Accenture is Innovation Leader in Internet of Things Services, says HfS Blueprint Report
March 28 2017 - 7:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture positioned in Winner’s Circle, with
industry experience and ecosystem cited among strengths
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is positioned in the “Winner’s Circle” in
the IoT Services HfS Blueprint Report 2016, ranking in the highest
position for Innovation.
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Accenture is Innovation Leader in HfS
Blueprint Grid: Internet of Things (Graphic: Business Wire)
The report noted that Accenture is “very strong in large-scale
complex Industrial and Manufacturing IoT,” and has a strong
portfolio of IoT work and experience across many industry
verticals. With over 1,200 IoT engagements in the last two years
and 30 As-a-Service IoT apps, Accenture supports clients using
accelerators that allow agility and speed to market for IoT
projects. These “significant Ready-to-Deploy Technologies” are
backed by dedicated staffing and processes, and by the Accenture
IoT Ignite methodology, which drives business value and enables
project scalability.
“Accenture has become the most innovative in IoT service
provision by playing to its strengths,” said Pareekh Jain, Research
Vice President, HfS Research. “In collaborating with clients to
drive their IoT action plans, Accenture has made innovation – built
on its broad industry and technology experience and a wide IoT
ecosystem – central to what it offers. The fact Accenture has also
invested ahead of the curve in IoT projects of every scale, while
simultaneously focusing on developing proprietary software means
that Accenture has become a one-stop-shop for enterprises requiring
a strategic partner to help them take advantage of the IoT.”
“Innovation is at the core of what we do in the IoT space, using
techniques like design thinking to help us address challenges and
opportunities in new ways,” said Craig McNeil, IoT practice lead at
Accenture Mobility, part of Accenture Digital. “This report
recognizes our role as trusted strategic advisors, with a strong
ecosystem helping to provide new, impactful IoT implementations
that deliver value to clients across industries. For many, it’s
about starting small and proving a business case with existing
data, seeing how the IoT could be used to tighten up processes or
smooth out operations. Then scaling up to start collecting and
analyzing additional data to identify new revenue opportunities or
service lines.”
The HfS Blueprint emphasized the emerging nature of the IoT,
with 55 percent of the total Blueprint scoring linked to
innovation-based evaluation criteria. “As-a-Service Winners” were
identified as service providers that are entrepreneurial in
collaboration with clients, and innovating in both Industrial
Internet and IoT activities. With the profiles and assessments of
17 service providers of IoT Services, the HfS Report defined IoT
Services as applying digital strategy and tactical execution to
solve business problems, increase operational efficiencies and / or
create new markets by leveraging data to and from connected
physical devices and the digital core, which is typically a blend
of legacy IT infrastructure and modern digital tools and
technologies.
Accenture was also recently positioned as a ‘Leader’ in the IDC
MarketScape Report for Worldwide Internet of Things Consulting
and Systems Integration Services, with ecosystem relationships and
flexible pricing highlighted as strengths.To read the HfS
Blueprint, please click 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 approximately
401,000 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.
Accenture Mobility, part of Accenture Digital, plans, implements
and manages mobility solutions for businesses and public
organizations, including developing and implementing enterprise
mobility strategies; building and testing applications; and
supplying credible, business ready Internet of Things offerings and
managed services. Accenture Mobility services are based on deep
industry insights and technical expertise that help clients across
all industries achieve growth, efficiency and manage a successful
transformation as they adopt the tools of a digital
business. Find out more by following @mobilitywise and
visiting www.accenture.com/mobility.
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