Extended collaboration between BDO and Microsoft will benefit customers around the world
Extended collaboration between BDO and Microsoft will benefit customers around the world
Vancouver – October 24, 2023 – BDO announces at its Global Leadership Summit that Microsoft will be its strategic partner to secure and transform its business. The collaboration will benefit Microsoft and BDO customers in the medium and enterprise markets, as well as continue the digital transformation of BDO's business.
BDO's Techtonic States 2023 study highlights that 84% of midsize business leaders consider the successful implementation of security and artificial intelligence as mission critical. To meet these emerging needs, the collaboration will combine the best of BDO's trusted services and Microsoft's cloud, security and artificial intelligence solutions. For BDO, this collaboration will create a $1 billion global growth opportunity.
With a global workforce of 111,000 people in 164 countries, BDO is one of the largest professional services firms and a leader in serving the needs of middle-market clients, the engine of most economies. This announcement builds on a strong existing partnership between BDO and Microsoft with thousands of shared customers around the world.
BDO delivers client value through our strategic alliance by collaborating with the consulting, tax and assurance business lines. The growth of the strategic digital practice in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia will provide clients with security solutions such as the Perpetual Defense suite and Azure OpenAI Service, helping them keep pace with the evolving AI landscape in a responsible, reliable, safe and sustainable way.
“In today's world, technology is essential for all companies and for each of our clients. Together, BDO and Microsoft will be at the side of our customers, supporting their growth and contributing to their security and sustainability by driving business results through new applications that use powerful artificial intelligence tools to maximize the value of data and manage cyber risk. With our strategic digital focus, our partnership with Microsoft will support our customers' transformation and growth.”
Pat Kramer, CEO of BDO Global
“BDO's business expertise and trusted relationships with midsize businesses present a powerful combination with Microsoft's portfolio of solutions. “Together, we have a real opportunity to apply this next generation of AI and security innovation alongside BDO’s expertise in consulting, tax, assurance and digital to sustainably empower, secure and transform our joint clients.”
Kevin Peesker, Worldwide President of SMC and Digital at Microsoft
Over the next 3 years,
The BDO teams will further extend BDO's Microsoft Consulting Services operation to provide clients with greater access to more than 10,000 experienced BDO technology consulting professionals to meet changing demands.
Microsoft will work with BDO to train more than 5,000 BDO professionals in Microsoft technologies to accelerate the development of key solutions over the next five years.