Introducing the EMEA SDC Academy: A Centralized Hub for Deep Technical Enablement
Software Development Companies (SDCs) across EMEA are building faster, smarter, and more scalable solutions than ever before. To support this momentum, we’re excited to introduce the SDC Academy - a new technical content hub designed to help SDCs accelerate innovation and bring high‑quality solutions to market. This blog and webinar series brings together expert‑led deep dives, architectural guidance, and applied best practices across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, AI, Marketplace, and multi‑tenant design patterns. It also provides clear pathways for startups to engage with Microsoft programs such as Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft and benefit from technical, business, and go‑to‑market support. Why the SDC Academy? SDCs often face similar challenges - scaling architectures, building secure multi‑tenant SaaS, optimizing AI latency, or navigating Marketplace enrollment. Yet technical guidance is often scattered across repositories, documentation, and isolated experiences. The SDC Academy consolidates these learnings into a central, openly accessible space built for SDCs of every shape and maturity level. Sessions and posts will: Focus on deep technical scenarios rather than introductory content Highlight proven architectural patterns, trade‑offs, and real‑world best practices Combine technical depth with practical business guidance, including Marketplace strategy Provide clear next steps for engaging with Microsoft experts, resources, and partner programs What You Can Expect The Academy publishes content in a predictable ongoing cadence, including blog posts webinars Topics include: Architecting Agentic AI: Best practices in multi‑agent orchestration, latency management, and integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) into production solutions. Extending Microsoft Copilot for SDC Scenarios: How to build and extend agents using Copilot Studio and pro‑code toolkits. Multi‑Tenant and Scalable SaaS Architectures: Patterns for resource design, isolation, API management, and scaling strategies on Azure. Marketplace Readiness and Monetization: Practical guidance on listing, transacting, and benefiting from Marketplace programs. As Agentic AI moves from experimentation to real-world adoption, SDCs are uniquely positioned to lead. The Academy will dedicate a significant portion of its content to Agentic AI best practices - this focus reflects direct partner demand as seen across our technical webinars and planning sessions. The blogs will be released gradually over the coming weeks as we build out the full public library of content! Follow us on this journey!
