Accenture Buys Nextira, Expands AI and ML Engineering Capabilities

Accenture acquired Nexteria to deliver cloud-native innovation, predictive analytics, and immersive experiences, bolstering Accenture Cloud First’s engineering capabilities for a full continuum of cloud capabilities and tools. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Nextira’s cloud-based solutions and cutting-edge engineering skills, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics enable clients to design, build, launch, and optimize high-performance computing environments. The company’s Studio in the Cloud solution on AWS provides clients with a virtual environment to easily develop and render 3D objects with the latest rendering platforms.

The cloud is now the new operating system, supporting all functions to operate, innovate and thrive. Nextira’s platform engineering expertise and AI and machine learning services will enable AI capabilities to be directly embedded into the rapidly growing number of applications and services built that are on AWS. Nextira delivers expertise in engineering and architecting cloud solutions that form a digital core for continuous innovation.

Accenture’s industry-leading business group focuses on redefining how organizations operate and create value by using cloud, data, and artificial intelligence for total enterprise reinvention. Accenture Cloud First spans more than 130,000 cloud professionals from across Accenture with more than 124,000 cloud certifications.