Avanade

A joint venture of Microsoft and Accenture, founded in 2000, providing digital, cloud, advisory, AI and cybersecurity services built on Microsoft technology.

Avanade is a joint venture between Microsoft and Accenture, founded in 2000, which advises and delivers technology services built on the Microsoft platform. The firm works with organizations on digital transformation, cloud migration, business applications modernization and advisory engagements, alongside specialist capabilities in AI, data analytics and cybersecurity. It serves more than 7,000 clients and operates in over 20 countries.

Its service portfolio spans digital services, cloud services and advisory work, with distinct practices for AI solutions, data analytics, cybersecurity and business applications. The company frames its AI work as combining human ingenuity with machine capability to deliver practical, scalable results, and positions its cybersecurity and cloud offerings around secure modernization.

Avanade works across banking, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, energy and government services. The company describes itself as purpose-driven, with stated commitments to responsible business practices, inclusion and the practical application of technology where it has the greatest effect.