Accenture and Google Cloud Expand Partnership to Accelerate Value from Technology, Data and AI
Bolstered by Accenture’s dedication to develop to 15,000 Google Cloud certifications, extremely specialised groups will develop new joint options for shoppers
NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif.; Oct. 11, 2022 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Google Cloud right this moment introduced an enlargement of their international partnership by way of a renewed dedication to rising their respective expertise, rising their joint capabilities, creating new options utilizing information and AI, and offering enhanced help to assist shoppers construct a powerful digital core and reinvent their enterprises on the cloud.
Today, greater than 13,000 expert Accenture cloud professionals with over 5,000 Google Cloud certifications are serving to firms form, transfer and function their business on Google Cloud. Moving ahead and to construct on years of profitable partnership, Accenture and Google Cloud will make investments extra sources to assist shoppers function cloud-first organizations and ship worth below compressed timelines.
“Large, global organizations require highly trained business transformation experts to execute their digital transformations and to quickly generate business value from their cloud investments,” stated Thomas Kurian, CEO at Google Cloud. “This next phase of our partnership with Accenture will significantly scale the professional services and implementation support available to customers globally and deliver new solutions to help businesses and public sector organizations benefit from Google Cloud’s capabilities in AI, ML, data analytics, cybersecurity and more.”
“Cloud offers boundless opportunities for companies to be more innovative and resilient, but the real world is full of barriers to value,” stated Karthik Narain, international lead of Accenture Cloud First. “Our expanded partnership with Google Cloud is designed to help clients build a strong digital core utilizing Google Cloud infrastructure and products in areas like cybersecurity, data analytics, application modernization and more. A strong digital core helps companies respond to change and shifting dynamics within their industry. By working with Google Cloud to expand talent and pre-build industry-specific, productized solutions, we will accelerate time to value for clients on Google Cloud, from public to edge and everything in between.”
Proven Success with Clients
CNA Insurance, Lendlease and Origin Energy are examples of the main firms which have chosen Accenture and Google Cloud to be a part of their digital transformations. Recently, Accenture and Google Cloud helped Sydney-based worldwide actual property group Lendlease launch a one-of-a-kind software program platform — Podium Property Insights — for office managers and actual property homeowners to optimize house utilization and value financial savings inside buildings that help employers in enhancing the worker expertise. The software program goals to promote safer and more healthy buildings by way of monitoring real-time information analytics and predictive and quick motion suggestions, with objectives to lower worker complaints by up to 30% and improve office productiveness by up to 12%.
New Partnership Investments
Accenture and Google Cloud will assist firms make the most of the complete energy of cloud and information, which embrace:
- Google Cloud Talent Creation: Accenture will develop to 15,000 Google Cloud certifications in areas reminiscent of utility modernization, information analytics and AI, mainframe migration, cybersecurity and sustainability.
- New Solutions Powered by Google Cloud: Accenture and Google Cloud will develop options and accelerators for specialised trade use circumstances, reminiscent of buyer transformation, gross sales and advertising optimization, good analytics, visible inspection and extra.
- New Global Innovation Hubs: Accenture and Google Cloud will make investments additional in new joint Innovation Hubs in Dublin and different international websites to quickly iterate, pilot and deploy progressive options on Google Cloud. A joint engineering middle of excellence will handle specialised technical use circumstances for information analytics, AI, ML, utility modernization, infrastructure, safety and SAP.
- ai.RETAIL Optimized for Google Cloud: Accenture’s built-in retail platform, ai.RETAIL, will likely be optimized to harness Google Cloud’s Product Discovery and Vertex AI capabilities to assist firms enhance client engagement and conversions and make their provide chain extra sustainable.
Google Cloud’s 2021 Global Services Partner of the Year
Google Cloud named Accenture its Global Services Partner of the Year for 2021, recognizing Accenture’s progressive considering, distinctive customer support and best-in-class use of Google Cloud merchandise and providers. The recognition additionally acknowledges the unimaginable individuals who share a dedication to basically enhance business on the world’s largest firms.
Since its inception in 2018, the Accenture Google Cloud Business Group has migrated greater than three million customers to Google Workspace. Accenture has been a Google Cloud Partner Award winner 14 occasions.
Today’s information follows current trade recognition pointing to Accenture as a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix for Google Cloud Platform System Integrators 2021. Accenture has additionally boosted its Google Cloud sources by way of current acquisitions together with Sentia, Wabion, amongst others.
About Accenture
Accenture is a world skilled providers firm with main capabilities in digital, cloud and safety. Combining unmatched expertise and specialised abilities throughout greater than 40 industries, we provide Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations providers — all powered by the world’s largest community of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations facilities. Our 721,000 folks ship on the promise of know-how and human ingenuity day-after-day, serving shoppers in additional than 120 nations. We embrace the ability of change to create worth and shared success for our shoppers, folks, shareholders, companions and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates each group’s means to digitally rework its business. We ship enterprise-grade options that leverage Google’s cutting-edge know-how — all on the cleanest cloud within the trade. Customers in additional than 200 nations and territories flip to Google Cloud as their trusted associate to allow progress and resolve their most crucial business issues.
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