Accenture has agreed to acquire
Wabion,
a Google Cloud services boutique with headquarters in Esslingen,
Germany and Olten, Switzerland as well as additional offices in Munich,
Cologne and Lausanne. The team of more than 60 professionals will join
Accenture's Google Cloud Business Group, part of Accenture Cloud First. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
As
a Google Cloud services provider, Wabion provides a full spectrum of
consulting and implementation services for Google Cloud Platform and
Google Workspace solution, including integration, development, licensing
and training. Founded in 2004, Wabion has worked with established
companies and digital natives on their cloud migrations, on cloud native
app development to build new cloud-based solutions and on Google
Workspace deployments for online collaboration and workforce
productivity. Wabion is a Google Cloud Premier partner and
well-recognized for its deep expertise of Google Cloud innovations and
technological developments.
"Cloud
is where all breakthrough technology innovations are happening today
and a cloud-first strategy can help any enterprise master change at
speed and at scale," said Karthik Narain, global lead of Accenture Cloud
First. "Wabion's market-leading Google Cloud skills will further
strengthen Accenture Cloud First to continue to combine the best of
Google human-centric design and innovation with Accenture intelligence."
Frank
Riemensperger, market unit lead for Accenture in Germany, Austria,
Switzerland and Russia, said, "Acquiring Wabion strengthens both our
global and local Cloud First capabilities, enabling clients throughout
our region to create more value and accelerate their digital
transformations. The combination of Wabion's expertise with Accenture's
industry knowledge and end-to-end business transformation experience
will help clients within the DACH market tap into local talent in
addition to the vast resources of our Accenture Google Cloud Business
Group."
"As
part of Accenture Cloud First, we will broaden our impact across new
markets and industries by further developing and expanding specialized
services for Google products from cloud platforms, data and machine
learning to cloud security and cloud automation," said Volkmar Binder,
co-founder and partner at Wabion.
Last year, Accenture announced the creation of Accenture Cloud First,
a new multi-service group of 70,000 cloud professionals, as well as a
$3 billion investment over three years to rapidly expand its cloud
service capabilities and offerings. Accenture Cloud First integrates the
company's wide-ranging cloud expertise to help clients across every
industry accelerate their digital transformation and realize greater
value at speed and scale by rapidly becoming "cloud-first" businesses.
The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.