Accenture and Databricks, the Data and AI company, are helping global organizations unlock the full potential of their enterprise data and scale adoption of AI applications and agents. As part of a strategic expansion of their partnership, the companies are launching the Accenture Databricks Business Group, with a focus on helping clients adopt Databricks as their core data and AI platform. Together, the companies will help clients leverage Databricks' newest innovations including Lakebase for serverless Postgres databases built for AI, Genie to let any employee chat with their data, and Agent Bricks for high-quality agents built on enterprise data.
Accenture and Databricks announced a strategic expansion of their partnership with the launch of the Accenture Databricks Business Group.
The new group will be supported by more than 25,000 Databricks-trained professionals, including the largest certified talent pool in the ecosystem.
Clients including Albertsons, BASF, and Kyowa Kirin International are working with Accenture and Databricks to build agent-ready databases and AI applications on enterprise data.
The partnership focuses on helping enterprises leverage Lakebase for AI apps, Genie for conversational data access, and Agent Bricks for production-ready multi-agent systems.
The companies are also launching a university program in India to train final-semester students, supporting Databricks' $250 million investment commitment in the region.
Accenture has been recognized as Databricks' Global SI Partner of the Year for seven consecutive years.
Organizations struggle to scale AI due to fragmented data and legacy infrastructure that silo information and stall innovation. To deliver real impact, companies need a unified data foundation and industry expertise to centralize governance, move AI from experimentation to production and make data and AI more accessible to teams across the business. Accenture and Databricks help to bridge the gap between data potential and business performance by combining the Databricks platform with global industry expertise to help enterprises build and scale AI applications and agents.
"With Databricks, we're helping clients modernize their data foundation so they can build, scale and govern AI applications and agents with confidence," said Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture. "Together, Accenture's reinvention expertise and the Databricks platform help accelerate the shift from experimentation to production, safely scaling AI that delivers real business outcomes."
"AI has reached a point where business impact is the only metric that matters," said Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks. "More enterprises are using Lakebase to create operational databases that can scale with agents and Genie to get AI in the hands of every employee. Our work with Accenture allows us to help more organizations deploy AI securely and responsibly so they can achieve the outcomes they care about most."
Accenture and Databricks are already helping clients like Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, deliver an agentic solution to reimagine pricing intelligence. Combining lookback analysis, forward looking intelligence and explainability, a "merchant twin" puts a hyper-precision capability in the hands of merchants and category managers. This actionable information drives margin expansion and revenue growth through a carefully balanced strategic category plan and tactical promotion calendar.
"Albertsons Companies is committed to leading the future of retail intelligence through purposeful investments in technology and AI," said Anuj Dhanda, EVP and Chief Technology and Transformation Officer at Albertsons Companies. "By strategically partnering with tech leaders including Accenture, Databricks and OpenAI, we are tapping into the power of our data and applying AI-powered solutions to operations, enabling our people to make smarter, faster and more consistent decisions, while strengthening our customer value proposition to better serve over 36 million customers in stores and online each week."
BASF, the world's largest chemical company, working with Accenture and Databricks, built an internal digital assistant, FOX, for Finance and Controlling functions. Built on the Databricks platform, FOX is designed to act as a digital colleague that brings structure, guidance, and clarity to daily work, rather than adding another standalone tool.
"We worked alongside Accenture and Databricks to create a digital assistant that understands our processes and supports our colleagues," said Alican Polat, Divisional AI lead, BASF. "Today, FOX answers questions when they are asked. In the future, FOX will look at the data independently, detect patterns earlier and prepare insights before someone even requests them."
Global specialty pharmaceutical company Kyowa Kirin International (KKI) is committed to the robust management and governance of data to ensure ethical and compliant practices. Accenture and Avanade helped KKI to modernize their data infrastructure using Databricks Lakehouse and medallion architecture to empower employees with accurate, timely data and insights.
"We wanted to become a data-led organization, and we knew that the power of data starts with trust. Once you start believing in your data, the sky's the limit," said Sudeep Gupta, Director of Data, KKI. "Now, Accenture is helping us look at the art of the possible and how we can use the Databricks platform to continue innovating and improving patient outcomes."
The Accenture Databricks Business Group will be supported by more than 25,000 Databricks-trained professionals, including the largest certified talent pool in the ecosystem. Through the new group, the companies can help even more enterprises scale Lakebase, Genie, Agent Bricks, and Lakehouse within their technology environments to democratize data and AI.
Together, the companies are focused on delivering several key capabilities to global clients. They are helping enterprises leverage Lakebase to develop open, scalable transactional databases designed for building AI apps and agents. They are assisting data teams in implementing and scaling Genie, Databricks' conversational AI assistant, so any employee can ask questions in plain language and get accurate answers from governed data. The partnership supports organizations with the development of production-ready AI agents that reason on their enterprise data, as enterprises shift from single chatbots to multi-agent systems with a reported 327% increase in these systems in just four months.
The companies are also tailoring data and AI use cases across industries including financial services, retail, life sciences, telecommunications, and the public sector. They enable enterprises to scale Databricks on their preferred cloud, accelerating time to value while optimizing cost, resilience, and governance. Additionally, they help enterprises move from legacy systems to Databricks for unified data management and governance.
Accenture and Databricks also recently launched a university program across India to train final-semester students from top engineering institutes who will join Accenture after graduation, equipping them to deliver customer value from day one. This initiative supports Databricks' commitment to invest $250 million in India over the next three years. Accenture has been recognized as Databricks' Global SI Partner of the Year for seven consecutive years, reflecting the strength of the partnership in delivering industry-leading solutions and driving client success.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 784,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders.
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide—including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500—rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Genie, Lakebase, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog.
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