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more informed view and a calibrated cloud and solution; requirements.
strategy for business transformation, • Using an automated artificial “Enterprises need solutions to not only
myNav helps clients compete more intelligence (AI) engine to interact with ease their initiatives of ‘migrate to and
effectively in today’s data-driven, cloud- Accenture’s library of collective cloud transform in the cloud but also bring
enabled economy.” expertise and recommend an enterprise certainty in their cloud journey,” said Yugal
myNav provides a recommended cloud architecture and solution; and Joshi, vice president at Everest Group.
target through a three-step process: • Simulating and testing the scaled-up “They are struggling in deriving value
• Scanning and assessing the client’s model of the client’s recommended from cloud as they are not able to deeply
existing infrastructure, application and cloud solution to identify the value assess what will work for them. As multi-
data landscape and recommending the and help build the business case for cloud strategies become increasingly
most appropriate cloud architecture an optimal solution for their business important, enterprises will need to have
better migration approaches to ensure ROI
from cloud initiatives. The key is to bring
conviction in cloud adoption by learning
from other adopters, leveraging advanced
data insights, and creating contextualized
cloud adoption strategies that can predict
and guide what will work, what will not,
and what are the changes needed for a
transformative cloud journey.” Unique in
the market, myNav is the only platform
that enables organizations to discover,
assess, design and simulate end-to-end
cloud solutions at scale. Accenture has
supported cloud computing projects for
80% of the Fortune Global 100 across 68
countries and has trained more than 84,000
professionals on cloud technologies and
architectures. The company has been
innovating in cloud technology for a
decade and holds more than 300 granted
patents and pending applications across
its global cloud portfolio.

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Consulting Firm Silveo

Accenture has completed its acquisition
of Silveo, which was first announced
on November 14. Silveo is a French
consulting company providing services
and solutions for digital manufacturing
and intelligent supply chains based on
software from, for example, SAP and
Dassault Systèmes. Headquartered in
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Silveo brings a
team of 50 professionals, who are joining
Accenture Industry X.0. Financial terms of
the transaction were not disclosed. In its
2019 fiscal year, Accenture invested nearly
US$1.2 billion globally on 33 acquisitions
to acquire critical skills and capabilities in
strategic, high-growth areas of the market.

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