Avanade launches seven new Microsoft-powered artificial intelligence (AI) services to accelerate the growth of mid-market organisations in the Asia Pacific region.
"The mid-market sector forms the backbone of Asia Pacific's diverse, fast-growing economies – crucial for driving innovation, spurring economic expansion, and fuelling job creation. We know these businesses are turning to transformative technologies like AI and Microsoft Copilot to move into their next phase of growth but are faced with their unique set of challenges – and we want to help," Rachel Bondi, corporate vice president, Small, Medium, and Corporate for Asia at Microsoft, said.
AI services
The seven new mid-market AI services in the Asia Pacific include the following:
- Accelerate revenue generation byequipping salespeople with AI-powered sales tools for increased productivity and customer engagement.
- AI-powered migration and modernisation thatclaims to mitigate business risk, tackle technical debt, and optimise costs.
- Build and modernise AI Apps for specific business needs.
- Drive business transformation with Copilot, which claims to bringtogether value-based accelerators, industry and functional expertise, and responsible AI methods.
- Modernise ERP toenable new business models and revenue streams, faster time to market, and better-informed decision-making.
- Unify Intelligent Data and Analytics Platform to providebetter access to data and insights.
- Unify threat protection by combiningMicrosoft Threat Intelligence, Sentinel SIEM, EDR, and Security Copilot to enhance analysis and visibility, boost productivity, and maximise investments.
Bhavya Kapoor, Avanade's president for Asia Pacific, said: "Asia Pacific is home to a deep pool of mid-market organisations. They are on the cusp of transformation, eager to take advantage of Microsoft technologies like cloud, data, and AI to drive growth, and are pillars of this region's fast-moving digital economy."