Microsoft will invest US$2.5 billion in a new AI engineering business that will deploy 6,000 experts to work with enterprise customers.
The new unit, Microsoft Frontier Company, will help companies build and roll out AI systems while protecting their data and intellectual property.
It will combine industry expertise, change management and AI engineering support to design and improve AI systems tied to measurable business outcomes.
The unit is aimed at companies moving beyond AI pilots into larger deployments.
Customers will be able to use their own data, workflows and expertise to build AI tools without giving up control of their competitive intelligence.
Supporting Different AI Models
Microsoft Frontier Company will support different AI models for different use cases, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft AI, open source providers and specialised industry models.
It will also work with partners such as Accenture, Capgemini, EY, KPMG and PwC to support customers across markets and industries.
Microsoft has already worked with LSEG, Land O’Lakes, Unilever and Novo Nordisk on enterprise AI projects.
For LSEG, Microsoft helped add AI to LSEG Workspace so finance professionals can ask complex questions across financial content.
Rodrigo Kede Lima has been appointed President of Microsoft Frontier Company.
He has 30 years of industry experience and has spent the past six years at Microsoft leading enterprise transformation efforts across the Americas and Asia.
Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft Commercial Business, said the new unit is focused on helping customers improve returns from AI investments while keeping their intelligence and intellectual property protected.
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