Extended collaboration between BDO and Microsoft to benefit clients worldwide
Extended collaboration between BDO and Microsoft to benefit clients worldwide
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 clients in the midsize and large enterprise markets, in addition to continuing 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 generate 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 clients around the world.
BDO delivers client value through our strategic alliance by collaborating with the consulting, tax and assurance lines of business. The growth of the strategic digital practice in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, 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, secure and sustainable manner.
"In today's world, technology is critical to every business and every one of our customers. Together, BDO and Microsoft will stand by our clients, supporting their growth and contributing to their security and sustainability by driving business outcomes through new applications that use powerful AI tools to maximize the value of data and manage cyber risk. With our strategic digital focus, our partnership with Microsoft will support our clients' transformation and growth."
Pat Kramer, CEO of BDO Global
"BDO's business expertise and trusted relationships with mid-market companies 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 along with BDO's consulting, tax, assurance and digital expertise to empower, secure and transform our joint clients in a sustainable way."
Kevin Peesker, Worldwide President, SMC and Digital at Microsoft
Over the next 3 years, 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.