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AI transformation

Set AI in motion with Microsoft & Databricks


AI built into how your business runs

Most organizations already have AI tools, pilots, and experimentation underway. The challenge is moving AI beyond isolated efforts and into the systems, processes, and day-to-day work that drive the business.

Together, Slalom, Microsoft, and Databricks help organizations turn disconnected AI activity into operational momentum, with stronger data foundations, practical governance, and human–agent collaboration that holds up under pressure.




Hear how CRISP Shared Services partnered with Microsoft, Databricks, and Slalom to build the trusted data foundation needed to adapt, innovate, and scale in the age of AI. Learn why a strong foundation, not just new technology, is the true competitive advantage in an evolving business landscape.  




“AI success depends on bringing together the right technology, expertise, and execution. Through our strong collaboration with Slalom and Databricks, we're helping customers build the modern data foundations, governance, and AI capabilities they need to accelerate innovation at scale. Together, we're enabling organizations to unlock the full value of their data and transform how they operate, compete, and grow in the era of AI.”

Anavi Nahar
Head of Product, Azure Data Lake Storage & Azure Databricks, Microsoft

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Customer Story

CRISP


Slalom partnered with CRISP Shared Services to build a streaming data platform in Azure Databricks, helping process more than 1.7 million healthcare messages daily in near real time while improving data quality, speed, and security across 10 states.


Featured solution

Azure Data Lakehouse Accelerator

Accelerate the deployment of a modern Azure lakehouse with Microsoft and Databricks, creating a scalable, governed data foundation for analytics, AI, and enterprise decision-making.

This accelerator can help your organization:

  • Modernize fragmented data environments into a unified lakehouse architecture
  • Improve data quality, accessibility, and governance across business systems
  • Accelerate analytics, AI, and machine learning initiatives with cloud-native infrastructure
  • Reduce operational complexity by connecting data across teams and platforms

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Customer Story

Kawasaki


Together, Slalom, Microsoft, and Databricks helped Kawasaki build an AI-enabled track maintenance platform that improves inspection safety and efficiency while reducing maintenance costs and creating new revenue opportunities.


“AI is only as powerful as the data that fuels it. Slalom brings a unique combination of strategic vision, technical expertise, and execution excellence that helps organizations translate AI ambition into real business outcomes. Together with Microsoft and Databricks, we're enabling customers to build a unified data and AI foundation, accelerate innovation, and create lasting value from their AI investments.”

David Meyer
SVP Product Management, Databricks

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Announcements

Slalom Awarded Two Databricks Partner of the Year Awards at 2026 Data + AI Summit

Slalom Marks 10 Years with Databricks By Expanding Capabilities to Accelerate Enterprise AI Outcomes for Customers

Slalom Earns Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge

Connecting cloud, data, and people to move AI forward

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Built with Microsoft

From cloud platforms to copilots, Slalom and Microsoft help organizations turn emerging AI capabilities into technology teams can actually scale.


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Powered by Databricks

Slalom and Databricks help organizations bring order to fragmented data, accelerate insight, and build a stronger foundation for AI.



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Frequently asked questions 

Organizations choose Slalom because we help turn AI ambition into sustained business performance. As a trusted Microsoft and Databricks partner, we combine strategy, implementation, AI governance, and organizational change to help customers move from experimentation to enterprise adoption.

Our teams help organizations modernize data with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, deploy Microsoft Azure AI and Azure OpenAI solutions, implement Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI agents, and scale AI with the governance and operational foundations required for enterprise adoption.

Just as importantly, we work alongside the people responsible for making AI successful, aligning technology, governance, and new ways of working so solutions deliver measurable outcomes, not just technical deployments.

AI adoption happens when people have the confidence, skills, and support to use new tools in meaningful ways.

Slalom helps organizations accelerate adoption by bringing together Microsoft AI solutions, Databricks data and intelligence capabilities, and the enablement, governance, and change support required to make AI part of everyday work. 

We help teams identify practical applications for AI, build new capabilities, and adopt new ways of working that create lasting impact.

Adoption becomes easier when teams can see where AI fits, how it helps, and what success looks like.

Many organizations can help deploy AI technologies. Slalom focuses on what it takes to make them work inside a complex business.

Together with Microsoft and Databricks, we help customers build the data, governance, and technology foundations required for AI transformation while also preparing teams, workflows, and operating models for change. By combining technical delivery with organizational adoption, we help customers move beyond pilots and create AI capabilities that continue to deliver value over time.

This approach helps organizations turn AI from a series of projects into a lasting business capability.

Microsoft and Databricks provide powerful capabilities for AI, analytics, and data modernization. The challenge is knowing where to focus next. 

Slalom helps customers identify new opportunities within existing investments, from expanding Microsoft Copilot and Azure OpenAI use cases to improving data accessibility, governance, and AI readiness across Databricks environments. By aligning technology investments to business priorities, we help organizations increase adoption, reduce duplication, and unlock more value from the platforms they already own.

Deploying AI often involves a mix of technical, operational, and organizational challenges. Data may be fragmented across systems, governance requirements may be evolving, and teams may struggle to move promising use cases into production.

Successful deployment depends on more than technology. Trusted data, modern platforms, clear governance, and coordinated execution all play a role in turning AI initiatives into production-ready solutions.

That's where Slalom, Microsoft, and Databricks work together to help organizations navigate complexity, accelerate delivery, and scale AI more effectively.

Speed comes from knowing where to start.

Rather than pursuing dozens of disconnected ideas, Slalom helps organizations focus on the opportunities most likely to improve performance. From modernizing data foundations on Microsoft Azure and Databricks to deploying Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, and AI solutions in targeted areas of the business, we help customers concentrate effort where it matters most.

Our teams bring proven delivery experience, accelerators, and deep platform expertise, but the real advantage is focus.  By aligning technology investments to clear business priorities from the beginning, organizations can spend less time evaluating possibilities and more time moving initiatives forward.

AI ideas are easy to generate. Choosing the right ones takes discipline.

Slalom works with customers to evaluate opportunities through multiple lenses, including business need, data availability, technical readiness, and organizational fit. Using Microsoft Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, and Databricks capabilities as part of the evaluation process, we help organizations distinguish promising ideas from practical opportunities. 

The process creates a clearer roadmap for where to invest, what to prioritize, and how to build momentum over time.


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