Accenture Completes Acquisition Of Cloud Sherpas, Strengthening Enterprise Cloud Capabilities

Accenture has completed its acquisition of Cloud Sherpas, a leader in cloud advisory and technology services specializing in Google, Salesforce and ServiceNow.

The acquisition further strengthens Accenture’s position as the leading enterprise cloud services provider and enhances its ability to provide clients with unparalleled cloud strategy and technology consulting, as well as cloud application implementation, integration and management services.

With the completion of the acquisition, more than 1,100 Cloud Sherpas professionals have joined the newly created Accenture Cloud First Applications team, which delivers cloud services for Google, NetSuite, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday and other “pure play” technologies.

“The addition of Cloud Sherpas to the Accenture Cloud First Applications team reinforces our position as a leading global provider of enterprise cloud services,” said Paul Daugherty, Accenture’s chief technology officer. “We welcome the extremely talented Cloud Sherpas specialists to Accenture, where together we are even better positioned to help clients move their businesses to the cloud and achieve significant business results faster than ever before.”

About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 358,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$31.0B for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2015. For more information, visit www.accenture.com.

Accenture is a leader in helping organizations move to the cloud to take advantage of a new era of service delivery and flexibility, where applications, infrastructure and business processes are brought together and delivered As-a-Service. Accenture’s Cloud First agenda offers comprehensive, industry-focused cloud services including strategy, implementation, migration and managed services, and assets including the Accenture Cloud Platform that can drive broader transformational programs for clients. Accenture has worked on more than 13,000 cloud computing projects for clients, including three-quarters of the Fortune Global 100, and has more than 18,000 professionals trained in cloud computing.