Today, Spanish Point is proud to announce the achievement of the Microsoft Azure Specialisation in Build and Modernise AI Apps. 

This milestone opens up new partnership opportunities for businesses across the UK and Ireland, enabling them to harness Azure AI Services to build modern, intelligent applications, develop custom copilots, and enhance existing products with AI capabilities.

This specialisation is awarded only to Microsoft partners that meet rigorous standards for customer success and team expertise. Partners must also pass an independent third-party audit that validates their workload deployment and management practices, including the ability to successfully implement Azure App Service.

Business benefits of Azure app innovation

Azure app innovation can lead to significantly improved business outcomes, including 1.5 months faster time to market for new apps, up to a 25% increase in developer efficiency and up to a 25% reduction in app downtime¹.

By harnessing the power of Microsoft’s Azure AI tools, businesses can accelerate time to market, enhance application performance, and maintain a competitive edge in today’s dynamic business environment.

First AI app development specialist in market

Spanish Point is the first indigenous technology company in the Republic of Ireland to achieve this specialisation, recognising its proven capability to deliver reliable, state-of-the-art, AI-driven application development solutions for both the Irish and global markets.

This specialisation showcases Spanish Point's advanced technical expertise and continued commitment to delivering world-class AI solutions. Combining this with its other recognised specialisations in app development and modernisation puts Spanish Point in a unique position to help businesses realise their product modernisation goals. 

“This specialisation highlights the partners who can be viewed as most capable when it comes to migrating, modernising, and managing web applications in Microsoft Azure. Spanish Point clearly demonstrated that they have both the skills and the experience to offer clients a path to start enjoying the benefits of being in the cloud.”

Andrew Smith

General Manager, Partner Program Management at Microsoft

“Achieving this AI specialisation allows us to offer unparalleled innovation to Irish businesses. By leveraging Microsoft’s advanced AI technologies, we can build AI-powered applications that are both scalable and future-proof.”

Daire Cunningham

Chief Operating Officer at Spanish Point

Additional resources

1. Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Microsoft (June 2023). The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Azure App Innovation: Cost Savings And Business Benefits Enabled By Azure App Innovation Products. The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Azure App Innovation

Spanish Point Technologies is a Dublin-headquartered software engineering firm and founding Microsoft Partner. Founded in 2005 by CEO John Corley and Chairman Donal Cullen, the company employs over 100 engineers and delivers high-impact software and digital transformation projects across Ireland and the UK. Recognised among the top 1% of Microsoft cloud partners globally, Spanish Point is Microsoft’s largest Azure partner in Ireland and a two-time Microsoft Ireland Country Partner of the Year.

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