Accenture and Microsoft have joined hands for the launch of a new group, called the Accenture Microsoft Business Group. The group, established in conjunction with their JV Avanade, expands combined service capabilities, global scale and joint solution development to help clients with new strategies and industry solutions to drive innovation in the digital era.

The new group will bring together more than 45,000 professionals, claimed to be the largest group of Microsoft solution experts in the world.

The group will be led by Emma McGuigan, senior managing director, Accenture, who has been with the company for more than 20 years in various technology leadership roles. Adam Warby will continue to serve as the CEO of Avanade.

The group will co-invest in functional and industry solutions based on Microsoft technologies, thus providing clients with the services focused on user experience, analytics and AI, cloud, security, IoT and other critical areas.

It will also help clients migrate to Microsoft Azure and harness the power of data and artificial intelligence, optimize Microsoft business processes with Microsoft Dynamics 365, and foster modern work and collaboration with Microsoft 365.