Wipro selected as a strategic partner for Data Center Services by innogy
September 15 2017 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading
global information technology, consulting, and business process
services company, announced that it has been awarded a seven-year
contract by innogy SE to manage their data center and cloud
services. innogy SE is an established European energy company. With
its three business areas of Renewables, Grid & Infrastructure
and Retail, it is well equipped for the work ahead in a modern,
decarbonised, decentralised and digital energy world.
As part of the agreement signed in November 2016, innogy
transferred its twin data centers in Neurath und Niederaussen in
Germany to Wipro on February 1, 2017. The subsequent transition
phase ran smoothly. Wipro will leverage its BoundaryLess Data
Center offering to help innogy drive a transformation program to
rationalize, virtualize and consolidate their IT
infrastructure.
Marcus Schaper, CIO innogy SE, said, “This engagement is
strategic to our IT operations. We believe that Wipro is the best
partner for us to accompany us on our IT journey around data center
services. Therefore, we have not only signed a contract in Germany
but also have extended our contract with Wipro in the UK until
2024.”
Arun Krishnamurthi, Vice President and Global Head -
Utilities, Wipro Limited said, “We are delighted to expand our
partnership with innogy with this engagement. We are confident that
our domain expertise in the utilities sector coupled with our deep
IT infrastructure services capabilities will successfully support
innogy’s business objectives. Wipro will invest in and maintain the
twin data centers in Germany so as to future proof them. This will
ensure business agility and drive efficiencies for innogy and other
customers in the region.”
Kiran Desai, Senior Vice President and Head - Global
Infrastructure Services, Wipro Limited said, “This strategic
engagement with innogy reinforces Wipro’s leadership in the
infrastructure space. Our BoundaryLess Data Center solution
capabilities coupled with our domain expertise make us uniquely
positioned to enable innogy’s digital transformation journey.”
Having worked with customers in the DACH region since 2002,
Wipro today has 11 delivery centers in the region with German
speaking staff across offices in Frankfurt, Fellbach, Meerbusch,
Munich, Hamburg, Vienna and Zurich. Over the last three years Wipro
has strengthened its digital and infrastructure services through
both organic growth and investments in the region. With its
on-shore Datacenter in Meerbusch, Wipro offers a broad range of IT
infrastructure management services to its European and global
customers, which includes hosting critical applications for banks
and premier automotive companies. The company works with customers
across industry sectors such as retail, automotive, telecom,
healthcare, banking and energy and utilities sectors in the DACH
region.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading
global information technology, consulting and business process
services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing,
hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging
technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and
make them successful. A company recognized globally for its
comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to
sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 160,000
dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.
Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better
and a bold new future.
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