NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) entered into an alliance relationship that integrates Splunk products and cloud services into Accenture’s application services, security and digital offerings. Accenture is helping clients use Splunk solutions to improve business outcomes by mining vast amounts of application and operational data to identify trends and improvement opportunities that were previously difficult to detect.
Accenture is expanding its network of trained Splunk practitioners in
order to meet significant client demand for operational intelligence
solutions. Accenture and Splunk are also collaborating and bringing to
market new packaged solutions, the first of which integrates Splunk
analytics into Accenture’s
Managed Security Services. Accenture will provide Security
Information Event Management (SIEM) As-a-Service to clients, using
Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) to deliver
advanced threat detection, correlation, search and incident management
capabilities. Additional solutions may be tailored to various business
areas including digital, marketing and sales.
Hawaiian Telcom (NASDAQ: HCOM) is one of Accenture’s first clients to
take advantage of its intelligent application management services,
infused with Splunk technology, to help mine business insights and
expand monitoring of the company’s core IT ecosystem.
“Deployment of this new platform leveraging an intelligent delivery
strategy strengthens our position as Hawaii’s technology leader,” said
Amy Aapala, Vice President of Information Technology and Order
Management Systems at Hawaiian Telcom. “The real-time insights gleaned
from our customized dashboards enables our team to be more strategic and
proactive on a day-to-day basis, which ultimately improves our customer
service and increases productivity.”
“Our alliance with Splunk is another strong example of how Accenture is
impacting our clients’ businesses with ‘new IT.’ By mining and analyzing
machine data from back-end systems, call centers, web traffic, inventory
levels, shipments and more, IT can play a greater role in influencing
business performance, not just IT performance,” said Bhaskar
Ghosh, group chief executive, Accenture Technology Services. “We’re
integrating Splunk’s platform for operational intelligence into our
global application service offerings and delivery teams, bringing robust
new capabilities to our clients at scale. We can also deliver this
capability through our new intelligent automation platform, Accenture
myWizard, to help turn data into critical insights that drive
improved business outcomes.”
“As one of the largest global systems integrators, Accenture will help
broaden access to Splunk’s platform for operational intelligence to
organizations that have not yet tapped the power of machine data,” said
Doug Merritt, President and CEO, Splunk. “By analyzing machine data,
organizations gain end-to-end visibility into operations and make better
informed business decisions. We are thrilled to work with Accenture and
leverage its innovative best in class technological experience to
further deliver operational intelligence around the globe.”
Accenture Technology Services adopted Splunk internally, with a focus on
helping IT organizations become more business-centric. Using Splunk®
Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk User
Behavior Analytics and Splunk IT Service Intelligence, Accenture is
developing and rolling out operational intelligence solutions that span
the entire software development lifecycle. Additionally, any team can
build their own Splunk-based application and host it with a central app
store for other teams to use. Accenture has developed numerous Splunk
applications to date, spanning software development, IT operations,
security monitoring and business operations.
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 373,000 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.
About Splunk
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) is the market-leading platform that powers
Operational Intelligence. We pioneer innovative, disruptive solutions
that make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. More
than 11,000 customers in over 110 countries use Splunk software and
cloud services to make business, government and education more
efficient, secure and profitable. Join hundreds of thousands of
passionate users by trying Splunk solutions for free: http://www.splunk.com/free-trials.
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