哈里伯頓、微軟和埃森哲達成了一項為期五年的戰略協議，以提升哈里伯頓在微軟Azure上的數字化能力。

根據協議，哈里伯頓將通過以下方式完成向云數字平臺的轉型，并加強其客戶服務:

增強遠程操作擴展的實時平臺、利用機器學習和人工智能提高哈里伯頓數據庫的分析能力、加快新技術和應用的部署，包括SOC2合規，以提高哈里伯頓的整體系統可靠性和安全性。

“與微軟和埃森哲的戰略協議是我們采用新技術和應用程序的重要一步，以增強我們的數字能力，提高業務靈活性，并減少資本支出。”哈里伯頓董事長、總裁兼首席執行官杰夫·米勒說。“我們很高興我們的客戶和員工將通過這項協議獲得好處，并有機會進一步利用我們的開放式體系結構方法來交付軟件。”

“轉向云計算讓企業能夠創造影響市場的客戶產品，并推動切實的業務成果，”微軟全球商業業務執行副總裁Judson Althoff說。“通過與哈里伯頓和埃森哲的聯盟，我們將運用云計算來解鎖數字能力，為哈里伯頓及其客戶帶來利益。”

該協議還允許將哈里伯頓所有的物理數據中心遷移到Azure，后者在全球范圍內提供企業級的云服務，并提供可持續性的好處。埃森哲將與微軟緊密合作，并與他們的合資企業Avanade合作，幫助將哈里伯頓的數字化能力和關鍵商業應用轉移到Azure。埃森哲將利用其全面的云計算框架，將工業化能力與專用工具、方法和自動化結合在一起，加速哈里伯頓的數據中心轉移，并提供額外的轉型機會。

埃森哲(Accenture)首席執行官朱莉?斯威特(Julie Sweet)表示:“只有在云計算領域有堅實的基礎，才能建立數字核心并迅速擴大業務范圍。”哈里伯頓公司認識到，這一至關重要的基金將提供創新、效率和人才優勢，從而以不同的方式快速地完成任務。我們很自豪能成為這一轉型變革的一部分，它建立在我們與哈里伯頓和微軟的長期合作歷史上。

兩家公司預計將在2022年完成分階段的交接。

趙斌 編譯自 世界原油

原文如下：

Halliburton, Microsoft and Accenture form agreement to advance digital capabilities

Halliburton, Microsoft and Accenture entered into a five-year strategic agreement to advance Halliburton’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 utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence.Accelerating the deployment of new technology and applications, including SOC2 compliance, for Halliburton’s overall system reliability and security.

“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,” said Jeff Miller, Halliburton chairman, president & CEO. “We are excited about the benefits our customers and employees will realize through this agreement, and the opportunity to further leverage our open architecture approach to software delivery.”

“Moving to the cloud allows companies to create market-shaping customer offerings and drive tangible business outcomes,” said Judson Althoff, executive vice president, Microsoft’s Worldwide Commercial Business. “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, which delivers enterprise-grade cloud services at global scale and offers sustainability benefits. Accenture will work closely with Microsoft, in conjunction with their Avanade joint venture, to help transition Halliburton's digital capabilities and business-critical applications to Azure. Accenture will leverage its comprehensive cloud migration framework, which brings industrialized capabilities together with exclusive tools, methods, and automation to accelerate Halliburton’s data center migration and provide for additional transformation opportunities.

“Building a digital core and scaling quickly across a business is only possible with a strong foundation in the cloud,” said Julie Sweet, chief executive officer, Accenture. “Halliburton recognizes that this essential foundation will provide the innovation, efficiency and talent advantages to do things differently and fast. We are proud to be part of this transformational change, which builds on our long history working with Halliburton and Microsoft.”

The companies expect to complete the staged migration by 2022.