Accenture
pushed out Cognizant as the best IT specialist organization of the year, as
indicated by Everest Group's second yearly outsourcing seller awards, because
of its investment in
software-as-a-service, private cloud, and the Internet of Things.
Top 10 IT outsourcing service providers of the year
1. Accenture
2. Cognizant
3. IBM
4. Tata Consultancy Services
5. Wipro
6. HCL
7. Capgemini
8. CSC
9. Infosys
10. Atos
Top 6 outsourcers on Everest
Group’s second annual ranking of the best IT service providers of the year
remained unchanged since 2016. But Accenture rose to the top of the list in
2017, besting last year’s No. 1 Cognizant. “Both are largely neck to neck”, IT
services practice director at Everest Group. “However, this time, Accenture
broke away from the pack because of what they achieved on IoT, SaaS
implementation, and private cloud enablement.”
Everest Group has been
ranking service providers individually based on their performance in 26
different categories, including key business lines, geographies, and technologies
and categorizing them leaders, star performers, major contenders, or aspirants
in each area. This is the second year the company consolidated that information
for 73 providers to come up with overall rankings for the global outsourcing
industry
