VMware and Accenture launch new business unit to fast track migrations to the cloud

Source:-https://www.itp.net/infrastructure

Software and automation specialists VMware and Accenture have announced the signing of an extended partnership that will see the pair launch a dedicated business group that will help organisations adopt a ‘cloud first’ strategy.

The new business unit will help enterprises and businesses accelerate their digital transformation efforts by streamlining their migration to the cloud, building modern apps more rapidly, and using the cloud as a fulcrum for innovation and new business models.

The new business group will form part of Accenture Cloud First, which Accenture launched in 2020 with a $3 billion investment to help businesses move and operate their businesses in the cloud.

Cloud is the single most powerful tool for mastering change,” said Julie Sweet, chief executive officer, Accenture.

“As organisations accelerate their move to the cloud and edge over the next few years, the Accenture VMware Business Group will help deliver the speed, scale and security they need to fundamentally reinvent their businesses and create more value.”

The Accenture VMware Business Group represents a new multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment from the two companies, and builds on over 20 years of collaboration between the two firms. The new business unit will be supported by approximately 2,000 Accenture cloud professionals trained in VMware products and services.

The two firms will develop a range of pre-engineered vertical industry solutions, including a platform to help telcos accelerate the rollout of 5G and edge computing services.

“To meet the demands of today’s unprecedented business environment, organisations must employ a multi-cloud strategy – more rapidly than ever before,” said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer, VMware.

“Increasingly, customers are running their applications on one or more clouds, datacenters and the edge and the Accenture VMware Business Group will bring together the world-class teams and expertise required, with the speed, agility, and resilience that organisations demand, today and tomorrow.”

The new business group will also launch a specialised VMware Cloud Migration Factory, which will allow customers to migrate their computing workloads to the cloud rapidly, more securely and confidently, using highly automated processes.

The VMware Cloud Migration Factory will give clients access to a controlled environment and dedicated resources to plan, test, migrate and modernise applications at scale to their preferred public, private and/or hybrid cloud.

“The pandemic brought about a new ‘next normal’ for organisations, one where they need to accelerate their use of cloud to modernise the business and serve as a foundation for innovation,” said Rick Villars, group vice president of worldwide research, IDC. “They recognise that public, private and hybrid cloud all play a critical role in this transition and they require technology cloud partners and service providers who are able to execute the strategies and provide the skills needed to drive this transformation faster than ever before.”