Avanade, today announced two strategic investments to help midmarket businesses across Asia Pacific (APAC) unlock AI’s full potential:

Avanade Agentic Platform – a purpose-built agentic AI platform that enables midmarket organizations to scale AI confidently, securely, and with measurable business impact.
APAC AI Modernization Hub in Malaysia – a regional center of excellence helping organizations modernize operations and innovate with AI.

Built on Microsoft technologies, the Avanade Agentic Platform moves organizations beyond experimentation to deploy scalable, outcome-driven AI solutions. It combines Avanade’s deep Microsoft expertise, decade-long investment in AI, and its vision for responsible, human-centered innovation.

“Midmarket businesses in APAC are ready to embrace AI, but they need practical, ready-to-deploy solutions, not endless pilots,” said Bhavya Kapoor, President of Avanade APAC. “With Avanade AI Platform and our new AI Modernization Hub in Malaysia, we’re giving them the tools, expertise, and innovation ecosystem to transform operations, scale rapidly, and deliver real business value.”

The Avanade Agentic Platform includes a library of pre-built, industry-specific agents and templates that integrate easily with tools like Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure Foundry — automating tasks, boosting productivity, and unlocking new insights while keeping people in control.

Regional Enablement at Scale: APAC AI Modernization Hub
Located in Kuala Lumpur, the new APAC AI Modernization Hub brings together more than 100 AI and Microsoft technology specialists to accelerate AI transformation for midmarket organizations. The hub offers:

Industry-specific solutions for financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and consumer goods.
End-to-end modernization services to get organizations AI-ready, including data, security, and cloud modernization.
An AI Co-Innovation Lab where clients can rapidly prototype, test, and scale AI solutions.

“Avanade’s launch of Avanade Agentic Platform and its APAC AI Modernization Hub is a significant milestone for the rapidly growing and highly innovative Asia market,” said Rachel Bondi, Corporate Vice President, SME+C, Asia at Microsoft. “By bringing together Microsoft’s AI capabilities with Avanade’s deep industry expertise, we’re empowering organizations across Asia to innovate at speed, scale responsibly, and achieve measurable results.”

Real-world results are already being achieved — including 7,000 hours saved at PageGroup through automation and 90% faster customer response times at Japan Airlines.

“The pace of change in Generative AI has been extraordinary,” said Jeroen Buwalda, Group Executive Technology, Transformation and Operations, Colonial First State. “Avanade helped us navigate GenAI safely and provided a clear roadmap for realizing tangible value.”

Avanade’s AI Platform and APAC AI Modernization Hub are available today to support organizations at every stage of their AI journey — from first steps to full-scale transformation.

Avanade Launches Agentic Platform and APAC AI modernization hub to deliver real AI results for mid-market businesses