Redefining Partnership Excellence in Australia
HCLTech stands as Microsoft’s most transformative partner in Australia, redefining the boundaries of strategic collaboration to deliver measurable and lasting business impact. Together, we are:
- Bending the curve on innovation by co-innovating with Microsoft to accelerate time-to-value and unlock new growth opportunities.
- Reinventing customer engagement by leveraging data, AI and cloud-native platforms to create hyper-personalised, omnichannel experiences.
- Reshaping business processes with agile, scalable digital architectures that drive operational excellence and resilience.
- Enriching employee experiences through intelligent solutions that empower people, foster collaboration and elevate productivity.
This joint vision is already delivering exceptional outcomes for leading enterprises such as Cricket Australia, Coles, Elders and Fonterra where HCLTech has demonstrated unmatched execution at scale and speed.
As the prestigious 2024 Microsoft ANZ Innovation Partner and Dynamics 365 Service Partner of the Year, we've earned recognition for our ability to turn Microsoft's vision into a market-leading reality. Our elite status as
- Microsoft Frontier Partner acknowledging our leadership in enterprise AI adoption and the strengths of our Advanced AI portfolio
- Microsoft Responsible AI Partner, an ecosystem of trusted collaborators shaping the future of ethical AI
- Among the first system integration companies to collaborate with OpenAI
These recognitions position HCLTech at the epicentre of AI innovation, where our Enterprise AI Foundry is revolutionizing how Australia’s most critical industries harness intelligent technology.

Customer Stories

Cricket Australia’s AI-Powered Fan Engagement Platform
Cricket Australia partnered with HCLTech and Microsoft to deliver AI-powered, real-time match insights that transformed fan engagement at scale, driving 1+ billion views, 25 million downloads and a 4.8-star app rating.

Elders’ AI-Powered Virtual Trainer for Enterprise Learning
Elders partnered with HCLTech to develop an AI-powered Virtual Trainer on Microsoft Azure, delivering real-time, personalized learning support that accelerated Dynamics 365 adoption and improved employee productivity.

Project Alfered: Automating Price Tag Verification
Coles partnered with HCLTech and Microsoft to co-develop Project Alfred, an AI-powered solution that automates price tag verification, improves pricing accuracy and strengthens compliance across 1,600+ stores.

Penrith City Council's AI-Powered Knowledge Search Modernization
Penrith City Council partnered with HCLTech to build an AI-powered knowledge assistant using Microsoft Copilot Studio and RAG, enabling faster access to trusted information and reducing repetitive policy enquiries by 70%.

Fonterra's AI-Powered Export Documentation Transformation
Fonterra partnered with HCLTech to automate export documentation validation using Microsoft Azure and GenAI, achieving 95% straight-through processing, 85% validation accuracy and reduced payment risk across 140+ countries.
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Awards and Recognitions


2025 ISG Paragon Awards: Sustainability alongside WaterNSW
2025 Financial Review AI Awards: Creativity and Entertainment alongside Cricket Australia
2024 Microsoft ANZ Innovation Partner of the Year
2024 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner of the Year
2024 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Customer Insights Partner of the Year
2023 Microsoft Intelligent Automation Partner of the Year
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About the HCLTech and Microsoft Partnership
Our partnership aims to help customers unlock the benefits of Microsoft’s entire portfolio of products and services. We are focused on enabling enterprise customers to embrace disruptive innovation by migrating to and building, cloud-native services that help clients fulfil their business goals.
This rich legacy partnership has spanned over 35 years. We were the 1st GSI to be awarded all six Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations and have 23 Microsoft specializations.
strategic collaboration which will enable us to embed OpenAI’s industry-leading models and solutions across our industry-focused offerings, capabilities and proprietary platforms, including AI Force, AI Foundry, AI Engineering and industry-specific AI accelerators. It’s just one more way we are strengthening our partnership with Microsoft.
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Engagements

HCLTech at Microsoft AI Tour Sydney | April 2026
HCLTech was a sponsor at Microsoft AI Tour Sydney where we showcased HCLTech is bringing AI That Delivers ROI to enterprises through our deep Microsoft partnership and helping organisations transform with confidence.

HCLTech had the opportunity to deliver Microsoft’s PowerCAT Kickstarter three day event in Sydney
HCLTech delivered the three-day Microsoft PowerCAT Kickstarter event in Sydney, helping business and technology leaders accelerate AI adoption with Microsoft Copilot and AI agents.

HCLTech's 10-year partnership with Dunedin City Council
HCLTech announced its strategic partnership with Dunedin City Council to modernize IT services and drive digital transformation. This 10-year collaboration will focus on improving service delivery, strengthening cybersecurity and enhancing community engagement through advanced automation and AI solutions.
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