Accenture vs. AHEAD

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Accenture
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Accenture provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Accenture is a global company with expertise in many different industries and business functions.N/A
AHEAD
Score 8.0 out of 10
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AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. AHEAD was founded in 2007 and in 2019 merged with Sovereign Systems, and Data Blue. The services formerly available under those brands is now available from AHEAD, LLC.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
AccentureAHEAD
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(6 ratings)
8.4
(42 ratings)
In-Person Training
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8.4
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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9.0
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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8.6
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
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8.6
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
AccentureAHEAD
Likelihood to Recommend
Accenture
Accenture is well suited for undertaking projects that are a bit more complex and complicated. Because of their lineup, they are better suited to tackle those projects. Accenture may not be well suited for support on the basis of cost.
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
They are easily our go to company for anything revolving around VMware suite, whether that is infrastructure related, automation related, or monitoring related. It's a no brainier to get their assistance with a lot of tasks as they can competently implement complex designs. Also on the storage architecture side they are great. I'm sure there is much more but for my team we mainly leverage them in these areas.
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Pros
Accenture
  • Accenture is processing oriented.
  • Accenture has qualified consultants to help diagnose and remedy business problems.
  • Accenture has a very good service delivery system and personnel.
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
  • The provided pre-req documentation was thorough and well thought out, making it easy to jump into the project.
  • The design session to gather our requirements was very helpful, Sovereign's familiarity with the vRealize product line along with diagramming our desired layout confirmed our decision to bring in assistance with the project.
  • When we ran into some issues with Sovereign's custom code their development team was on top of it and solved the issue in a matter of a few days.
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Cons
Accenture
  • Accenture may improve on the TAT for project documentation
  • There is some room of improvement in the budget estimation which sometimes is vague. Having said that, they are very competitive in the market.
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
  • Coordination of product orders with the vendor although I think the vendor is the bigger issue. Insuring delivery time frames are met is of great importance with these kinds of projects.
  • Communication between scheduled project meetings. There could be more contact between meetings.
  • Provide a customer portal for project tracking.
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In-Person Training
Accenture
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
I would not call it training, rather would call it knowledge transfer.
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Implementation Rating
Accenture
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
Having extensive pre-implementaton dialogue really made the process much smoother. We had most of our bases covered and were ready for the equipment installation/implementation, except for the previously mentioned network configuration issues that arose.
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Alternatives Considered
Accenture
What differentiates them are their strong end-to-end capabilities. They have all sorts of resources, from Strategy/Management Consulting to deep Technical IT, going also through the new Digital Era. They are very complete and mature in the market, with the ability to deliver all types of projects with quality and according to the agreed budget and timeline.
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AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
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