Data and analytics: A recipe for success

As enterprises continue to amass data at exponential rates, it has become imperative to unlock the true business value of data and analytics to drive agility and get actionable insights. On a global level, says Ram Chakravarti, chief technology officer at BMC Software, organisations are rapidly adopting data-driven strategies to enhance operational agility and business continuity.

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IOTech expands North American presence with investment from Dell Technologies Capital

IOTech, has announced its expansion in North American market, fueled by additional investment led by Dell Technologies Capital. The investment will support go-to-market in region and accelerate importance of product development of its creative open edge data platform. To help further drive growth in the US, IOTech has also appointed industrial IoT (internet of things)

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Australia strengthens cybersecurity after major breaches, ISG finds

A recent series of damaging, high-profile data leaks in Australia has changed the way Australian firms approach enterprise security and procure cybersecurity services, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG), a global tech research and advisory firm. The 2023 ISG Provider Lens Cybersecurity – Solutions and Services report for Australia finds

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Nozomi Networks, Accenture, IBM, Mandiant partner to provide tools, services for critical infrastructure

Nozomi Networks Inc. has announced Accenture Security, IBM Security and Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) are participants in its new Elite Cyber Defenders Programme. The programme enables the global incident response organisations with Nozomi Networks’ OT and IoT cybersecurity solutions, advanced security training, shared threat intelligence and joint security research. This technology-led, collaborative initiative provides

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Kubota and Accenture establish joint venture for a more sustainable society

Osaka & Tokyo, Japan – Kubota Corporation and Accenture have formed a new joint venture company, Kubota Data Ground, Inc., to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of the Kubota group’s business model and operating infrastructure. The new company will begin operations on September 1, 2022.

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Johnson Controls and Accenture join forces on new AI-enabled OpenBlue innovation centres

New York, USA. 23 June 2022 – Accenture and Johnson Controls, the global provider of smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, are collaborating to deliver and operate two new OpenBlue Innovation Centres.

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Two-thirds of UK businesses believe Metaverse will have major impact on their organisation, says Accenture

Almost two in three UK businesses project that the metaverse will have a major positive impact on their organisation in the future. Despite this, nearly a third of U.K. consumers have never heard of the metaverse, according to findings from Accenture.

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Red Hat and Accenture expand alliance to accelerate hybrid cloud innovation

Boston, USA. 9 May 2022 – Red Hat Inc., the provider of open source solutions, and Accenture have expanded their nearly 12 year strategic partnership to further power open hybrid cloud innovation for enterprises worldwide. The companies are jointly investing in the co-development of new solutions to help organisations more navigate a multi- and hybrid cloud

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Accenture acquires Ergo to expand data & AI capabilities and accelerate data-led transformation on the cloud

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina –  Accenture has acquired Ergo, a data-centred business located in Argentina that helps companies create a culture of data-driven decision-making using big data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Ergo’s team of 200 data specialists will join the Data & AI team within Accenture Cloud First. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Accenture launches Sovereign cloud practice to help companies unlock innovation in the cloud

New York and Paris. 14 April 2022 – Accenture announced a new worldwide practice to help organisations take advantage of disruptive new technologies in the cloud utilising trusted frameworks, services and controls.

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Skyrocketing digitalisation is a ride no one can afford to miss

Telenor IoT has once again partnered with Northstream, an Accenture company, to identify trends for the latest edition of its IoT Prediction Report and beyond.

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Accenture makes strategic investment in cloud-based reality data solutios provider Cintoo

New York, USA and Sophia Antipolis, France. 27 January 2022 – Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Cintoo, a provider of solutions used to better manage and leverage 3D data sourced from reality capture devices in the cloud.

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Laiye partners with HUAWEI CLOUD to drive Brazil’s digital transformation

Laiye, a provider of intelligent automation, and HUAWEI CLOUD, a global provider of cloud services, announced a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation in Brazil through of cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. The alliance will be implemented in the rest of Latin America. 

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World Economic Forum launches toolbox of solutions to accelerate decarbonisation in cities

With the percentage of people living in cities projected to rise to 68% by 2050, resulting in high energy consumption, greater infrastructure needs and, carbon emissions, cities have a critical role to play in the race to reach net zero. To help address this challenge, the World Economic Forum, is releasing iteration of its Toolbox of Solutions,

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MYHSM makes full cloud payments solution available in AWS marketplace

MYHSM by Utimaco, announces its Payment Hardware Security Modules (HSM) as a Service is now available in AWS Marketplace. Customers can now directly connect to and deploy the MYHSM Service, providing Financial Institutions around the world with a full-cloud, multi-cloud or hybrid cloud payments strategy.

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Demand for IBM Watson services is surging in the healthcare and finance sectors, says study

The market for IBM Watson services is poised to surge at a CAGR of 30% over the next 10 years. So says new market intelligence analysis by a market research and competitive intelligence provider, which is seeing increasing digitalisation and service demand from the healthcare, and the banking, finance & insurance (BFSI) sectors.

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