Towergate selects accenture to drive cloud-based it transformation
London--(business wire)--towergate, europe's largest independently owned insurance intermediary, is undertaking an it infrastructure transformation across its entire business to address challenges posed by legacy systems and lack of integration and has chosen accenture (nyse:acn) as its strategic service provider. the transformation programme focuses on four service towers – networks, data centres, end-user computing and service-support. towergate has chosen to work with accenture to migrate infrastructure and applications to the public cloud – supporting the data centre and end user computing service towers. towergate and accenture have also signed a five-year arrangement for accenture to manage service support across the whole it infrastructure estate. “this is a clear signal that we are committed to a turnaround plan which is now in its early stages, enabling efficient integration across towergate. we have been vocal in our belief that the transformation of our it infrastructure will give us the platform we need to accelerate growth, enabling our front line staff to be competitive, on and off line,” commented adrian brown, coo, towergate. “to ensure we pave the way for growth, we are transforming our entire it infrastructure to positively change how we run our business and serve our diverse client base. we chose accenture to help lead this programme to build a stable, scalable and flexible infrastructure to support our future vision. accenture’s leadership in cloud deployment and their commitment to service quality are absolutely the qualifications we are looking for in a strategic service provider,” commented gordon walters, cio, towergate. “we are delighted to have been selected by towergate to work on this strategically important programme. in today’s increasingly competitive and diverse industry, insurance companies need agile it operations to adapt to change and drive profitability; transformation is key to achieving this,” commented hammad rafique, general insurance lead, uki, accenture. “as many industries pivot to the new world of cloud, our investment in the accenture cloud platform, our multi-cloud management platform, and cloud-based transformation processes and tools will form a vital part of helping towergate achieve the operational benefits of this model,” commented kamran ikram, infrastructure services lead uki, accenture. about towergate towergate is an entrepreneurial company, led by people with a reputation for innovation and professionalism. since 1997, when towergate entered the insurance market, it has grown to become europe's largest independently owned insurance intermediary turning over approximately £3 billion of gross written premium across its different companies. visit us at www.towergateinsurance.co.uk. 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. accenture is a leader in helping organisations move to the cloud to take advantage of a new era of service delivery and flexibility, where applications, infrastructure and business processes are brought together and delivered as-a-service. accenture’s cloud first agenda offers comprehensive, industry-focused cloud services including strategy, implementation, migration and managed services, and assets including the accenture cloud platform that can drive broader transformational programs for clients. accenture has worked on more than 13,000 cloud computing projects for clients, including 79 of the fortune global 100, and has more than 21,000 professionals trained in cloud computing.
