Azure Accelerate
Fuel transformation with experts and investments across the cloud and AI journey.
Get started with Azure Accelerate by contacting your Microsoft account representative or finding an Azure specialized partner.
Overview
Get end-to-end expert guidance and investments
- Jumpstart Azure projects with zero-cost deployment assistance from Cloud Accelerate Factory. Work directly with Microsoft experts who apply proven strategies and architecture guidance to help you deploy cloud solutions. projects more quickly. Offload routine tasks to the Cloud Accelerate Factory team and focus your skilled resources and funding on custom, high-impact work that drives results.
- Kick off or advance your cloud projects by tapping into the expertise of the Azure specialized partner ecosystem. Use their deep technical skills and industry-specific knowledge to help you design, implement, and optimize solutions tailored to your business needs.
- Simplify your move to the cloud with an in-depth assessment using AI-enhanced tools like Azure Migrate to streamline planning and business case development.
- Minimize financial barriers and accelerate business outcomes with delivery funding for all project types and phases by engaging with specialized Azure partners.
- Advance cloud adoption with Azure credits that help offset costs so you can move faster and prove value sooner.
- Take advantage of Azure pricing offers such as Azure reservations and savings plans to optimize cloud costs. Reduce baseline cost, increase utilization, and improve ROI as you scale workloads on Azure.
- Build capable and confident teams with free, on-demand, self-paced skilling content.
- Get exclusive, instructor-led live training via Microsoft Training Program Managers.
- Cultivate technical specialization with 50% discounts on Azure certification exams.
Cloud Accelerate Factory
Jumpstart Azure projects with zero-cost deployment assistance
The Cloud Accelerate Factory delivers hands-on expertise to refactor and re-platform your entire technology stack–from applications and infrastructure to data and AI.
Migrate infrastructure and databases
Seamlessly transition Windows, Linux, and SQL Server workloads to Azure with minimal disruption.
Modernize SQL, OSS & NoSQL databases to PaaS
Upgrade databases to Azure PaaS without rearchitecting or altering business logic.
Modernize applications
Move .NET and Java applications to App Service or containerized workloads to AKS/ACA, with no code changes required.
Implement Azure Virtual Desktop
Shift from RDS or Citrix VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop and migrate Windows environments to Windows 365.
Enable security
Strengthen cloud security posture with Microsoft Defender, Cloud Workload Protection, and Sentinel.
Deploy analytics
Modernize analytics by migrating on-premises SQL Server reporting to Power BI, and enabling real-time insights.
Migrate to Azure VMware Solution
Transition on-premises VMware environments to Azure VMware Solution for scalable cloud infrastructure.
Develop a generative AI assistant
Accelerate adoption of Azure OpenAI by jumpstarting generative AI use cases.
Deploy Azure Arc
Extend Azure management and services to on-premises Windows and SQL servers using Azure Arc.
Azure Accelerate for Databases
Modernize your data with increased Microsoft investments. Save up to 35%1 on pay-as-you-go prices with savings plan for databases plus get delivery funding and Azure credits at 50% of year-one usage.
CUSTOMER STORIES
See how customers are successfully adopting Azure
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Azure Accelerate is Microsoft’s offering that helps customers advance their cloud journey from initial planning to full implementation. Azure Accelerate provides comprehensive coverage and benefits with investments from Microsoft.
- Azure Accelerate applies a methodical, two-phase approach to every project. During the planning phase, you’ll build a plan for your workloads in Azure by assessing your environment, creating a business case, or running a proof-of-value project. When your project is ready, you’ll work with a team of experts to create an Azure landing zone, then start migrating or building your new solution in Azure.
- Scenarios supported by Azure Accelerate include:
- Migrating Windows Server, SQL Server, Linux, and OSS database workloads to Azure (onboarding servers and databases to Azure Arc is also supported)
- Migrating VMware to Azure VMware Solution
- Migrating to SAP on Azure or SAP RISE
- Migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop
- Migrating Oracle databases and applications to Azure
- Migrating high-performance compute (HPC) workloads to Azure
- Modernizing mainframe and midrange workloads
- Securing Azure environments with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Building safer, more secure agents and AI experiences
- Developing intelligent applications with Microsoft’s AI platform
- Using scalable analytics and real-time machine learning
- Migrating and modernizing legacy data with Power BI Premium and Azure Databricks
- Enhancing developer workflows with Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Visual Studio
- Implementing integration solutions with Azure API Management and Logic Apps
- Azure Accelerate comes with a variety of benefits, including:
- Zero-cost assistance from Microsoft experts through Cloud Accelerate Factory to deploy more than 30 Azure services
- Azure credits and partner engagement funding to lower your project costs from planning to deployment
- A funded migration and modernization assessment
- A free sandbox environment to explore the capabilities of Azure in a pilot
- AI and cloud skilling resources to help teams gain expertise and certifications
- Customized optimization recommendations from tools such as Azure Migrate and Azure Advisor
- Proven best practices such as Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Well-Architected Framework
- Azure Accelerate for Databases delivers everything included within Azure Accelerate, plus increased savings and investments designed for AI-ready data modernization. It includes:
- Savings up to 35%1 on pay-as-you-go prices via savings plan for databases
- Delivery funding and Azure credits—both offered at 50% of year-one usage
- Access to data and AI training and certification
- There are two ways to begin:
- Reach out to our Azure sales team for personalized guidance and insights on how to start with Azure Accelerate.
- Work with one of our specialized Azure partners to help you implement these solutions and ensure you get the most out of Azure's offerings.
Next steps
Take the next step
Tell us what you’re solving for. A Microsoft specialist will help you find the best mix of expert guidance, funding, and tools to accelerate your cloud and AI adoption.
Find a qualified partner
Work with a specialized Azure partner to help you implement your solutions—and ensure that you get the most out of Azure Accelerate.
Choose the Azure account that’s right for you
Pay as you go or try Azure free for up to 30 days.
- [1]Customers can save up to 35%, based on one Azure SQL Database serverless running for 12 months on pay-as-you-go versus a 1-year savings plan (pricing as of March 2026; actual savings vary by location, service, and usage; prices subject to change).
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