Amber Hickman |
Microsoft China, Accenture and Avanade are strengthening their cooperation to improve cloud service delivery capabilities in China, help Chinese enterprises implement the Microsoft Cloud faster at scale, and accelerate digital transformation.
The three business will work together to help Microsoft shift towards being a solution-centric business by improving customer experiences on the Microsoft Cloud whilst promoting the further implementation of Microsoft products and services in the Chinese market.
Avanade and Accenture will provide Microsoft and its customers with data transformation and cloud assessment, migration, modernisation and hosting services.
“Combining Accenture’s industry insights, Microsoft’s technology platform and Avanade’s delivery capabilities, we help Chinese companies harness the power of digital technology and accelerate business transformation,” said Hong Lin, general manager of Avanade Great China.
The collaboration will focus on accelerating cloud adoption in China’s manufacturing, automotive, retail, pharmaceutical and other industries. It will also enable Microsoft, Accenture and Avanade to provide a full range of services for multinational enterprises in the Chinese market and Chinese enterprises going overseas.
“The vigorous development of China’s digital economy is inseparable from the general trend of digital transformation,” said Dr Yan Hou, senior vice president of Microsoft and CEO of Microsoft Greater China. “Over the years, Microsoft has worked closely with Accenture and Avanade to give full play to the potential and advantages of Microsoft’s intelligent cloud matrix to ‘do more with less’. I am glad that the three parties will continue to work together to win market opportunities for more enterprises and develop a brighter digital future.”