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  Manufacturing
  The advantages of automation, AI, and machine learning have caused a shift toward smart factories and data-driven manufacturers. We help you to become competitive, innovative, and resilient.
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  How to navigate intense competition, stay in compliance with ever-changing regulations and leverage commercial opportunities. We help you create an IT landscape that enables efficient operations and connects processes and data.
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  Skyrocket your career with our graduate programs and accredited certification opportunities at HSO around the world!
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  Graduate Program (UK)
  Associate Consulting Training (US)
  Young Professional Program (NL)
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Architecture & Engineering: Empowering the Connected AEC Firm

Unlock the full potential of your firm with Microsoft-powered solutions that connect data, streamline work, and support firm-wide transformation.

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aec360 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 bring visibility, efficiency, and collaboration to one of the nation's fastest-growing engineering firms

AI for AEC: Microsoft’s AI Copilot in aec360

aec360 users can now harness the power of this new AI Copilot to drive productivity, visibility, and more.

Microsoft’s AI Copilot Comes to aec360

Challenges

We Know Architecture & Engineering.

AEC firms are under pressure to modernize: navigating emerging technologies, evolving business models, and an ongoing talent shortage. Staying competitive means rethinking how work gets done across the entire firm.

Forward-thinking firms are acting now – connecting systems, surfacing insights, and building a foundation for AI, automation, and long-term agility. With the right strategy, transformation isn’t just possible – it’s a competitive edge.

Let's explore how we help make this shift possible with services and solutions designed for AEC.

1
Maximize client relationships to drive growth
Equip your teams with HSO's AI-enabled CRM and pursuit management tools to focus on the right opportunities, build stronger relationships, enable cross-selling, and win more business.
2
Optimize project delivery
Improve project collaboration and execution with connected project and resource management tools, built on Dynamics 365 and configured to fit the way AEC firms work.
3
Connect your data to unlock AI and automation
HSO enables AEC firms to create the data foundation you need to activate automation, AI, and tools like Microsoft Copilot – helping teams move faster and smarter.
4
Gain real-time visibility across the firm
Break down silos and track performance across projects, finances, and pipeline with reporting and analytics built for AEC leaders, powered by Microsoft, and delivered by HSO.
5
Strengthen financial control
Take advantage of HSO's aec360, an ERP system purpose-built for AEC, to improve billing, forecasting, and cash flow so you can manage the business with greater accuracy and agility.
6
Ensure infrastructure reliability and security
Scale your operations with enterprise-grade Azure cloud infrastructure, security, and compliance supported by our cloud architecture specialists.

HSO’s Strategy in the AEC Industry

For AEC firms looking to connect their systems, empower their teams, and move their business forward, HSO brings a complete strategy built on the Microsoft platform and designed to support every step of your digital transformation.

Modernize with Confidence. Lead with Impact.

What HSO Delivers for AEC Firms

Business transformation means rethinking how your firm operates, from the way you deliver projects to how your people work, collaborate, and make decisions. For AEC firms, that shift requires more than technology. It takes a clear strategy, the right foundation, and a partner who understands the complexities of your business.

Let's take a deeper look at HSO's services and solutions that help AEC firms like yours put that transformation into action.

Business Applications

Many AEC firms still run on disconnected systems that can’t keep up with the pace of growth or the complexity of the business. aec360 brings CRM, ERP, and firm management tools together on a single Microsoft-based platform, purpose-built for architecture and engineering firms. We help you unify marketing and business development, finance, project delivery, and HR to gain visibility, eliminate silos, and operate with confidence, today and as your firm grows.

Leverage Data and Analytics Across Your Firm

Data is one of your firm’s most valuable assets, but only if it’s accessible, accurate, and actionable. We help AEC firms turn disconnected data into firm-wide insights, using Microsoft’s analytics and BI tools to drive better decisions, streamline operations, and prepare for AI.

Data & Analytics

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is reshaping the way AEC firms operate, from automating routine tasks to enhancing decision-making and driving growth. But realizing that potential takes more than just tools. We help AEC firms turn AI into a strategic advantage by leveraging deep industry expertise to help your firm develop and implement an AI strategy and solutions so you can work smarter, respond faster, and deliver more value with every engagement.

Application Modernization

AEC firms need to stay agile and ready to respond to client demands, project changes, and emerging opportunities without being held back by legacy systems. HSO helps modernize your business applications through cloud replatforming, application extensions, and low-code development, so your tools evolve with your firm. Whether you're replacing outdated software or building something new, we bring the AEC expertise to make it work – fast, scalable, and fit for your future.

Low Code Development

Cloud Infrastructure & Security

Your firm needs a cloud foundation that’s flexible, secure, and built to scale with your business. We help AEC firms modernize their infrastructure with Microsoft’s cloud and security tools – so you can protect your data, support hybrid work, and stay ready for what’s next.

Cloud Infrastructure & Security

Modern Workplace

Great work happens when your people have the tools to connect, collaborate, and deliver, anywhere. We help AEC firms create a modern digital workplace with Microsoft 365, enabling secure communication, seamless teamwork, and more productive ways to work.

Modern Workplace

Managed Cloud Services

Keeping your systems running smoothly shouldn’t pull focus from serving your clients. We help AEC firms offload the day-to-day management of their Microsoft cloud environment – so you can stay secure, scale with confidence, and free up your team to focus on what matters most.

Managed Cloud Services

Build for AEC. Powered by Microsoft.

AEC industry solutions that fit your needs

No two AEC firms are the same, but the need for better visibility, smarter pursuit management, and stronger project execution is universal. Whether you're looking to connect your teams, grow your pipeline, or modernize how work gets done, there’s a purpose-built flexible solution to help you move forward with confidence.

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