Accenture signs multi-million euro contract with NATO

Accenture has signed a multi-million euro contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency for the Protected Business Network program, marking a key step in delivering NATO's secure, cloud-enabled digital enterprise. Accenture will work with Leonardo to deliver the contract over the next seven years. The PBN program will replace legacy approaches and strengthen the agility and security of the NATO digital infrastructure by introducing a common cloud operating model, standardized engineering practices and a secure environment in which new digital services can be developed, deployed and maintained more rapidly, providing the foundation for future capabilities. Accenture and Leonardo will design, implement and operate the core PBN platform across a multi-cloud environment provided by NCIA, supporting the progressive deployment and long-term adoption of secure cloud services to approximately 29,000 users across the Alliance. The estimated value of the contract is approximately EUR 200M over the next seven years.