Accenture Positioned as a Leader in Latest IDC MarketScape Report for Service Providers to Utilities Companies in EMEA
21 February 2017 - 6:59PM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been positioned as a leader in the IDC
MarketScape: Service Providers for EMEA Utilities 2017 Vendor
Assessment1. Accenture was recognized for several strengths in
serving utilities clients, including mastering the technology
services industry's evolution from providing IT services and
outsourcing to offering platforms, as well as the digital intensity
of its engagements.
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The report evaluated Accenture and 14 other companies with an
established reputation for providing professional services to the
utilities industry, with an international presence across EMEA. The
IDC MarketScape analyzed capabilities in business and IT
consulting, systems integration, application development, IT
outsourcing, business process outsourcing, IT deployment support
and IT education and training. IDC conducted multiple interviews
with utilities companies, the end users, for the report.
“Being named a leader in this report demonstrates our commitment
to remain at the cutting edge of innovation in the utilities
industry. Our deep industry expertise in collaborating with key
EMEA utilities to successfully deliver business transformation
projects, and ability to provide critical industry-specific
solutions end-to-end is what sets Accenture apart,” said Matias
Alonso, senior managing director for the Accenture utilities
industry group. “We will continue to invest in focused
acquisitions, as well as new industry solutions, to enable our
clients to compete in an increasingly competitive and digital
landscape.”
The report noted that Accenture differentiates itself by focus
on innovation, evolving its offerings across the value chain to
meet customer needs, its global delivery network and utilities
hubs, and a robust ecosystem of partners and alliances.
“Accenture has a decades-long successful track record in the
utilities industry. Clients continue to recognize it for its solid
thought leadership, a clear vision of global trends and regional
priorities, innovation, and delivery capabilities,” said Roberta
Bigliani, Head, IDC Energy Insights EMEA
In addition to interviews with multiple major utilities
companies in EMEA, the report is based on vendor briefings and
other research information.
The IDC MarketScape: Service Providers for EMEA 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 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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