Accenture strengthens cloud capabilities with acquisition of Nextira

Accenture, a global professional services company, has completed the acquisition of Nextira, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Partner known for its cloud-native innovation, predictive analytics, and immersive experiences for clients.

The strategic move will enhance Accenture Cloud First’s engineering capabilities, providing clients with an expanded range of cloud solutions and tools. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Established in 2008 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Nextira brings its team of nearly 70 employees to join the Accenture AWS Business Group. This group consists of over 20,000 certified professionals dedicated to maximizing enterprise-wide transformation at speed and scale by accelerating value on AWS.

Nextira specializes in building cloud-based solutions and services, leveraging cutting-edge engineering skills, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics. Their expertise enables clients to design, build, launch, and optimize high-performance computing environments. Additionally, Nextira’s proprietary Studio in the Cloud solution on AWS offers clients a virtual environment to develop and render 3D objects using the latest rendering platforms.

Accenture acquires Nextira to bolster cloud capabilities. Photo courtesy of ajay_suresh/Wikimedia Commons.

Jason Cutrer — Nextira founder and CEO said: “Our strategy has always been to use cutting-edge technologies in order to create better futures for our clients.

“Joining Accenture will connect our deep experience in platform and software engineering with Accenture’s breadth of knowledge across cloud technologies, creating new opportunities for organizations to unlock the potential of emerging technologies to drive business value.”

In today’s digital landscape, the cloud has become the foundation for organizations to operate, innovate, and thrive. Nextira’s platform engineering expertise, AI capabilities, and machine learning services will allow Accenture to embed AI directly into the growing number of applications and services built on AWS.

The Accenture AWS Business Group is an integral part of Accenture Cloud First, the company’s business group focused on driving total enterprise reinvention through the use of cloud, data, and artificial intelligence. Accenture Cloud First comprises more than 130,000 cloud professionals from across Accenture, holding over 124,000 cloud certifications.

The acquisition of Nextira reinforces Accenture’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge cloud solutions and empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of the cloud, data, and AI technologies. By combining their strengths, Accenture and Nextira are poised to drive innovation and help clients achieve their digital transformation goals in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Karthik Narain — Accenture Cloud First global lead said: “Nextira brings in proven expertise in engineering and architecting the cloud solutions that form a digital core for continuous innovation.

“We will combine Nextira’s AI, machine learning, and data and analytics abilities with Accenture’s approach to using modern data platforms on cloud. This will deliver the actionable insights and predictive outcomes that our clients need to create new applications and services, deliver innovative customer and employee experiences and fuel their next wave of product and market growth.”