We are now a Microsoft Specialist in App Modernization on Azure
Microsoft has awarded us the App Modernization on Microsoft Azure specialisation. Here is what it is and what it means for modernising your applications.
Microsoft has awarded us the App Modernization on Microsoft Azure specialisation, as part of our Solutions Partner for Cloud & AI Platforms designation. Put simply, it means we can take your applications out of the infrastructures that hold them back and move them onto modern, scalable and secure cloud architectures, without stopping your business along the way. We are delighted, because behind it lie months of work by the team, and in this post we explain what it means for those who work with us.
What the App Modernization on Microsoft Azure specialisation is
It is a technical specialisation from Microsoft for partners with proven capability in modernising and migrating applications to Azure. It is new in 2026 and brings together two earlier specialisations, Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and Migrate Enterprise Applications to Microsoft Azure. It builds on our Solutions Partner for Cloud & AI Platforms designation, which is the general level Microsoft awards to cloud and AI partners: the designation reflects overall capability, and the specialisation adds specific recognition in one area, application modernisation. Microsoft grants it to partners with a certified team and real client projects on Azure.
Modernising is not just migrating
Migrating means moving an application to the cloud as it is, and sometimes that is exactly what is needed. Modernising goes a step further: we redesign the architecture to make the most of Azure’s managed services, integrate AI where it delivers real value, and leave behind deployment pipelines that let your team evolve the product without surprises. The difference shows in what comes next, because an application that has only been migrated costs the same to maintain, while a modernised one becomes cheaper, more stable and easier to extend.
What it means for your project
For your project, the result comes down to three things. The first is lower operating costs, because you stop paying for and monitoring infrastructure you do not need: Azure’s managed services take care of what used to fall to your team. The second is higher availability, since a modern architecture copes better with usage peaks and failures, and is updated without interrupting the service for the people who use it every day. The third is a foundation ready for whatever comes next, because adding AI, new integrations or new features stops being a risky project once the application is well built.
Do you have to stop the business to modernise an application?
No, and it is the question we hear most. An application can be modernised in phases, keeping it running while its components are replaced little by little. The usual approach is to start with the pieces that slow you down or cost you the most, check that everything works and move on to the next, so your users do not notice the change until they notice it for the better.
How to tell if your application needs modernising
You can almost always tell before anyone says it out loud. If the application works, but every change takes longer than it should, maintaining it costs a little more each year, or it cannot connect with the company’s other systems, the time has probably come to consider it. That does not mean rebuilding everything: often it is enough to modernise one part, and an architecture review can tell you which one without committing you to anything.
Which of our services cover this specialisation
Modernisation and migration to Azure
We analyse your application, define the most sensible route and take it to Azure in phases, taking care that operations never stop. It is the service that gives the specialisation its meaning and the usual starting point for these projects.
Backend and cloud on managed services: We design the architecture on Azure PaaS services so that your application scales, and so that it connects with your data, your systems and your users without anyone having to watch over servers by hand.
DevOps and continuous deployment: We set up the deployment pipelines so that your team can release changes faster and with fewer errors, something you will appreciate once the application starts evolving frequently.
AI built into your application: We bring AI into the processes where it saves time or improves decisions, and we do it from the architecture up rather than adding it at the end, which is when it tends to cost more and work worse.
Applications and user experience: If, besides modernising from the inside, you want to renew what your users see, we design and develop native and web applications, and the experience that goes with them.
Application modernisation with Wembley Studios: what sets us apart
First, we cover the whole journey. Design, development, cloud and AI live in the same team, so we modernise knowing how an application is built and how it is used, and that shows in the architecture decisions we make.
Second, experience. Since 2012 we have been building digital products for organisations such as Real Madrid, Amadeus, Samsung or HP, and for energy, insurance and health platforms, and we have been a Microsoft partner since 2015. We do not come to application modernisation from theory, but from years of projects in production.
Third, trust. We hold the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, for information security and privacy, which we apply in every project, and we are a team recognised as a Great Place to Work, with a stability our clients value: whoever starts your project is the one who finishes it.
Do you have an application that works but holds your team back? Let’s talk about it