Dell has signed an world wide agreement with Accenture to tap opportunities in the area of business transformations by jointly offering enterprise solutions that include cloud, application assured platforms and security services.
Under the four-year global go-to-market agreement signed by Dell and Accenture, both the firms will jointly develop and sell a new set of offerings designed to deliver improved enterprise efficiency, higher security, and better business outcomes. Both companies will work together to build, implement and manage data center solutions for mid-market and select enterprise customers who want to drive business innovation while controlling costs and reducing risk.
For the new initiative, Dell will use its end-to-end portfolio of infrastructure, software and services with Accenture’s capabilities as well as Avanade’s, which was created in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft.
This pact augments Dell’s existing cloud capabilities in hardware, software and services. In addition, Dell has signed a four-year agreement with Accenture to develop the joint solutions that support Dell’s global market expansion. The new solutions include cloud solutions, application assured platforms and security services.
“By joining with a technology infrastructure leader like Dell, we have a great opportunity to develop and bring-to-market innovative new solutions that address some of the most pressing needs in IT today,” said Jack Sepple, Senior Managing Director – Infrastructure Services, Accenture. “Dell’s alliance with Microsoft is also a powerful synergy and something Accenture and Avanade can leverage for the benefit of our joint clients.”
“Accenture is viewed as a worldwide leader in developing the strategy to architect data centers for some for the world’s leading brands – a strategy that complements our scalable datacenter solutions and business strategy,” said Cheryl Cook, Vice President – Partner Programs, Dell. “This expanded relatinship will provide our current and future customers with solutions that offer greater business value and more choice, flexibility, efficiency and cost-savings. This is just the beginning with tremendous opportunities on the horizon.”
The three initial Dell/Accenture solutions will be available in North America in mid-2014 and available in multiple countries around the world in 2015.