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Unilever goes cloud-only with Accenture and Microsoft

Accenture, Microsoft and Unilever have successfully completed one of the largest cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry.

The migration has enabled Unilever to become a cloud-only enterprise, benefitting its 400+ brands used by 3.4 million people daily.

Accenture and Microsoft, with their joint venture, Avanade, worked closely with Unilever to deliver the transformation in just 18 months with little disruption to business operations.

These companies have provided Unilever with a platform to drive growth, innovation and business resilience, strengthening security and improving control of the IT landscape.

In a cloud-only approach, Azure OpenAI Service has been applied across Unilever’s business to increase automation and reduce its carbon footprint by introducing Green Cloud Advisor.

Nicole van Det, senior managing director at Accenture and global account lead for Unilever, said: “The path to business resilience now and in the future is through total enterprise reinvention – which involves the transformation of every part of the business – with cloud at the core. With access to the full continuum of cloud capabilities, including generative AI, Unilever has the elasticity to drive innovation faster, accelerate growth and continue to set the pace as a digital powerhouse and leader in its industry.”

Steve McCrystal, chief enterprise and technology officer, Unilever, said: “Unilever is a truly data-powered organization. We’re using advanced analytics to make better-informed decisions quicker than ever before. Working with Accenture and Microsoft on this global transformative project, we can respond to ever-changing consumer needs faster, allocate our resources more effectively to focus on what drives growth and bring services and products to the market faster.”

Snowflake grows revenue, to acquire Neeva amid modest forecasts

Snowflake Q1 results reveal revenue growth amid measured earnings guidance.

Product revenue was $590.1m, up 50 percent

YoY. Total revenue for Q1 sat at $623.6m, up 48 percent YoY and besting previous quarter guidance of 45 percent growth.

Guidance for the second quarter dropped, with product revenues expected between $620m-$625m and representing 33-34 percent YoY growth.

The firm is also to acquire generative AI search firm Neeva, bringing approximately 40 new employees into Snowflake ranks.