Accenture and Snowflake announced an expanded partnership aimed at driving enterprise reinvention with artificial intelligence (AI) and data.
The launch of the new Accenture Snowflake Business Group will enable more organizations to reimagine their business models by leveraging the combined strengths of cloud, AI, and data powered by Accenture AI Refinery™ and Snowflake’s latest advancements including Snowflake Intelligence and Snowflake Cortex AI.
Accenture & Snowflake spur enterprise reinvention
The new Accenture Snowflake Business Group focuses on helping clients transform their data into a core business asset, according to a press release.
The group will be supported by more than 5,000 Accenture SnowPro-certified people – the largest certified talent pool in the ecosystem. It is dedicated to helping organizations across industries migrate to the cloud, create AI-ready data estates, and accelerate AI innovations that drive new value and business outcomes.
Accenture and Snowflake will jointly invest in the establishment of a global center of excellence (CoE), where specialized teams will work side-by-side with clients to rapidly apply the latest technologies and co-create new assets and solutions.
“In today’s rapidly evolving market, companies are under immense pressure to reinvent their operations and business models to stay ahead,” said Manish Sharma, chief strategy and services officer at Accenture. “The Accenture Snowflake Business Group will help clients to better leverage Snowflake’s unique foundation of reliable, accessible, contextualized data, coupled with Accenture’s ability to unlock the power of advanced AI for clients faster.”
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Accelerating client transformation
The collaboration enables enterprises to achieve their full potential with AI and data, transforming how they harness data to build next-generation AI-powered applications, drive better decision-making, and maximize their data's potential for AI innovation, commented Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake.
Leading global industrial equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar, is working with Accenture and Snowflake to unlock the full value of its operational data. This will help drive better quality in manufacturing, timely insights for finance, and improved knowledge management for complex work.
The collaboration, which combines Caterpillar’s IT AI CoE, Accenture’s industrial manufacturing, AI and data experience and global delivery capability with Snowflake’s AI capabilities, will help accelerate Caterpillar’s enterprise-wide AI and data transformation.
“Our work with Accenture and Snowflake marks a major step forward in our journey to become a truly AI-and-data-driven organization,” said Jamie Engstrom, CIO at Caterpillar. “Our collaboration, coupled with the Caterpillar IT AI COE, will allow us to make faster, data-informed decisions that improve efficiency, enhance quality, and deliver greater value.”