G42 Cloud, a UAE-based cloud computing provider, announced a strategic collaboration with Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider.
Through this collaboration, G42 Cloud and Kyndryl aim to accelerate cloud adoption in the UAE and the Middle East. The companies will also look to help drive IT and business reinvention for customers through G42 Cloud's state-of-the-art cloud solutions and Kyndryl's global leadership in IT infrastructure services.
The collaboration was formalised at a signing ceremony by Talal Al Kaissi, CEO of G42 Cloud, and Vickram Nagi, Managing Director, Kyndryl Middle East, Africa and Turkey, and in the presence of Thomas Bruns, Regional Senior Commercial Officer for the Gulf and Commercial Counselor, US Embassy, and other high-level delegates from G42 Cloud and Kyndryl.
G42 Cloud, which manages the region's most significant cloud computing infrastructure, and Kyndryl will aim to provide businesses with holistic and innovative solutions. Both companies will ensure the alignment of their respective capabilities, expertise, and resources to facilitate solution planning and execution.
Today, G42 Cloud's diversified base of customers includes government, healthcare, energy, sports, finance and more.
Under the collaboration, Kyndryl will be able to support G42 Cloud's existing and new customers to help migrate, manage and modernise their complex, mission-critical workloads on G42 Cloud infrastructure.
Commenting on the collaboration, Al Kaissi said, "As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, cloud and digitisation services are in greater demand in the UAE and across the region. This new collaboration with a global leader in IT infrastructure services like Kyndryl allows us to support our existing and new customers better as they transform their businesses to achieve superior performance and resilience.
"We look forward to sharing our capabilities and resources with Kyndryl to continue to deliver superior security and user experience to our clients, strengthening G42 Cloud's leading position in the UAE and internationally." "Digital transformation is at the top of every organisation's agenda. We are excited to embark on this journey with G42 Cloud and work together to help customers achieve their business transformation goals," said Nagi. "This collaboration also reaffirms our commitment to forging strategic collaborations with technology leaders to serve our customers in the region better and globally."