Didn’t notice this story getting a lot of traction, though to be fair it was just released yesterday. EY GDS (Global Delivery Services — i.e. offshore and nearshore teams working for EY member firms in the United States, Canada, and Europe) has a new data analytics and AI spot in Mexico.
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) today announced the establishment of a new Databricks Center of Excellence in Mexico City, Mexico, underscoring its commitment to advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). This strategic investment expands the firm’s current US-based Databricks Center of Excellence to Mexico for nearshore global delivery support, enhancing the EY organization’s ability to help clients harness the power of data and AI to drive transformative business outcomes.
The Center of Excellence, based within EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Mexico, will serve as a regional hub for developing and deploying Databricks-powered solutions that modernize data platforms, unlock actionable insights and operationalize AI at scale. Joining more than 1,000 EY people certified in Databricks technology, the center will bring together top talent in data engineering, machine learning and analytics to support clients across industries.
The rest of the short press release is full of quotes from EY people like Whitt Butler, EY Americas Vice Chair – Consulting and Ajay Anand, Global Vice Chair – Global Delivery Services that could be best summed up like this: ✊🍆💦
According to EY, GDS operates in Argentina, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom with a headcount of more than 74,000 people. Not sure when that figure was last updated, it seems to be accurate as of earlier this year.
Consider yourself fully caught up.
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