PwC Joins New Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ecosystem

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreamforce 2014 -- PwC US has joined the Salesforce Analytics Cloud ecosystem to provide organizations with specialized analytics cloud solutions using Salesforce technology. With strong business transformation and analytics capabilities, PwC is helping organizations harness data across the sales, service and marketing function with Salesforce Analytics Cloud to improve the decision-making process and overall customer experience.

Wave, the Salesforce Analytics Cloud, is the first cloud analytics platform designed for every business user, making it easier to explore data, uncover new insights and take action instantly from any device.

"In today's increasingly connected digital world, an organization's success lies in its ability to apply data analytics to improve customer experience and profitability," said Cornel Nolte, PwC Advisory global salesforce.com alliance leader. "PwC provides a depth of industry insights and technology consulting skills to help organizations use data analytics to make better business decisions and turn ideas into action, from strategy through execution."

At Dreamforce 2014, PwC will share insights on how to leverage Salesforce Analytics Cloud to gain deeper customer insights and build more loyal and profitable relationships.  Attendees can learn more by viewing PwC's demonstration of Salesforce Analytics Cloud based solutions for sales, service and marketing at Moscone West kiosk #4 or by visiting PwC's booth #609.

"The convergence of mobile, social and cloud computing has sparked a data revolution, and companies today must leverage data-driven insights to connect with their customers in a whole new way," said Keith Bigelow, senior vice president & general manager, Salesforce Analytics Cloud, salesforce.com. "Salesforce Analytics Cloud is the first cloud analytics platform designed for every business user. With partners such as PwC, customers can benefit from best practices and industry experience to extend analytics for every business need, making it easier than ever for anyone to explore and share data instantly, uncover new insights and take action from anywhere."

For more information about PwC's Salesforce capabilities, visit: www.pwc.com/salesforce. 

Wave Opens Up Insights From Every Data Source—Now Anyone Can Build and Deploy Analytics for Any Business Need 
Wave, the Salesforce Analytics Cloud, is the first cloud analytics platform that enables admins, IT and developers to work closely with business leaders to empower everyone to make smarter, data-driven decisions in seconds. Natively integrated with Salesforce1 Platform, Salesforce Analytics Cloud benefits from the trusted platform and enables admins to quickly drag and drop Salesforce data to deploy sales, service and marketing analytics apps. In addition, developers and IT can use new Wave APIs and other data connectors to easily connect to any other data sources to build any custom analytics app for any business function, or embed analytics into an entirely new generation of analytics apps and connected products for customers.

About PwC's Advisory Practice
PwC's Advisory professionals across consulting, deals and forensics create value for our clients by helping them address their most complex business issues, from strategy through execution.  We understand our clients' industries and unique business challenges, and look across the entire organization—focusing on strategy, structure, people, process and technology—to help clients build their next competitive advantage. Our firm's global network of assurance, tax and advisory professionals means that we can bring the right skills and capabilities to help our clients achieve success anywhere around the world.  See www.pwc.com/us/consulting for more information or follow us @PwCAdvisory.

About PwC US
PwC US helps organizations and individuals create the value they're looking for. We're a member of the PwC network of firms, which has firms in 157 countries with more than 195,000 people. We're committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com/US.

© 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership. All rights reserved. PwC refers to the US member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.

Salesforce, Salesforce1 and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.

Any trademarks included are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100917/NY66894LOGO

SOURCE PwC US