EY one of the few organizations to be named a leader in all of the IDC MarketScape reports

• The recognition is for global, Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions

LONDON, 21-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has been recognized as a leader for business consulting globally and in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions by IDC in its annual report series, IDC MarketScape for Business Consulting 2016 Vendor Assessment.¹ EY is one of the few organizations to be named a leader in all of the IDC MarketScape reports.

The IDC MarketScape reports cite EY as one of the leading business consulting organizations that help clients grow their digital capabilities, improve operations and processes, manage risk and drive innovation throughout their networks².

The IDC MarketScape evaluates companies based on a comprehensive framework and set of parameters that assess global business consulting service providers relative to one another. It also examines factors expected to be most conducive to success in a given market.

Norman Lonergan, EY Global Vice Chair ‒ Advisory, says:

“The solid assessment in the IDC MarketScape reports reflects EY’s achievement in delivering innovative services to clients in diverse industries worldwide. As clients and markets are affected by disruptive trends resulting from an increasingly digital world, EY is focused on continuing to develop and provide new skills, tools and services to clients, whether it is through internal growth or strategic alliances and acquisitions.”

Cushing Anderson, Program Vice President, Business Consulting Services, IDC, says: “The IDC MarketScape reports represent the opinions of clients purchasing business consulting services used to design and implement their companies’ or organizations’ structures and processes for strategic business objectives. Worldwide, EY is viewed by clients as being among the most capable at challenging corporate culture and driving and implementing change.”

¹IDC MarketScape Worldwide/Asia-Pacific/Americas/EMEA Business Consulting Services Vendor Assessment, Mar-16, IDC #US40634416, Jan16, IDC #AP40634316, Mar-16, IDC #US40634116, Mar-16, IDC EMEA40414216
²IDC MarketScape EMEA Business Consulting Services Vendor Assessment, Mar-16, IDC #EMEA40414216

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About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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Examples of EY strategic alliances and acquisitions include:
Digital –

Acquisitions: Seren (August 2015); NorthPoint Digital (November 2015)
Alliances: LinkedIn (October 2015), EMC (March 2016); Adobe (April 2016)

Cybersecurity and risk –
Acquisitions: Mycroft (July 2015), Integrc (August 2015)
Alliance: Los Alamos National Laboratory (August 2015)

Analytics –
Acquisition: C3Business Solutions, now EYC3 (February 2015)

About IDC MarketScape:
IDC MarketScape: vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market.

IDC MarketScape: provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360 degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

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