Applied Information Sciences partners with Microsoft Azure to empower innovation

In an era where technology is the backbone of business success, organizations face increasing pressure to innovate, scale, and stay ahead of the competition. As a leader in Microsoft Cloud services, AIS is at the forefront of these transformations. They help clients navigate the complexities of cloud adoption, AI, and secure digital infrastructures. The AIS journey is a compelling story of expertise, innovation, and unwavering partnership with Microsoft Azure, a relationship that continues to drive success for its customers.

For many organizations, cloud migration is anything but simple. With legacy systems and rising operational costs, companies need modern and compliant solutions to remain competitive. Whether it’s moving legacy technology to the cloud, reducing costs, or exploring new business lines, the challenges are multifaceted. AIS has consistently worked with clients to address these needs, providing end-to-end Microsoft Cloud services and leveraging a deep understanding of the Azure platform to deliver tailored solutions.

“The challenges that our customers face are pretty wide-ranging. Some have legacy technology they need to move to the cloud, while others are grappling with high costs or looking for innovative business models that can outpace their competitors,” explains Mikala Kennell, Director of the Microsoft Solution Center at AIS. AIS’s extensive experience with Microsoft Cloud allows them to create custom strategies, ensuring that clients can leverage the best tools available to solve their specific problems.

Leveraging the power of Microsoft Azure

As AIS works with clients across complex industries, from healthcare to financial services and government agencies, Microsoft Azure has been an invaluable platform for helping them achieve desired outcomes. With its suite of robust cloud solutions, Azure provides the infrastructure, scalability, security, and innovation that AIS’s clients need to modernize and transform their business.

AIS's commitment to Azure spans decades, chiefly because of the platform’s ability to evolve continually. “Microsoft's Azure offerings get better and better every year,” says Kennell. AIS’s collaboration with Microsoft allows them to take full advantage of Azure's offerings, from cloud computing and AI to data security and governance.

Azure played a key role in building a SaaS offering for one of AIS's large professional services customers in a highly regulated industry. By leveraging Azure’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) services, AIS worked with this client to host customer data in a secure environment, ensuring their product could scale while maintaining the highest security standards. Such use of Azure’s services proved pivotal in the client’s ability to reach hundreds of new customers and generate new revenue streams.

“The partnership with Microsoft and the use of Azure allowed us to accelerate the client’s move to the cloud, build a new product, and expand their customer base significantly,” Kennell shares.

Growth and innovation

Thanks to Azure’s comprehensive offerings, AIS can accelerate the adoption of AI technologies and scale operations for their clients. In one notable instance, AIS used Microsoft Azure AI to enable a global community of small farmers outside the United States to have instant access to valuable, timely, and relevant guidance to improve crop yields to reduce the risk of financial impact, or worse, food shortages. Transformative results powered by the Microsoft Cloud is where AIS shines. To be positioned for this, AIS also ensures the cloud environments used by their clients are cost optimized and secured to protect sensitive data.

Looking forward

The partnership between AIS and Microsoft Azure will only deepen, especially with the advancements in AI and data security that Microsoft recently rolled out. Kennell expresses excitement over the new Azure capabilities, particularly the Azure AI Foundry, which enables faster deployment and testing of AI models, helping organizations accelerate their AI adoption.

“There’s a lot of excitement around AI and security announcements from Microsoft, and we’re eager to continue integrating these innovations into our clients' solutions,” says Kennell. As AIS continues to help clients across various industries leverage the full potential of Microsoft Cloud, the future looks bright for this ongoing collaboration.

AIS’s partnership with Microsoft Azure is a testament to the power of combining deep expertise with cutting-edge technology. Through this collaboration, AIS has been able to help organizations across the globe overcome their most complex challenges, drive innovation, and achieve measurable success. As AIS continues to work with Microsoft to empower businesses with the tools they need, the future of cloud technology, AI, and digital transformation is in good hands.