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Legacy systems like Deltek drain energy and margin with outdated tools that don’t adapt to how AE firms work today.
Your firm didn’t choose complexity. Legacy systems created it.
Firms running on legacy systems like Deltek Vision or VantagePoint often stack add-ons to fill the gaps: third-party CRM modules, spreadsheets for revenue recognition, payroll exports for HR, and tools like Cobra or Acumen for project control. Each patch solves a piece, but none work together. What once felt right has become a patchwork that slows decisions, fragments data, and drains margin.
The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global replaces this patchwork with one connected platform powered by Copilot and AI Agents to keep the entire firm aligned and moving forward.
When your ERP can’t talk to your tools, your margins pay the price
AE firms don’t just run on ERP. They rely on tools like Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Excel, Teams, and BIM 360 to deliver projects. Deltek wasn’t designed to connect with these systems, so every export, toggle, and re-entry creates hidden friction. What looks efficient on the surface is actually leaking margin every day.
Deltek has tried to hide these inefficiencies with Dela, its AI assistant. But Dela is locked inside the ERP and cannot fix the disconnect across your toolchain. The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, powered by Copilot and AI Agents, connects business processes end-to-end and delivers predictive insights where they matter most.
Legacy systems look back. Intelligent platforms look ahead.
Legacy systems like Deltek were never designed for today’s AE firms. They struggle to keep pace with interconnected disciplines, distributed teams, growing regulatory pressure, and real-time financial risk. On top of this, every so-called upgrade adds hidden costs in consultants, retraining, and extended timelines. The result is reactive decisions made on outdated data while competitors move forward with speed and clarity.
The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global is a purpose-built, cloud-native platform designed to meet the unique operational needs of modern AE firms. With Copilot delivering predictive, role-based intelligence, it connects data and decisions so firms can forecast with confidence, adapt to change, and scale without disruption.
Build the future of your AE firm on the right platform.
Modern AE firms run on coordination, precision, and predictability. The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global embeds Copilot intelligence into the tools your teams already use, connects data from design to delivery, and scales without disruption. Legacy systems like Deltek keep firms boxed into workflows that no longer match how AE businesses operate today.
| Feature | Legacy platforms | Modern AI platforms |
|---|---|---|
| System | In your Architecture and Engineering firm, the systems you rely on every day rarely speak to each other. With Deltek at the center, tools like Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and BIM 360 remain disconnected. Every time data is exported or re-entered, your teams lose time, visibility, and margin, and you are forced to change your processes to fit the system rather than the other way around. | With the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, your full toolchain works as one connected platform. From design to delivery, data flows seamlessly, and the tools adapt to your firm’s processes instead of forcing you to adapt to them. With Copilot intelligence embedded, leaders gain real-time visibility, predictive insights, and the ability to act with confidence. |
| AI | In your AE firm, Dela by Deltek looks like AI but is limited to static prompts and summaries inside the ERP. It cannot forecast, adapt, or connect intelligence across your business, leaving leaders with partial insights instead of actionable guidance. | With the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, Copilot delivers predictive, role-based intelligence across the firm. AI Agents extend that intelligence into specific processes and integrations, making insights actionable in the flow of work. |
| User | In your AE firm, Deltek forces teams to toggle between multiple modules just to complete basic tasks. This slows work, creates frustration, and keeps intelligence locked inside systems instead of in the flow of daily operations. | With the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, native integration with Microsoft business applications creates an experience that feels as familiar as the Office tools your teams already use. Your teams can work in Outlook, Excel, and Teams with data, insights, and actions available directly in context. |
| Scalability | In your AE firm, every upgrade with Deltek is heavy. Updates are almost non-existent, and what is called an upgrade often feels like a full migration. Customizations require consultants, downtime is unavoidable, and costs add up. This slows your ability to adapt as the business grows. | With the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, scalability is built in. Automatic updates every 13 weeks, low-code flexibility, and cloud-native architecture let your firm grow without disruption or added overhead. |
| Data | In your AE firm, project and financial data often sit in silos, locked inside the ERP. Leaders like you are left piecing together partial reports and making decisions on outdated information, putting profitability and delivery at risk. | With the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global, all your data lives on one connected platform. Copilot turns that unified view into predictive insights, giving real-time visibility to protect margins and drive performance. |
Shifting from legacy systems is simpler, safer, and faster
Many AE firms feel locked into legacy systems like Deltek. Even when the platform slows growth, they assume alternatives are risky, too complex, too costly, or too slow to implement. Past experiences with failed projects or long consultant-heavy rollouts reinforce the belief that staying put is safer than moving forward.
The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global proves otherwise. Delivered through sa.go, it comes with preconfigured processes, ready report packs, and proven playbooks that cut out the risk. Firms move to a smarter foundation in months, not years, gaining clarity, speed, and confidence without disruption.
The firms that act now will be the ones that lead.
Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index shows that Frontier Firms aren’t the largest; they’re the most agile.
Start your shift today with sa.global and the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms.
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Legacy slows you down.
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See how AE firms are breaking free from legacy systems like Deltek and building connected, intelligent businesses on the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global.
Expert Interview
Stefanie Richter, Head of Business Development and Microsoft Partnership for the Americas at sa.global, explains why legacy systems like Deltek limit growth and how the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering Firms by sa.global helps firms connect data, projects, and people for smarter, faster delivery.
Podcast
Industry experts explore why Architecture and Engineering firms running on Deltek must rethink what “modern” really means. They share how legacy systems limit visibility and flexibility, and how the Microsoft Industry Cloud for Architecture and Engineering firms by sa.global is helping firms move faster and perform better.
