Avanade is a global information technology consultancy that provides business technology services. The company was founded as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft in 2000. It helps enterprises increase revenue, reduce costs and reinvest in innovation to gain competitive advantage. Avanade offers various business intelligence solutions, such as enterprise performance management and information architecture. The company also provides desktop transformation and enterprise collaboration and communication solutions. It specializes in application portfolio planning, data center optimization, and identity and access management solutions. Avanade serves customers in more than 20 countries and employs over 9,000 professionals. The company s clients include ShoreMaster, Gresvig AS and PGGM.