Accenture, Snowflake Announce Business Group to Boost Enterp…
Analytics India Magazine (C P Balasubramanyam)
Accenture and Snowflake have expanded their long-standing collaboration with the launch of the Accenture Snowflake Business Group, a new joint initiative aimed at helping global enterprises accelerate AI and data-driven reinvention.
The companies, in a statement, said the group will support clients such as Caterpillar in scaling generative AI innovation and modernising business models using cloud, data and AI technologies.
The initiative brings together Snowflake’s enterprise-ready data and AI platform, including Snowflake Intelligence and Snowflake Cortex AI, with Accenture’s industry experience and its Accenture AI Refinery.
It will also be backed by more than 5,000 Accenture SnowPro-certified professionals, which the companies described as the largest certified talent pool in the ecosystem.
“In today’s rapidly evolving market, companies are under immense pressure to reinvent their operations and business models to stay ahead,” said Manish Sharma, chief strategy and services officer, Accenture.
“The Accenture Snowflake Business Group will help clients to better leverage Snowflake’s unique foundation of reliable, accessible, contextualised data, coupled with Accenture’s ability to unlock the power of advanced AI for clients faster.”
Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake, said the partnership has already enabled “hundreds of organisations to unlock AI’s potential and reveal previously unimaginable insights.”
He added that the group combines Accenture’s industry-leading business reinvention experience with Snowflake’s enterprise-ready, easy, connected, and trusted platform.
“This collaboration enables enterprises to achieve their full potential with AI and data, transforming how they harness data to build next-generation AI-powered applications, drive better decision-making, and maximise their data’s potential for AI innovation.”
One of the early focus areas is Caterpillar, which is working with Accenture and Snowflake to use operational data to improve manufacturing quality, generate timely financial insights, and strengthen knowledge management for complex tasks.
The collaboration draws on Caterpillar’s IT AI Centre of Excellence along with Accenture’s industrial manufacturing expertise and Snowflake’s AI capabilities.
Caterpillar’s chief information officer Jamie Engstrom said that the collaboration, coupled with the Caterpillar IT AI COE, will allow the company to make faster, data-informed decisions that improve efficiency, enhance quality, and deliver greater value.
The group aims to help clients migrate to the cloud, create AI-ready data estates, and accelerate development of AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
According to recent Accenture research cited by the companies, 85% of C-suite leaders plan to increase AI investments this year, with 67% viewing AI primarily as a driver of revenue growth rather than cost reduction.
As part of the initiative, Accenture and Snowflake will jointly invest in a global Centre of Excellence, where teams from both organisations will work with clients to rapidly apply new technologies and co-create AI and data assets.
The business group will also leverage Accenture’s industry capabilities, ecosystem partnerships, and its AI Refinery platform to help enterprises develop customised data strategies and prepare for emerging agentic AI capabilities using Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud.
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