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Microsoft Funding
Through Microsoft-funded programs, HBS helps clients accelerate projects with expert-led engagements—often at little to no cost.
At HBS, we build our services around Microsoft’s technical requirements and best-practice frameworks. HBS has earned all six Microsoft designations, as well as numerous Microsoft specializations. Explore what those mean here. This alignment with Microsoft qualifies us for a wide range of funded programs—programs covering assessments, envisioning workshops, proofs of concept, and deployment or migration efforts. Here’s a summary of what’s available.
Microsoft Funded Programs
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Migrate & Modernize Presales
Assessment and POV
Clients will receive a comprehensive, end‑to‑end assessment of their IT environment, covering both physical and virtual infrastructure. The analysis evaluates current deployments, usage patterns, processes, data, and future-state plans. As part of this engagement, HBS applies Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF) principles, using tools such as Azure Migrate or Dr. Migrate to produce a detailed assessment report.
Available Funds: $15,000 – $20,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $15k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
AI Apps, Agents & Developer Presales
Assessment and POV
Clients will receive an assessment and proof of value (POV) to build new AI‑powered applications or modernize existing applications using the Azure Application Platform, managed database services, and/or Azure AI services. As part of this engagement, HBS applies Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF) principles, using tools such as Azure Migrate or Dr. Migrate to deliver a detailed assessment report and execute defined project milestones, including:
- Identifying at least one application and defining business requirements for innovation using Azure application, data, agent, and AI services
- Performing a POV and assessment deployment of the selected application(s) on Azure
- Developing a comprehensive assessment and deployment plan based on the POV outcomes
Available Funds: $15,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: $15k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
ERP Envisioning Workshop
Clients running an on‑premises ERP solution will receive an assessment and a clearly defined modernization vision for moving to Dynamics 365 Business Central. This engagement establishes targeted business outcomes and measurable success criteria to guide a successful modernization journey.
Available Funds: $6,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $50k+/year in new, eligible Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain, or Business Central.
CRM Envisioning Workshop
Clients running solutions that compete with Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Contact Center, and/or Marketing will receive an assessment and a clearly defined strategy for an AI‑powered sales transformation. This engagement establishes a clear roadmap and builds confidence for a successful migration to Dynamics 365.
Available Funds: $6,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $50k+/year in new, eligible Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Contact Center, or Marketing.
Threat Protection Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt advanced Microsoft Security solutions, including Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel. This engagement is delivered in the client’s production environment and focuses on identifying real security threats and vulnerabilities. Through guided discovery and hands‑on analysis, HBS helps better understand current security posture, validate the value of advanced threat protection, and define next steps toward strengthening their security strategy.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings.
Modern SecOps Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt Microsoft Sentinel and the Unified SecOps Platform. This engagement focuses on aligning security goals with modern, cloud‑native security capabilities. As part of the engagement, HBS works with clients to identify key security objectives and translate them into scoped, actionable modules. HBS then demonstrates the capabilities of Microsoft’s security platform—including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Entra ID—highlighting integrations, features, and real‑world use cases. The engagement concludes with clear recommendations and next steps to guide the client’s security modernization journey.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings.
Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate valuate and expand their use of Microsoft Defender for Cloud. This engagement is delivered in the client’s production environment and focuses on how to detect threats, understand security posture, and identify risks and improvement opportunities. The workshop concludes with clear, actionable next steps aligned to the customer’s security and business goals.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: Microsoft-prioritized accounts only with over $20,000 in total monthly ACR and less than 8% MDC consumption
Data Security Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt Microsoft Purview solutions. By analyzing real, data‑driven security and regulatory risks within the client’s own environment and combining those insights with collaborative workshop sessions, this engagement demonstrates how data security risks can be identified, remediated, and prevented. The workshop helps customers understand how Microsoft Purview (E5 Compliance) technologies can be used to strengthen data protection, support compliance requirements, and reduce overall data security risk.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings
Cloud Endpoints Envisioning & POC
Clients will receive the value of migrating endpoints to the cloud with Windows 365 and Intune Suite. This engagement builds confidence, establishes business intent, and accelerates decision‑making for organizations considering cloud‑based endpoint management. As part of this engagement, HBS may include assessments to identify user personas and inform solution design, solution overview presentations, and consultative guidance. HBS may also deliver Windows 365 and Microsoft Intune Suite proofs of concept or pilot deployments, including required environment preparation. Additional activities can include development of a business case for Windows 365 and Intune Suite, as well as adoption and enablement training for IT administrators and end users prior to purchase.
Available Funds: $10,000 – $20,000
Client Eligibility: 1000+ seats of Windows 11 Enterprise and Intune AND 40%+ Intune Usage. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Secure Productivity & POC
Clients will receive the value of upgrading their current Office 365 environment while improving security, compliance, and user productivity. This engagement demonstrates value, builds confidence, and accelerates decision‑making for organizations considering enhanced Microsoft 365 capabilities. As part of this engagement, HBS may include may include security and compliance assessments, solution overview presentations, and consultative guidance. HBS may also deliver proofs of concept or pilot deployments for Microsoft 365 solutions—such as Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Defender for Endpoint, Windows 11 Enterprise, and Microsoft Purview—including required environment preparation. Additional activities can include business case development and adoption training for IT administrators and end users ahead of purchase decisions.
Available Funds: $7,500 – $30,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 E1+E3 or 500+ seats of M365 Apps standalone and [Intune seats / (Office 365 + Microsoft 365 seats)] < 50%. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: Azure Migrate & Modernize
Clients will receive expert guidance to execute an Azure migration and/or modernization initiative. This engagement may include migrating workloads such as Windows Server, Linux, SQL Server, and open‑source databases (including Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure MySQL), as well as modernizing existing applications for Azure. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Infrastructure and application compatibility assessment and review
- Azure landing zone setup or validation
- Execution of migration and/or modernization activities, including securing Azure workloads
Available Funds: $2,000 – $7,500
Client Eligibility: Minimum $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: Migrate & Modernize with Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Add-On)
Clients will receive expert guidance to execute an Azure migration and/or modernization initiative. This engagement may include migrating workloads such as Windows Server, Linux, SQL Server, and open‑source databases (including Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure MySQL), as well as modernizing existing applications for Azure. As part of the migration or modernization effort, HBS will deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud to help secure Azure workloads.
Available Funds: $2,300 – $86,250
Client Eligibility: Minimum $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption with $200+/year in MDC. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: AI Apps, Agents and Developer
Clients will receive expert guidance to accelerate and expand the use of Azure AI and developer services across eligible workloads. This engagement supports technologies such as Azure AI Foundry and Platform (agents and models), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, and developer tools including GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Codespaces. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Azure landing zone setup or review
- Deployment of the eligible Azure AI and developer workloads listed above
Available Funds: $2,000 – $75,000
Client Eligibility: $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Migration
Clients will receive expert guidance to migrate a customer’s Windows desktops and apps to Azure Virtual Desktop. This engagement includes a secure Azure setup using Microsoft Defender for Cloud (or an equivalent third‑party security solution), Azure networking security controls (such as network security groups, secure virtual network configurations, Azure Front Door with Web Application Firewall policies, Azure Bastion, and DDoS protection), and Azure Firewall Premium with configured Firewall Manager policies and alerts. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Application compatibility assessment and review
- Azure landing zone setup or validation
- Execution of migration activities, including securing Azure workloads
Available Funds: $2,000 – $75,000
Client Eligibility: $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender & Purview
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $1,750 – $10,000
Client Eligibility: 300+ new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender & Purview Business Premium
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites, with Microsoft 365 Business Premium suites on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $1,750
Client Eligibility: 100-300 new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator
Clients will receive financial reimbursement for maximizing the value of their existing Microsoft Sentinel investment by rewarding reaching and then exceeding a usage threshold
Available Funds: $10,000 for 1,500 GB total Sentinel usage within first 3 calendar months; $6,000-$50,000 for consecutive 3-month average of 1,500 GB+/month
Client Eligibility: Existing Sentinel users currently ingesting >0 GB to <1,500 GB/month average of Sentinel usage in the trailing 3 months
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Accelerator
Clients will receive financial reimbursement for maximizing the value of their existing Microsoft Sentinel investment by rewarding reaching and then exceeding a usage threshold
Available Funds: $2,500 for 80% growth in monthly average Defender for Cloud consumption AND stabilize that growth ($1.8K – <$10k ACR) for consecutive 3 months. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
Client Eligibility: Existing Microsoft Defender for Cloud users with a minimum of $1,000 average consumption in the trailing 3 months.
Copilot + Power Platform Deployment Accelerator
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Agents, and/or Power Platform solutions. Services may include technical deployment, implementing security and governance policies and controls, developing agent and/or Power Platform solutions, training users, and driving adoption and change management initiatives. This engagement can support multiple outcomes, including:
- Purchase of new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses
- Increased adoption and usage of Copilot Chat (free and paid)
- Agent usage and consumption
- Purchase of new Power Platform licenses
Available Funds: $5,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 including E3/E5/A3/A5/G3/G5. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for M365 E3/E5
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft 365 E3 and/or E5 seats purchased on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $8,000 – $38,000
Client Eligibility: 300+ new M365 E3 or E5 through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Copilot + Power Platform Envisioning & POC
Clients will explore, validate, and advance AI‑driven productivity and automation using Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, agents, and the Power Platform. This engagement supports activities that build clarity, confidence, and momentum toward adoption. As part of the engagement, HBS may conduct a needs analysis, assess the current environment, develop a strategic roadmap for AI transformation, design a solution blueprint, build a business case, and deliver a proof of concept to demonstrate value in real‑world scenarios. This engagement can support multiple outcomes, including:
- Purchase of new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses
- Increased adoption and usage of Copilot Chat (free and paid)
- Agent usage and consumption
- Purchase of new Power Platform licenses
Available Funds: $5,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 including E3/E5/A3/A5/G3/G5. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
Business Central Immersion Briefing
A 90-minute group session (virtual or in-person) designed to drive interest in Dynamics 365 Business Central. During the event, clients receive an introduction to Business Central and a demonstration of its unique value proposition. The session also includes a high‑level, online business requirements questionnaire that provides a quick product‑fit assessment and increased cost transparency to help guide next steps.
Client Eligibility: Customers with no Business Central licenses. Minimum 10 attendees per event with 1 attendee per customer tenant
Threat Protection Immersion Briefing
A 90-minute group session designed to deliver an immersive experience to demonstrate the business value that customers can achieve by using Microsoft E5 Security. During the event, clients will foundationally understand how these unified products works seamlessly to detect, prevent, and respond to threats in real time.
Client Eligibility: Minimum of 100+ seats per customer of Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3, and/or Office 365 E3+EMS E3. Minimum attendance by 5 unique customer organizations. EDU and non-profit eligible to attend but not counted toward minimum.
Data Security Immersion Briefing
A 90-minute group session designed to deliver an immersive experience to demonstrate the business value that customers can achieve by using Microsoft E5 Compliance. . During the event, clients will foundationally understand how these unified products works seamlessly to secure AI, reduce compliance risk, streamline investigations, and safeguard sensitive information across the entire organization.
Client Eligibility: Minimum of 100+ seats per customer of Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3, and/or Office 365 E3+EMS E3. Minimum attendance by 5 unique customer organizations. EDU and non-profit eligible to attend but not counted toward minimum.
Copilot + Agents Immersion Briefing
A 90-minute group session designed to demonstrate the business value that can be achieved by using Copilot, Copilot Chat, and Copilot Agents. During the event, clients receive a lab-bases immersive experience with real-time demo of the tools.
Client Eligibility: Minimum of 100+ seats per customer Eligible SKUs: Microsoft 365 A1/A3/A5 (including MA3/MA5 for students, MA3/MA5 for faculty, and MA3/MA5 student-use benefit), Microsoft 365 Business Basic/Business Standard/Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3/E5, Microsoft 365 F1/F3, Microsoft Teams/Teams Enterprise/Teams Essentials/Teams Rooms, Office 365 A1/A1 Plus/A3/A5, Office 365 E1/E1 Plus/E3/E5, Office 365 F3. Minimum 10 customer tenants per event, maximum of 25 customer attendees. Non-profit and Public Sector will not count towards minimum customer requirement but may attend.
Migrate & Modernize Presales
Assessment and POV
Clients will receive a comprehensive, end‑to‑end assessment of their IT environment, covering both physical and virtual infrastructure. The analysis evaluates current deployments, usage patterns, processes, data, and future-state plans. As part of this engagement, HBS applies Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF) principles, using tools such as Azure Migrate or Dr. Migrate to produce a detailed assessment report.
Available Funds: $15,000 – $20,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $15k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
AI Apps, Agents & Developer Presales
Assessment and POV
Clients will receive an assessment and proof of value (POV) to build new AI‑powered applications or modernize existing applications using the Azure Application Platform, managed database services, and/or Azure AI services. As part of this engagement, HBS applies Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF) principles, using tools such as Azure Migrate or Dr. Migrate to deliver a detailed assessment report and execute defined project milestones, including:
- Identifying at least one application and defining business requirements for innovation using Azure application, data, agent, and AI services
- Performing a POV and assessment deployment of the selected application(s) on Azure
- Developing a comprehensive assessment and deployment plan based on the POV outcomes
Available Funds: $15,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: $15k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
ERP Envisioning Workshop
Clients running an on‑premises ERP solution will receive an assessment and a clearly defined modernization vision for moving to Dynamics 365 Business Central. This engagement establishes targeted business outcomes and measurable success criteria to guide a successful modernization journey.
Available Funds: $6,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $50k+/year in new, eligible Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain, or Business Central.
CRM Envisioning Workshop
Clients running solutions that compete with Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Contact Center, and/or Marketing will receive an assessment and a clearly defined strategy for an AI‑powered sales transformation. This engagement establishes a clear roadmap and builds confidence for a successful migration to Dynamics 365.
Available Funds: $6,000
Client Eligibility: Minimum $50k+/year in new, eligible Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Contact Center, or Marketing.
Threat Protection Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt advanced Microsoft Security solutions, including Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel. This engagement is delivered in the client’s production environment and focuses on identifying real security threats and vulnerabilities. Through guided discovery and hands‑on analysis, HBS helps better understand current security posture, validate the value of advanced threat protection, and define next steps toward strengthening their security strategy.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings.
Modern SecOps Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt Microsoft Sentinel and the Unified SecOps Platform. This engagement focuses on aligning security goals with modern, cloud‑native security capabilities. As part of the engagement, HBS works with clients to identify key security objectives and translate them into scoped, actionable modules. HBS then demonstrates the capabilities of Microsoft’s security platform—including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Entra ID—highlighting integrations, features, and real‑world use cases. The engagement concludes with clear recommendations and next steps to guide the client’s security modernization journey.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings.
Cloud Security Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate valuate and expand their use of Microsoft Defender for Cloud. This engagement is delivered in the client’s production environment and focuses on how to detect threats, understand security posture, and identify risks and improvement opportunities. The workshop concludes with clear, actionable next steps aligned to the customer’s security and business goals.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: Microsoft-prioritized accounts only with over $20,000 in total monthly ACR and less than 8% MDC consumption
Data Security Envisioning Workshop
Clients will evaluate and build intent to adopt Microsoft Purview solutions. By analyzing real, data‑driven security and regulatory risks within the client’s own environment and combining those insights with collaborative workshop sessions, this engagement demonstrates how data security risks can be identified, remediated, and prevented. The workshop helps customers understand how Microsoft Purview (E5 Compliance) technologies can be used to strengthen data protection, support compliance requirements, and reduce overall data security risk.
Available Funds: $8,000
Client Eligibility: 300-5,000 paid Entra ID Plan 1 AND 250+ monthly active users for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Teams Meetings
Cloud Endpoints Envisioning & POC
Clients will receive the value of migrating endpoints to the cloud with Windows 365 and Intune Suite. This engagement builds confidence, establishes business intent, and accelerates decision‑making for organizations considering cloud‑based endpoint management. As part of this engagement, HBS may include assessments to identify user personas and inform solution design, solution overview presentations, and consultative guidance. HBS may also deliver Windows 365 and Microsoft Intune Suite proofs of concept or pilot deployments, including required environment preparation. Additional activities can include development of a business case for Windows 365 and Intune Suite, as well as adoption and enablement training for IT administrators and end users prior to purchase.
Available Funds: $10,000 – $20,000
Client Eligibility: 1000+ seats of Windows 11 Enterprise and Intune AND 40%+ Intune Usage. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Secure Productivity & POC
Clients will receive the value of upgrading their current Office 365 environment while improving security, compliance, and user productivity. This engagement demonstrates value, builds confidence, and accelerates decision‑making for organizations considering enhanced Microsoft 365 capabilities. As part of this engagement, HBS may include may include security and compliance assessments, solution overview presentations, and consultative guidance. HBS may also deliver proofs of concept or pilot deployments for Microsoft 365 solutions—such as Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Defender for Endpoint, Windows 11 Enterprise, and Microsoft Purview—including required environment preparation. Additional activities can include business case development and adoption training for IT administrators and end users ahead of purchase decisions.
Available Funds: $7,500 – $30,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 E1+E3 or 500+ seats of M365 Apps standalone and [Intune seats / (Office 365 + Microsoft 365 seats)] < 50%. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Copilot + Power Platform Envisioning & POC
Clients will explore, validate, and advance AI‑driven productivity and automation using Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, agents, and the Power Platform. This engagement supports activities that build clarity, confidence, and momentum toward adoption. As part of the engagement, HBS may conduct a needs analysis, assess the current environment, develop a strategic roadmap for AI transformation, design a solution blueprint, build a business case, and deliver a proof of concept to demonstrate value in real‑world scenarios. This engagement can support multiple outcomes, including:
- Purchase of new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses
- Increased adoption and usage of Copilot Chat (free and paid)
- Agent usage and consumption
- Purchase of new Power Platform licenses
Available Funds: $5,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 including E3/E5/A3/A5/G3/G5. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
Azure Accelerate: Azure Migrate & Modernize
Clients will receive expert guidance to execute an Azure migration and/or modernization initiative. This engagement may include migrating workloads such as Windows Server, Linux, SQL Server, and open‑source databases (including Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure MySQL), as well as modernizing existing applications for Azure. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Infrastructure and application compatibility assessment and review
- Azure landing zone setup or validation
- Execution of migration and/or modernization activities, including securing Azure workloads
Available Funds: $2,000 – $7,500
Client Eligibility: Minimum $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: Migrate & Modernize with Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Add-On)
Clients will receive expert guidance to execute an Azure migration and/or modernization initiative. This engagement may include migrating workloads such as Windows Server, Linux, SQL Server, and open‑source databases (including Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure MySQL), as well as modernizing existing applications for Azure. As part of the migration or modernization effort, HBS will deploy Microsoft Defender for Cloud to help secure Azure workloads.
Available Funds: $2,300 – $86,250
Client Eligibility: Minimum $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption with $200+/year in MDC. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: AI Apps, Agents and Developer
Clients will receive expert guidance to accelerate and expand the use of Azure AI and developer services across eligible workloads. This engagement supports technologies such as Azure AI Foundry and Platform (agents and models), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, and developer tools including GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Codespaces. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Azure landing zone setup or review
- Deployment of the eligible Azure AI and developer workloads listed above
Available Funds: $2,000 – $75,000
Client Eligibility: $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Azure Accelerate: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Migration
Clients will receive expert guidance to migrate a customer’s Windows desktops and apps to Azure Virtual Desktop. This engagement includes a secure Azure setup using Microsoft Defender for Cloud (or an equivalent third‑party security solution), Azure networking security controls (such as network security groups, secure virtual network configurations, Azure Front Door with Web Application Firewall policies, Azure Bastion, and DDoS protection), and Azure Firewall Premium with configured Firewall Manager policies and alerts. As part of the engagement, HBS delivers defined project milestones, including:
- Application compatibility assessment and review
- Azure landing zone setup or validation
- Execution of migration activities, including securing Azure workloads
Available Funds: $2,000 – $75,000
Client Eligibility: $5k+/year planned incremental Azure consumption. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender & Purview
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $1,750 – $10,000
Client Eligibility: 300+ new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for Defender & Purview Business Premium
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites, with Microsoft 365 Business Premium suites on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $1,750
Client Eligibility: 100-300 new Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview suites through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator
Clients will receive financial reimbursement for maximizing the value of their existing Microsoft Sentinel investment by rewarding reaching and then exceeding a usage threshold
Available Funds: $10,000 for 1,500 GB total Sentinel usage within first 3 calendar months; $6,000-$50,000 for consecutive 3-month average of 1,500 GB+/month
Client Eligibility: Existing Sentinel users currently ingesting >0 GB to <1,500 GB/month average of Sentinel usage in the trailing 3 months
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Accelerator
Clients will receive financial reimbursement for maximizing the value of their existing Microsoft Sentinel investment by rewarding reaching and then exceeding a usage threshold
Available Funds: $2,500 for 80% growth in monthly average Defender for Cloud consumption AND stabilize that growth ($1.8K – <$10k ACR) for consecutive 3 months. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
Client Eligibility: Existing Microsoft Defender for Cloud users with a minimum of $1,000 average consumption in the trailing 3 months.
Copilot + Power Platform Deployment Accelerator
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Agents, and/or Power Platform solutions. Services may include technical deployment, implementing security and governance policies and controls, developing agent and/or Power Platform solutions, training users, and driving adoption and change management initiatives. This engagement can support multiple outcomes, including:
- Purchase of new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses
- Increased adoption and usage of Copilot Chat (free and paid)
- Agent usage and consumption
- Purchase of new Power Platform licenses
Available Funds: $5,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 including E3/E5/A3/A5/G3/G5. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
CSP Deployment Accelerator for M365 E3/E5
Clients will receive expert services to deploy and drive adoption of new Microsoft 365 E3 and/or E5 seats purchased on CSP on annual term subscriptions.
Available Funds: $8,000 – $38,000
Client Eligibility: 300+ new M365 E3 or E5 through CSP. Criteria scale up for higher payout.
Copilot + Power Platform Envisioning & POC
Clients will explore, validate, and advance AI‑driven productivity and automation using Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, agents, and the Power Platform. This engagement supports activities that build clarity, confidence, and momentum toward adoption. As part of the engagement, HBS may conduct a needs analysis, assess the current environment, develop a strategic roadmap for AI transformation, design a solution blueprint, build a business case, and deliver a proof of concept to demonstrate value in real‑world scenarios. This engagement can support multiple outcomes, including:
- Purchase of new Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses
- Increased adoption and usage of Copilot Chat (free and paid)
- Agent usage and consumption
- Purchase of new Power Platform licenses
Available Funds: $5,000 – $25,000
Client Eligibility: 500+ seats of Office 365 or Microsoft 365 including E3/E5/A3/A5/G3/G5. Criteria scale up for higher payouts.
