Emergent Software is a full-stack Microsoft partner helping organizations build, modernize, and scale their technology platforms. We connect cloud, data, custom software, and AI into a cohesive ecosystem designed around your business goals. Every engagement is led by experienced engineers, enhanced by our proprietary AI toolset, and built for long-term success.
Few technology partners cover the breadth of the Microsoft stack that Emergent does. We design solutions that integrate across your environment, align to your business goals, and support long-term growth, not just one-time projects.
Not every engagement starts with a defined project. We offer a range of structured entry points designed to help you assess where you are, identify what matters most, and build a clear path forward before committing to larger implementation work.
Identify where AI can create real business value and walk away with a prioritized roadmap to act on it.
Get direct access to senior architects for strategic IT guidance, technology decisions, and long-term planning.
Bring your software idea to life with a clickable prototype, architecture diagrams, and a clear path to build.
Understand your current infrastructure, what it would take to move to Azure, and what it would cost.
Our proprietary AI toolset evaluates your systems and reports across code quality, security, performance, and risk.
Work with our team on your terms. Purchase a block of hours and use them across any area of our practice as needs arise.
Emergent is a direct Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), which means we hold a Tier 1 partnership with Microsoft and manage your licensing, billing, and advisory directly, not through a reseller. For our clients, that means one partner accountable across licensing decisions (E3, E5, E7, Copilot), Microsoft support escalations, and the strategic guidance that helps you size your investment correctly the first time.
“Emergent’s expertise with Azure and their proactive approach to troubleshooting challenges have made them a trusted partner. Their team understands our infrastructure and consistently delivers solutions that help us meet our goals.”
— Josh Doll Infrastructure Manager, Ascentek
"Emergent Software helped us bring a completely new idea to life. They didn’t just build the portal—they helped us shape the vision and execute the strategy."
— Rick Mueller IT Director, CVRx
"Emergent helped us unlock over $150,000 in savings by consolidating our security stack and maximizing our Microsoft E5 investment. They deliver with precision and feel like a true extension of our team."
— Emily Keding Director of IT, Restaurant Technologies
"Emergent isn’t just a vendor—they’re a true partner. They sit at the table with us, solve problems, and help us see what’s next."
— Adam Fisk VP Marketing, Kalahari Resorts
"Their architects know our environment and feel like part of our team. Emergent helps us avoid missteps and build the right solutions for our business."
— Brent Eichten Chief Information Officer, Fredrikson & Byron
“Their team is always professional and looking to make sure that we’re happy as a customer and getting what we need.”
— Charlie Wild IT Application Administrator, WSB
"I have worked with Emergent Software for the past three years and can't say enough good things about the company and their team."
— AJ Fossel Executive Director, Community Food ClubEngage Emergent for a specific deliverable or lean on us for broad technology strategy and execution. When the scope is defined, we deliver it with the engineering standards and structured practices that guide every project we take on. When the need is bigger, we follow a proven approach that connects strategy, implementation, and ongoing support into a cohesive engagement built around your business outcomes.
Good technology decisions start with a clear picture of where you are and where you need to go. Before any design or development begins, we align on your business goals, assess your current environment, and identify the risks and gaps that could slow you down. The output is a roadmap with defined priorities and measurable success criteria so every decision made from this point forward has a reason behind it.
In this phase, we:
Meet with your leadership and key stakeholders to understand business goals and constraints
Assess your current systems, data landscape, and existing technology investments
Identify risks, technical debt, integration gaps, and opportunities
Define a prioritized roadmap with clear milestones and success criteria
Align on how we will measure outcomes throughout the engagement
Many technology problems are architecture problems in disguise. Systems that are difficult to maintain, integrations that break under load, data that does not flow where it needs to; these trace back to design decisions made early. We design across your full IT ecosystem, not just the piece directly in front of us, which means the solution we build today does not create new problems tomorrow.
In this phase, we:
Design solution architecture keeping your full environment in mind
Define how applications, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and security controls connect and interact
Establish governance, identity, and access management standards from the start
Evaluate build versus buy decisions and select the right tools for the job
Prioritize scalability and long-term maintainability so the system evolves with your business rather than requiring constant rework
Most of our engagements follow an agile, iterative delivery model, which means you see a working product early, provide feedback often, and stay in control of priorities throughout the project. Our engineering teams are senior-led and supported by our proprietary AI toolset, which accelerates delivery without sacrificing quality. The result is faster time to value, fewer defects, and a system your team can actually maintain.
In this phase, we:
Deliver in structured sprints with regular demos and checkpoints so there are no surprises at go-live
Apply AI-assisted development to accelerate coding, testing, and code review without compromising engineering standards
Maintain tight alignment across engineering, QA, and product throughout the build
Automate testing activities where possible
Continuously validate that what we are building aligns with your business goals
Getting a solution into production reliably and with minimal disruption is where a lot of technology projects stumble. We run structured, well-tested deployment processes regardless of what we are delivering. Our job is to make sure what we built works exactly as expected when it goes live, and that your team knows how to operate it from day one.
In this phase, we:
Plan and sequence deployments carefully to minimize risk and avoid disruption to your business operations
Execute infrastructure provisioning, environment configuration, and release pipeline setup as part of every delivery
Validate the system in production
Communicate deployment results and next steps
Our work does not stop at launch. Technology systems need ongoing attention to stay reliable, secure, and aligned to a business that keeps changing. Through our managed services, we provide proactive monitoring, performance tuning, and continuous improvements alongside strategic guidance as your needs evolve. Clients who stay with us after launch get a partner who already knows their systems deeply, not a support team starting from scratch.
In this phase, we:
Monitor system health, performance, and security on a proactive basis so issues are caught before they impact users
Manage patching, updates, and routine maintenance to keep systems stable and current
Respond to incidents quickly with defined response time commitments based on severity
Deliver ongoing enhancements and new features as your business requirements change
Provide quarterly reviews and strategic guidance to ensure your technology continues to align with where your business is heading
Most organizations are not running one system — they are running many, and the gaps between them create real problems. Reporting inconsistencies, manual handoffs, duplicate data, and blind spots across the environment are all symptoms of poor integration and weak governance. This phase is not a final step so much as an ongoing discipline that runs through everything we do.
In this phase, we:
Connect applications, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and security tools into a coherent, well-governed environment
Align identity and access management across systems so the right people have the right access and nothing more
Establish data ownership, quality standards, and lineage so your organization can trust what it reports on
Build and maintain integration architecture that supports real-time data flow and reduces manual work across teams
Provide visibility across the full environment so your leadership has an accurate picture of system health, cost, and performance at any time
Good technology decisions start with a clear picture of where you are and where you need to go. Before any design or development begins, we align on your business goals, assess your current environment, and identify the risks and gaps that could slow you down. The output is a roadmap with defined priorities and measurable success criteria so every decision made from this point forward has a reason behind it.
In this phase, we:
Meet with your leadership and key stakeholders to understand business goals and constraints
Assess your current systems, data landscape, and existing technology investments
Identify risks, technical debt, integration gaps, and opportunities
Define a prioritized roadmap with clear milestones and success criteria
Align on how we will measure outcomes throughout the engagement
Many technology problems are architecture problems in disguise. Systems that are difficult to maintain, integrations that break under load, data that does not flow where it needs to; these trace back to design decisions made early. We design across your full IT ecosystem, not just the piece directly in front of us, which means the solution we build today does not create new problems tomorrow.
In this phase, we:
Design solution architecture keeping your full environment in mind
Define how applications, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and security controls connect and interact
Establish governance, identity, and access management standards from the start
Evaluate build versus buy decisions and select the right tools for the job
Prioritize scalability and long-term maintainability so the system evolves with your business rather than requiring constant rework
Most of our engagements follow an agile, iterative delivery model, which means you see a working product early, provide feedback often, and stay in control of priorities throughout the project. Our engineering teams are senior-led and supported by our proprietary AI toolset, which accelerates delivery without sacrificing quality. The result is faster time to value, fewer defects, and a system your team can actually maintain.
In this phase, we:
Deliver in structured sprints with regular demos and checkpoints so there are no surprises at go-live
Apply AI-assisted development to accelerate coding, testing, and code review without compromising engineering standards
Maintain tight alignment across engineering, QA, and product throughout the build
Automate testing activities where possible
Continuously validate that what we are building aligns with your business goals
Getting a solution into production reliably and with minimal disruption is where a lot of technology projects stumble. We run structured, well-tested deployment processes regardless of what we are delivering. Our job is to make sure what we built works exactly as expected when it goes live, and that your team knows how to operate it from day one.
In this phase, we:
Plan and sequence deployments carefully to minimize risk and avoid disruption to your business operations
Execute infrastructure provisioning, environment configuration, and release pipeline setup as part of every delivery
Validate the system in production
Communicate deployment results and next steps
Our work does not stop at launch. Technology systems need ongoing attention to stay reliable, secure, and aligned to a business that keeps changing. Through our managed services, we provide proactive monitoring, performance tuning, and continuous improvements alongside strategic guidance as your needs evolve. Clients who stay with us after launch get a partner who already knows their systems deeply, not a support team starting from scratch.
In this phase, we:
Monitor system health, performance, and security on a proactive basis so issues are caught before they impact users
Manage patching, updates, and routine maintenance to keep systems stable and current
Respond to incidents quickly with defined response time commitments based on severity
Deliver ongoing enhancements and new features as your business requirements change
Provide quarterly reviews and strategic guidance to ensure your technology continues to align with where your business is heading
Most organizations are not running one system — they are running many, and the gaps between them create real problems. Reporting inconsistencies, manual handoffs, duplicate data, and blind spots across the environment are all symptoms of poor integration and weak governance. This phase is not a final step so much as an ongoing discipline that runs through everything we do.
In this phase, we:
Connect applications, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and security tools into a coherent, well-governed environment
Align identity and access management across systems so the right people have the right access and nothing more
Establish data ownership, quality standards, and lineage so your organization can trust what it reports on
Build and maintain integration architecture that supports real-time data flow and reduces manual work across teams
Provide visibility across the full environment so your leadership has an accurate picture of system health, cost, and performance at any time
Whether you're modernizing legacy apps, strengthening your cloud security, or planning your next big initiative, Emergent Software is here to help.
Emergent Software delivers data platforms, Azure cloud, AI, custom software development, and security solutions as a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner.
