SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Let’s build the future together
Build, innovate, and scale solutions faster with pioneering generative AI, best-in-class developer tools, and a partner committed to your success.
OVERVIEW
Build and scale AI software and agents on a cloud you can trust
Differentiate with AI-powered experiences
Gain a competitive edge by developing intelligent applications safeguarded by industry-leading data privacy and security.
Transform your development experience and ship faster
Innovate rapidly with personalized technical guidance and comprehensive platforms that streamline development.
Expand your reach and get to the next level of growth
Access more customers, sellers, and partners through Microsoft 365 Copilot plugins and the Microsoft marketplace.
USE CASES
Learn more about the stack that fuels what's next
- Enable more precision for your AI deployment with end-to-end tooling and partnerships that simplify data preparation, experiment tracking, and model customization.
- Analyze user behavior, preferences, and historical data to create personalized user experiences with access to over 1,600 models and streamlined data integrations. Deliver highly relevant recommendations, customise features, and make every experience unique.
- Rapidly develop and deploy AI agents that operate alongside human employees—or independently—using the knowledge and action tools that you provide. Scale to multi-agent applications with open-source frameworks to achieve complex tasks and automate business processes.
- Rest easy knowing that model fine-tuning stays in your subscription and never moves into foundation models. Your data is encrypted using Customer Managed Keys and protected by comprehensive compliance and security controls.
- Increase release cycle agility by 55%, spend less time on repetitive tasks, and free up developers to focus on work that matters.
- Move quickly from idea to cloud with a serverless platform that unites services across models, search, agents, and monitoring into one cohesive environment.
- Rapidly iterate and discover the optimal model for your applications through a consistent Representational State Transfer (REST) interface, multi-language software development kits (SDKs), and integrations with open-source software (OSS) tools like LangChain.
- Get guidance throughout your app-building journey with one-on-one technical consultations, free developer tool licenses and sandbox credits—plus curated content that includes code samples, client libraries, and reference architectures.
- Eliminate the need to separately collect and prepare data for each engine. Instead, gather data from various services and store it in one lake that all workloads can access.
- Build on the cloud with more global regions and data residency options than any other provider. Sell through a marketplace that handles invoicing, taxes, and currencies for you in over 100 countries.
- Build and publish plugins to reach over 320 million users on Teams. Software companies can purchase and manage licenses to your solution directly from Teams, the Microsoft marketplace, or with their committed Azure cloud spend.
- Grow your app sales through the Microsoft marketplace by engaging the extensive Microsoft partner ecosystem, and extend margin through private offers.
- Prioritize the right opportunities and close more deals with one-on-one guidance for optimizing your marketplace listing, customer propensity scoring, and Azure sponsorship.
High-performing software development companies can take advantage of targeted financial incentives and further stand out with certified software designations.
SUCCESS STORIES
Code that changed the game
See how development teams from early-stage startups to global enterprises are disrupting the status quo.
GET STARTED
Take your software to the next level with AI
Discover how Microsoft helps software development companies build momentum, lead with innovation, and accelerate success—regardless of what stage you’re in.
Azure AI Foundry
Build your first AI app in 10 minutes or less
Jump-start your project with instant access to a coding environment that’s pre-configured and customizable and that seamlessly works with VSCode and GitHub.
- Skip the lengthy sign-up and configuration and get your proof of concept up in three minutes.
- Use proven Azure templates to easily guide your build.
- Develop the way you want to with fully integrated tools so you can focus on building, not the tools.
ISV Success
Accelerate early-stage growth
Access benefits and resources designed to help software development companies build well-architected applications, publish to the Microsoft marketplace, and grow their sales.
- Get USD$126,000 of value at no cost to you for the first year.
- Explore a free cloud sandbox of developer tools.
- Build and sell with more confidence thanks to one-on-one technical consults with AI and marketplace experts.
Microsoft for Startups
Solve startup challenges with confidence
Designed for founders that are ready to grow their business, the Microsoft for Startups program provides benefits and support that help you build the best big idea.
- Free Azure credits to help you get started building quickly.
- Access AI tools for software development startups.
- Join events and get resources that help your startup build better and sell faster.
Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
Build and sell your solutions at scale
Enroll at no cost and get access to exclusive tools, benefits, and resources to help you drive growth and deliver high-performing, customer-centric AI solutions.
- Go to market faster with Microsoft marketing resources.
- Improve your operations with Microsoft product licenses.
- Keep your software company running smoothly with technical advisory hours and product support.
RESOURCES
Learn more from development experts
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