unique ways they’re leveraging the O’Reilly learning platform to great success. Register at https://www.oreilly.com/live/2026-oreilly-awards.html.

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