Offshore staff
HOUSTON – Halliburton, Microsoft Corp., and Accenture have entered into a five-year strategic agreement to advance the oilfield service provider’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 using machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Accelerating the deployment of new technology and applications, including SOC2 compliance, for Halliburton’s overall system reliability and security.
Jeff Miller, Halliburton’s chairman, president and CEO, said: “The strategic agreement with Microsoft and Accenture is an important step in our adoption of new technology and applications to enhance our digital capabilities, drive additional business agility and reduce capital expenditures.”
Judson Althoff, executive vice president, Microsoft’s Worldwide Commercial Business, said: “Moving to the cloud allows companies to create market-shaping customer offerings and drive tangible business outcomes. Through this alliance with Halliburton and Accenture, we will apply the power of the cloud to unlock digital capabilities that deliver benefits for Halliburton and its customers.”
The agreement also enables the migration of all Halliburton physical data centers to Azure. Accenture will work with Microsoft, in conjunction with their Avanade joint venture, to help transition Halliburton’s digital capabilities and business-critical applications to Azure.
The companies expect to complete the staged migration by 2022.
07/22/2020
