Halliburton, Microsoft, and Accenture announced they have entered into a five-year strategic agreement to advance Halliburton’s digital capabilities in Microsoft Azure. Under the agreement, Halliburton will complete its move to cloud-based digital platforms and strengthen its customer offerings by:
- Enhancing real-time platforms for expanded remote operations,
- Improving analytics capability with the Halliburton Data Lake utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, and
- Accelerating the deployment of new technology and applications, including SOC2 compliance, for Halliburton’s overall system reliability and security.
The agreement enables the migration of all Halliburton physical data centers to Azure, which delivers enterprise-grade cloud services at global scale and offers sustainability benefits. Accenture will work closely with Microsoft, in conjunction with their Avanade joint venture, to help transition Halliburton's digital capabilities and business-critical applications to Azure. Accenture will leverage its cloud migration framework, which brings industrialized capabilities together with exclusive tools, methods, and automation to accelerate Halliburton’s data center migration and provide for additional transformation opportunities.
The companies expect to complete the staged migration by 2022.