Case Study: H&R Block achieves scalable multichannel tax preparation services with Microsoft Corporation's SQL Server 2017 and Azure

H&R Block delivers scalable, multichannel tax preparation services with Microsoft SQL Server 2017

H&R Block, the U.S. tax services provider, needed to unify disparate legacy data sources and scale reliably through seasonal spikes while delivering seamless online and in-person tax preparation experiences. To modernize its data environment, the company turned to Microsoft Corporation, using Microsoft SQL Server 2017 along with Microsoft Azure and related data services.

Microsoft Corporation helped H&R Block migrate operational data stores, data warehousing, and customer-facing systems to SQL Server 2017 on Azure, with services such as Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure DevOps, and Azure Databricks supporting the transition. The result was minimal disruption during migration, stronger scalability for tax-season demand, faster development and delivery, and improved performance, reliability, security, and compliance across its multichannel services.

H&R Block

Aditya Thadani

Vice President Architecture and Information Management