Accenture serves 95 of Fortune Global 100 companies. Firm has $35 billion annual revenue and 459,500 employees. Name "Accenture" means "Accent on the future"
Kyndryl is a multinational IT infrastructure services provider headquartered in New York. Created in 2021 from IBM's infrastructure services business. World's largest IT infrastructure services provider and fifth-largest consulting provider. Owned by Vanguard Group (11.2%) and BlackRock (10%)
T-Systems is an international IT services provider headquartered in Frankfurt. Founded in 2000 through Deutsche Telekom's acquisition of debis Systemhaus. Employed 45,990 people in 2015, with 28,000 in 2020. Generated EUR 4.2 billion in annual sales in 2020
Outsourcing emerged in 1981 as companies contracted non-core business processes. Term "outside resourcing" was coined by Morton H. Meyerson in 1967. Peter Drucker popularized "do what you do best, outsource the rest" strategy in 1990s
KPO involves outsourcing core business operations to specialized knowledge providers. Distinguished from BPO, which focuses on non-core operational tasks. Common services include market research, legal analysis, and financial analysis
Registered in Bielefeld and Frankfurt District Courts. Main purpose includes company creation, management, and IT support. Provides business consulting and training services