Cloud Silver Lining and Accenture join forces

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor
Twitter: @EGreenhalgh

PROVIDENCE – Cloud Silver Lining, an IT company, has announced a strategic partnership with global management consulting and outsourcing company Accenture.

“The partnership is founded on our mutual core business philosophies to anticipate Enterprise IT needs and deliver innovative, results-oriented services and technologies,” Gregg Schmalz, executive vice president of Cloud Silver Lining, said in prepared remarks.

Providence and Chicago-based CSL provides cloud-based professional services across U.S. and Europe.

According to a release, the company's consulting services help IT professionals deliver IT-as-a-Service to their enterprise users. The company offers a wide range of products intended to simplify cloud implementation and management.

“Working with Accenture, CSL has access to the latest research on enterprise IT adoption of Cloud technologies,” Bob Shinn, CSL Managing Partner, said in a statement. “Leveraging Accenture's deep relationships with executives in the Fortune 100, CSL is well-positioned to provide value to Accenture clients while sharing that value with CSL clients, particularly those in the financial services sector.”

Accenture boasts more than 246,000 people serving clients across more than 120 countries.