Accenture and Snowflake have created a joint business group to help global enterprises accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and data transformation. This new group aims to help organizations leverage cloud and AI technologies as they need to reinvent their operations and business models.
business group
The Accenture Snowflake Business Group brings together Accenture’s domain expertise, business transformation capabilities, and AI Refinery platform with Snowflake’s enterprise data and AI platform. This business group is supported by more than 5,000 Accenture SnowPro certified staff and is focused on helping clients move their data to the cloud, create AI-enabled data assets, and advance their AI initiatives.
Together, we will establish a global center of excellence, where teams from both companies will work with clients to co-develop assets and solutions, apply emerging technologies, and accelerate the implementation of AI strategies.
client project
Caterpillar, one of the world’s largest industrial equipment manufacturers, is working with Accenture and Snowflake to improve the use of operational data. The collaboration includes Caterpillar’s IT AI Center of Excellence, Accenture’s Manufacturing and AI Experience, and Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud. Focus areas include improving manufacturing quality, accelerating financial insights, and enhancing knowledge management of complex work processes.
According to a recent Accenture study, 85% of executives expect to increase their investment in AI this year, and 67% see AI primarily as a means to drive revenue growth rather than cost reduction.
collaborative approach
This business group leverages Accenture’s relationships within the technology ecosystem and knowledge of industry requirements. The Accenture AI Refinery platform will also be used to enable clients to begin customized data journeys and build capabilities using Snowflake’s scalable and managed AI data cloud platform.
“In today’s rapidly evolving markets, companies are under tremendous 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 better leverage Snowflake’s unique foundation of trusted, accessible, and contextualized data, combined with Accenture’s ability to unlock the power of advanced AI faster.”
“Our collaboration with Accenture and Snowflake represents a major step forward in our journey to becoming a truly AI and data-driven organization,” said Jamie Engstrom, CIO at Caterpillar. “Our collaboration, combined with the Caterpillar IT AI COE, will enable faster data-driven decision-making that increases efficiency, improves quality, and delivers greater value.”
Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said: “Our partnership with Accenture has enabled hundreds of organizations to unlock the potential of AI and uncover previously unimaginable insights.” “The Accenture Snowflake Business Group combines Accenture’s industry-leading business transformation experience with Snowflake’s enterprise-ready, easy, connected, and trusted platform. Transform the way you use your data to build the next generation of AI-powered applications, drive better decisions, and maximize the potential of your data for AI innovation.”
