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Title: Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/03/03/1825...

Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a
$1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for
telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. "The deal, which will transfer all
of Ziff Davis's Connectivity division to Accenture, includes Ookla's
Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics," notes The Register reports: "Modern
networks have evolved from simple infrastructure into business-critical
platforms," said Accenture CEO Julie Sweet in a canned statement. "Without
the ability to measure performance, organizations cannot optimize experience,
revenue, or security." Ookla is meant to let them do just that. Data captured
at the network and device layer are used to enhance fraud prevention in
banking, smart homes monitoring, and traffic optimization in retail,
Accenture said. Ookla's platform, which lets user's test their own
connectivity speed, captures more than 1,000 attributes per test, and
provides the foundation for those analytics, Accenture said.

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