Avanade is the world's most experienced innovator on the Microsoft platform and the leading provider of cloud and advisory services, AI and sustainable industry solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem. Born from a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, we have spent more than two decades building unmatched depth on the platform that runs global business. Today, 60,000 professionals across 26 countries bring our consultancy, experiences and expertise to more than 5,000 clients—helping organizations modernize securely, scale AI with confidence, and deliver practical impact where it matters most. With more Microsoft certifications than any other partner and 18 Microsoft Global SI Partner of the Year wins, the numbers reflect something deeper: an enduring commitment to helping our clients do what matters.

We are 60,000 technologists, consultants, designers and strategists united by a single ambition—to advance the world through the power of people and Microsoft. Our people are practitioners first, earning more Microsoft certifications than any other partner and bringing that expertise to the world's most complex transformation challenges. We work across every major industry, from banking and healthcare to manufacturing and retail, combining global scale with the kind of specialist depth that only comes from living and breathing one ecosystem for more than two decades. Headquartered in Seattle and operating from London to Singapore, we are a truly global firm with a genuinely local presence—and a culture built on belonging, continuous learning and the belief that the best work happens when diverse perspectives come together.

We help organizations navigate continual change, whether that means solving the most formidable business challenge or seizing the next big opportunity. Our services span the full Microsoft ecosystem: building AI-ready cloud foundations; securing organizations with cyber resilience that integrates seamlessly across cloud, data and AI platforms; reinventing business operations with AI-powered Dynamics 365 applications; unifying fragmented data so organizations can move from AI pilots to scaled enterprise deployment with confidence; and powering the AI Workforce through a human-centric Modern Workplace. Our Avanade Agentic Platform turns AI experimentation into practical, repeatable capability at enterprise scale. Pre-packaged Solutions accelerate time to value, while our Managed Services team continuously evolves and improves Microsoft technology estates so clients can focus on what drives the business forward. Across every engagement, we assemble the right people and technologies to help our clients reimagine the future.

Everything we do is guided by a single, clear purpose: to advance the world through the power of people and Microsoft. It is not a tagline—it is the reason we exist. We believe that technology only matters when it creates genuine human impact: for the organizations we serve, for the people inside them, and for the communities they touch. That conviction shapes how we build our teams, design our services, invest in our people's growth, and show up for our clients. When we help a manufacturer deploy AI at scale, or a healthcare system modernize its digital core, or a nonprofit extend its reach—we are living our purpose. Advancing the world is not a destination. It is the work we do every day.

At Avanade, our values are inseparable from the way we work. We do what matters—a phrase that appears on our homepage and runs through every client engagement, every career conversation and every community commitment we make. We believe in genuine human impact over superficial activity, in responsible action over short-term convenience, and in the power of belonging to unlock the best from every person on our team. We invest in limitless learning because we believe growth never stops, and we hold ourselves accountable to our clients, our people and the communities we serve. Being responsible in all we do is not a compliance exercise—it is a reflection of who we are.

Choosing Avanade means choosing unrivalled Microsoft depth, at scale, with the human expertise to make it real. No other partner holds more Microsoft certifications. No other partner has won the Microsoft Global SI Partner of the Year award more times—18 wins, with 28 total partner wins in 2023 alone. But awards are a proxy for something more important: the ability to help clients move from strategy to impact faster than anyone else. We do not just implement technology—we modernize, transform and continuously improve. Our global footprint of 60,000 professionals means we can deploy the right team anywhere in the world, backed by the Avanade Agentic Platform and a library of Pre-packaged Solutions that cut complexity and accelerate results. And because we have been doing this since the earliest days of the Microsoft ecosystem, we bring proven patterns, hard-won experience and genuine confidence to every engagement.

Our commitment to a sustainable future runs from the services we offer to the way we run our own business. We help clients lead their industries with digital sustainability services and green software expertise that accelerate Environmental, Social and Governance goals while building climate resiliency into their operations. Internally, our responsible business framework holds us accountable to our people, our clients and our communities—recognizing that advancing the world through the power of people and Microsoft demands a long-term view. Our EcoVadis recognition reflects that accountability, and our annual Social Impact Report sets out how we are progressing. We believe that being responsible in everything we do is not separate from commercial success—it is the foundation of it.

Advancing the world is not only about what happens inside client organizations—it is about the communities those organizations and our own people call home. Our responsible business commitment encompasses our community as explicitly as it does our people and our clients, because we believe lasting value cannot be created in isolation. Through our Social Impact Report, we track and share our progress against real community commitments, holding ourselves to the same standard of transparency we bring to every client engagement. From nonprofit clients to employee-led community initiatives, we put the same ingenuity and care into making a genuine human impact beyond the walls of our projects as we do within them.

Our aim is to be the most inclusive company in the world. That ambition goes well beyond representation metrics—it is about making sure every person at Avanade feels a true sense of belonging, regardless of gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other dimension of identity. Doing what matters for our people, our clients and our communities means creating an environment where diverse perspectives are not just welcomed but essential—because the best solutions come from teams that reflect the full range of human experience. Women comprise 43% of all new hires, and we continue to invest in the structures, communities and leadership behaviours that make inclusion a lived reality rather than an aspiration. At Avanade, inclusion is not a programme. It is the culture.