Avanade and Accenture, Microsoft partners today announced they have earned the Frontier Partner badge within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. The achievement underscores the value they deliver to clients through advanced capabilities across AI, cloud, security, modern workplace, and business process technologies. The Frontier Partner badge recognizes partners that demonstrate advanced AI driven capabilities and meet rigorous badge requirements at the time of recognition. This achievement reflects Avanade and Accenture’s ability to deliver meaningful customer impact using Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365.

Avanade and Accenture have earned this recognition through extensive work with clients across industries, helping them modernize operations, strengthen security postures, unlock the value of data and AI, and create more productive, resilient digital workplaces.

To earn the Frontier Partner badge, Avanade and Accenture demonstrated multiple Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, including:

Modern Work or Business Applications
Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, or Infrastructure
Security

In addition, Avanade and Accenture earned three highly selective Microsoft specializations, demonstrating advanced technical depth and customer success:

Copilot
Accelerate Developer Productivity
Data Security

These specializations highlight Avanade and Accenture’s leadership in helping organizations deploy generative AI, enhance developer productivity through modern engineering practices, and strengthen enterprise data protection.

“Achieving a Microsoft Frontier Partner badge is a testament to the combined strength of Avanade and Accenture in helping organizations turn AI experimentation into real business impact at scale,” said Chris Howarth, CEO of Avanade. “Together with Microsoft, we are enabling clients, particularly mid-market organizations, to access enterprise-grade solutions that accelerate innovation, strengthen security, and modernize operations, helping them compete and lead in the age of AI.”

“Achieving the Frontier Partner badge reflects a partner’s exceptional ability to apply Microsoft AI in ways that drive meaningful, measurable outcomes for customers. Their expertise and commitment to delivering real value make them an essential part of how we enable organizations to transform,” said Julie Sandford, Vice President, Partner GTM, Programs and Experiences at Microsoft.

With deep industry knowledge and global delivery capabilities, Avanade and Accenture continue to work closely with clients to adopt AI driven solutions, modernize applications and infrastructure, and strengthen security foundations. The Microsoft Frontier Partner badge recognition serves as a powerful endorsement of the value clients can expect when partnering with Avanade and Accenture to accelerate innovation and drive sustainable transformation.

Avanade and Accenture earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge