Advoco is an American consulting company that specializes in implementing Infor EAM software. By optimizing business performance through improved IT applications, Advoco forms a strong partnership and meets the complex needs of multi-site public and private organizations around the world, the company's website says. Advoco EAM customers include Fortune 500 companies (by October 2021).
History
2021: Accenture bought Advoco
In early October 2021, Accenture acquired the Infor system integrator, Advoco. The financial component of the transaction is not disclosed.
Advoco specializes in control and integration program obespecheniyainfor EAM with the existing corporate and operating systems of the companies and also with programs of training of EAM. The solutions and services provided by Advoco are designed to help customers improve reliability and extend the overall lifecycle of their critical assets.
As part of the deal, the entire Advoco team will join the Accenture Industry X group in the United States, which will improve the company's range of services for digitizing the engineering and service functions of customers, production workshops and production operations.
Most of Advoco's more than 100 asset management professionals are based in Greenville, South Carolina, near Infor's EAM product development team. Accenture plans to make Advoco's Greenville office a center of excellence in Infor EAM delivery, industry use cases, and intelligent asset management.
Many of our customers want to use Infor EAM when implementing smarter systems management tools to improve the performance of their most important assets, "said Nigel Stacey, global head of Accenture Industry X. - Advoco is highly respected for its talent, expertise and training program in this area. Together, we will provide customers with Infor EAM capabilities to take advantage of the growing market.[1] |