We design and build AI-driven products, solutions, platforms and experiences on Azure, working in close, transparent partnership with customers to deliver iterative value.
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As one of 10 Microsoft OpenAI prioritised partners in the UK, we help you rapidly unlock the business value of Generative AI, backed by Azure’s data privacy guarantee.
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Build an OpenAI prototype in 10 days.
Start your Azure OpenAI journey faster with Ascent.
One in six UK organisations have already embraced at least one AI use case, from data analysis to natural language processing and creative content generation (Forbes 2023). But knowing where to start is tough — this is how we help:
- Unsure how to put AI to work in your business? We give you a clear understanding of OpenAI in your industry context.
- Struggling to identify your first or next AI use case? Use our viability canvas to evaluate and prioritise your ideas.
- Investment hard to justify? Design and build a prototype to prove value.
- Tech talent limitations? Accelerate through ideation to production with our AI-specialised data scientists, engineers and architects.
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Ascent is a design-led software, data and cloud business that specialises in advanced analytics and AI.
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Our end-to-end approach takes you from collaborative ideation and design to proof of value in just 10 working days, with the option to take your prototype into a production minimum viable product (MVP) in 2 months.
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A list of prioritised, scored use cases for your business.
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A validated business case for stakeholders and decision-makers.
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Clear guidance on your eligibility for Microsoft funding.
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A detailed Build & Prove plan, complete with deliverables, prerequisites, roles and responsibilities.
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A ready-to-use product prototype deployed on Azure.
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A costed 60-day roadmap for taking the prototype into full production.
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How offer works
Taking you from ideation to prototype.
An initial immersion call gives you and your team customised insight into key OpenAI concepts, adoption and deployment models, and Responsible AI frameworks.
A complimentary one-day design workshop enables you and your team to evaluate potential OpenAI use cases against a framework that balances impact, risk, ethics and ROI.
The 10-day design sprint ends with an interactive stakeholder presentation showcasing the protoype, supported by a validated business case and a detailed roadmap to MVP. If you are an existing Microsoft customer, this sprint could be potentially fully-funded, depending on the use case. Projects which are ineligible for funding start from £10,000.
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2 Hour Immersion Call
- A custom OpenAI overview geared to your team’s experience
- Explore generative AI’s potential and our value-driven approach
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1 Day Design Workshop
- OpenAI use case ideation and evaluation within a robust decision framework
- Guidance on eligibility for Microsoft funding
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10 Day Build & Prove Sprint
- Rapid prototype development leveraging reference architectures
- Day 10 presentation with a validated business case
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Who we work with.
We deliver data and AI solutions to businesses across Europe, the UK and North America, including three of the world’s largest reinsurers, retailers and customers in highly regulated industries.
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5 reasons why Ascent is your perfect OpenAI partner.
Why Ascent for OpenAI?
- Ascent is one of 10 UK OpenAI prioritised partners and one of 70 Microsoft AI Cloud Partners worldwide. This enables us to apply our elite Microsoft partnership benefits (business roadmap, training, funding, alignment) to customer engagements.
- We offer proven, certified Azure expertise as a Microsoft Designated Solution Partner for Data & AI. Our partner status is backed by audited specialisations in AI and Machine Learning and Data Analytics.
- We are totally focussed on maximising your AI ROI. The strength of our people, process and tools delivers business value quicker. Our customers capitalise on our proven methodologies, architectures and delivery accelerators.
- Our consultative teams have the skills to translate your business requirements into technical specifications and implementation methodology. We are experienced collaborators who listen, advise and strategise, comfortable working with your teams to custom KPIs.
- Our end-to-end capability takes you from initial business case to in-life service management. Working with Ascent gives you access to certified data and visual engineers, experience designers, architects, data scientists, AI specialists, product owners and delivery leaders.
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Who you'll meet.
Murray Foxcroft, CTO, Ascent
Visionary technology leader with a deep understanding of the intersection between technology, business, and innovation.
Henry Brown, CDO
Experienced data leader who helps businesses build the capability to exploit data to its maximum potential.
Xinye Li, Head of Data Science & BI
Experienced Data Scientist and data viz specialist with a background in retail, commercial property and telecoms.
Jacqui Kelly, Account Executive, Ascent
Commercial Specialist who helps customers deliver business value and innovation at scale.
Joe McClarence, Account Director, Ascent
Cloud Specialist and Digital Strategy & Transformation consultant with experience in the public sector.
George Earp, CCO, Ascent
Experienced Executive Leader and Board Member. Drives customers’ business value agendas with cloud.
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Ascent helps you rapidly unlock the business value of Generative AI, backed by Azure’s data privacy guarantee. Book a consultation with our AI specialists and get your prototype journey underway.
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