KPMG and Microsoft join hands for cloud and analytics

KPMG announced an expansion of its strategic relationship with Microsoft to include a global collaboration to  jointly deliver new suites of innovative solutions and services in data and analytics (D&A), cloud compliance and transformation, and business solutions.

The collaboration signals an important phase in the Microsoft and KPMG relationship, driven by a shared certainty that clients are looking for business partners with solutions and services that combine the best in leading-edge technology, industry insight and innovative thinking with proven excellence in managing complex global projects. KPMG has already guided over 100 clients using Microsoft’s Business Intelligence (BI), Analytics and Microsoft Dynamics products to transform their business operations.
The new strategic collaboration, based on Microsoft’s Azure, Dynamics and data platforms, will allow Microsoft and KPMG member firms to work together to develop and deploy solutions and services that will help address the disruptive challenges topping the Board agenda today. These include realizing the business potential of one global, scalable platform which can deliver cloud-based solutions for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Data and Analytics, which will collectively help transform the business while maintaining regulatory and compliance requirements. 

“We are excited to bring together KPMG’s industry expertise, global network and business transformation acumen with Microsoft’s enterprise cloud technologies, data, analytic and business solutions to help customers deal with their most challenging issues,” said Scott Guthrie, Microsoft Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise.  “KPMG’s deep experience in global business transformation combined with Microsoft Azure, SQL Server, Power BI and Dynamics will help our mutual customers compete in today’s mobile first, cloud first world.”

Mark Goodburn, KPMG’s Global Head of Advisory, said: “The CEOs I talk to are increasingly looking for KPMG to combine our business expertise with the power of new technology to better help them transform their business. The real point of difference in this collaboration is our ability to set new standards for innovative business solutions, enabled by Microsoft's leading platform and application suite, delivered rapidly to market to create real business value.”

Ambarish Dasgupta, KPMG in India's Head of Management Consulting added: “KPMG is continuously building intelligent, asset-based solutions that help our corporates in India  meet challenges they face in their business and operations  lifecycle. This global collaboration with Microsoft, extended locally here in India , will help accelerate deployment of such  industry-led solutions to serve the needs of corporates and the government across enterprise applications, cloud transformation and data and analytics,  enhancing growth, efficiency and managing risks and talents. At the same time, it will also allow us to serve our global clients in similar pursuits across regions."

For KPMG, the collaboration with Microsoft will provide new and existing clients with preferred access to proven technology solutions including: advanced big data and analytic solutions built on Power BI and SQL Server, enterprise-grade, hybrid cloud technology from Windows Server and Microsoft Azure, and business solutions powered by Microsoft Dynamics.

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