Accenture Positioned as a Leader in Latest IDC MarketScape Report for Worldwide Digital Transformation Service Providers to U...
March 07 2017 - 2:59AM
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned as a leader in the IDC
MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Transformation Service Providers for
Utilities 2017 Vendor Assessment1. Accenture was recognized
for key strengths, including a platform approach and as-a-service
model for digital transformation, improving utilities’ capability,
speed and cost, as well as a superior blend of industry knowledge,
experience and technical competence.
The report evaluated Accenture and 12 other companies with an
established reputation for providing professional services to the
utilities industry, with a particular focus on services that
support utilities’ digital transformation, as well as an
international presence.
The IDC MarketScape assessed the capabilities and strategies of
leading services vendors in digital transformation. Services
analyzed included: business consulting, business process
outsourcing and process services. IT services included consulting,
systems and network implementations, outsourcing, application
development, deployment support and education and training.
“Our position in this report reflects our continued commitment
to leading in innovation for the utilities industry. A key
differentiator is our deep industry expertise and experience with
utilities globally. We successfully deliver transformational
projects enabled by digital technologies,” said Matias Alonso,
senior managing director for the Accenture utilities industry
group. “This makes us well placed to help utilities achieve new
business outcomes and new paths to value in the next phase of their
digital journey.”
The report noted that Accenture has actively invested to expand
its digital technology assets and capabilities and is one of the
fastest growing companies in the digital services industry with a
clear investment in digital platforms and as-a-service models, and
is an innovation partner of many top industry players. Other
differentiators remarked by the report are a clear vision of
trends, domain-specific research programs, and innovation delivery
capabilities which are successfully applied to the industry's new
digital agenda.
“Digital is a core component of our strategy and it is our
fastest growing area,” added Alonso. “According to research
from Accenture and the World Economic Forum (WEF), the value from
rapid digital transformation for the industry is a staggering $1.3
trillion of value by 2025. We are already bringing this potential
to the industry and investing in the next generation of leading
technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things, artificial
intelligence and blockchain.”
Roberta Bigliani, Head, IDC Energy Insights EMEA, said,
“Accenture has significantly expanded its assets and capabilities
to support utilities’ digital transformation. To enable utilities
to execute fast and scale up, the company is creating platforms
that combine services, intellectual property, and technology, and
is making them available on a consumption-model basis.”
The report is based on interviews with major utilities companies
worldwide, the end users of the report, vendor briefings and other
research information.
The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Transformation Service
Providers for Utilities 2017 Vendor Assessment can be found
here.
More information about Accenture’s services to the utilities
industry can be accessed here.
About Accenture.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is a leading global professional services
company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in
strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining
unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40
industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s
largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of
business and technology to help clients improve their performance
and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than
394,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries,
Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and
lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
About IDC MarketScape:
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an
overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and
communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The
research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based
on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a
single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a
given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which
the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and
current and future market success factors of IT and
telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360 degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
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