Accenture has linked up with Hortonworks in a move to build its big data and digital capabilities and bring “big outcomes from big data and analytics.”

Accenture has linked up with Hortonworks to build out its "big data" and digital capabilities, bringing “big outcomes from big data and analytics.”

Accenture and Hortonworks will collaborate on making large structured and unstructured data sets – including operational, video and sensor data – more accessible to organizations for “insight-driven decision-making.”

Accenture will also support those clients looking to marry the Hortonworks Data Platform with their existing IT infrastructure.

The concept of "big data" has gained ground in recent time across many industry sectors but particularly in the financial services world. The client-centric nature of wealth management, for example, has given rise to heightened awareness about how extracting and analyzing specific data - such as client usage of mobile apps - can boost efficiencies and improve the client experience.  

“Data technologies are evolving rapidly, and enterprises and governments are challenged with how to adopt them while making sure the wealth of information is not inaccessible or underutilized,” said Narendra Mulani, senior managing director, Accenture Analytics, now a part of Accenture Digital.

“As companies move toward becoming digital businesses, they need to analyze all of their data to find key insights that will drive business outcomes,” Mulani said.

Accenture and Hortonworks began working together in 2012.