Tag: Wipro

Wipro teams up with augmented intelligence specialist DataRobot

Posted on August 30, 2021 by - News

IT outsourcing outfit Wipro has announced a new global strategic partnership with augmented intelligence specialist DataRobot.

Wipro wants to add augmented intelligence at scale to help customers become AI-driven enterprises and accelerate their business impact, the company said.

Products will be based on DataRobot’s augmented intelligence platform and Wipro’s expertise in enterprise AI, and the pair wants to streamline the process of infusing AI-led intelligence into customer business decisions.

Wipro president of Applications & Data Harish Dwarkanhalli said: “Our approach is to simplify AI deployment in enterprises using a democratised methodology and utilising diverse skill sets to collaborate with our technology partners along with our Wipro Holmes AI platform.”

Wipro strengthens Citrix and HPE alliance

Posted on April 30, 2021 by - News

Wipro has strengthened its glorious alliance with Citrix and HPE with the aim of creating a package that accelerates remote working and modernises workspaces.

The big idea is to flog a seamless framework to enable a unified experience for organisations who don’t like seams very much.

This will be delivered through a pay-per-use model that is subscription-based, agile, elastic, and offers a consistent cloud experience. It aims to help clients accelerate their digital transformation efforts and work towards building a resilient enterprise that can operate successfully as a hybrid workplace in the new normal.

Wipro’s part of the pack is its Desktop as a Service platform, virtuadesk and digital workspace solution mixed with Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktop Services with a zero-trust security strategy alongside purpose-built Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) from HPE. The HPE bit will manage workloads and create secure, high-performance virtual compute environments through HPE GreenLake cloud services. The combination of advanced solutions and architecture will fully support the development of modern virtual workspaces with flexible commercial models to ensure business continuity.

Wipro builds Bristol Water’s digital experience platform

Posted on April 27, 2021 by - News

Wipro is rolling out a “digital experience platform” for Bristol Water to help modernise the outfit’s critical infrastructure.

Wipro will develop a new cloud-based solution with instant release, high security, low maintenance and integrate with Bristol Water’s existing systems through a bespoke Application Programming Interface (API). This allows Bristol Water to stay ahead of regulatory requirements and enhance its customer and developer experience.

Wipro celebrates 25 years as a Cisco kid

Posted on February 26, 2021 by - News

Wipro is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its business partnership with Cisco by launching a new business unit.

Wipro is launching the Cisco Business Unit that will focus on the development and adoption of end-to-end digital transformation solutions using Cisco technologies for customers.

The Cisco Business Unit will provide a full stack of industry offerings aligned to customers’ needs. Key solutions and digital accelerators include Intent-Based Networking, Digital Workplace Virtualisation, Hybrid Cloud, Application Transformation, Security and Enterprise 5G.

Oliver Tuszik, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Partner Organisation, Cisco said: “As a key partner, Wipro has consistently innovated its business model by leveraging its diverse Cisco capabilities to deliver end-to-end digital solutions that enable customers’ business outcomes. Wipro has pioneered the adoption of Cisco’s critical software and digital solutions—not just for its global customers’ usage but to enhance its internal IT architecture as well. With today’s current global challenges and rapidly evolving customer needs, the launch of Wipro’s Cisco Business Unit will ensure that the best of Cisco and Wipro are available to our customers through innovative joint solutions and consumption-based business models.” That’s a lot of words with lots of jargon.

Wipro connects with Telefónica Germany / O2

Posted on February 16, 2021 by - News

Outsourcing king Wipro announced a five-year strategic partnership with Telefónica Germany / O2

As a part of this contract, Wipro will work with Telefónica Germany / O2 and its wider ecosystem to transform its Business Support Systems and associated Quality Assurance to enable better customer experience and growth in the B2B market segment. This Radical IT Transformation (RAITT) programme brings Wipro and Telefónica Germany / O2 together to allow for risk-mitigated self-funded transformation that will benefit both outfits.

The RAITT programme aims to ensure that Telefónica Germany / O2 is well-positioned to modernise and launch a range of new offerings including 5G products and services.  As 5G networks and new IoT connectivity solutions start to roll out, this refresh provides not only an essential foundation for the new services but also enables new ways of work at a significantly lower cost of ownership to Telefónica Germany / O2. Wipro will also invest in developing a state-of-the-art digital Business Support platform that will fuel Telefónica Germany’s growth and provide the company with an outcome-based, committed plan.

Wipro sets up AWS cloud arm

Posted on November 3, 2020 by - News

Wipro has launched a dedicated Wipro AWS Business Group (WABG).

As the name suggests the unit will help customers fast-track their AWS cloudy plans.

WABG will help organisations worldwide drive business acceleration, enhance customer experience, and leverage connected insights. This strategic move reflects the commitment of both Wipro and AWS to foster the success of their shared business as well as their passion to “continually innovate for enterprises” – whatever that means.

The launch was inspired by recent collaborations between Wipro and AWS, including the implementation of cloud solutions for Wabtec, a supplier of critical components, locomotives, services, signaling, and logistics systems and services for the global rail industry. 

Wipro deepens IBM relationship on cloud

Posted on October 30, 2020 by - News

Wipro is expanding its IBM Hybrid Cloud Practice and deepening its partnership with Biggish Blue.

The cunning plan is to help Wipro customers modernise their digital operations across hybrid cloud environments by using IBM Cloud Packs which are containerised software running on Red Hat OpenShift.

BoundaryLess Enterprise (BLE) is a hybrid cloud management platform that offers a comprehensive array of technologies in a single environment that enables customers to run their cloud-native applications from anywhere. BLE uses IBM’s open hybrid cloud capabilities to support containers, IaaS, and PaaS computing models that can help enterprises accelerate their transformation journey to the cloud.  

Wipro snaps up Encore

Posted on October 29, 2020 by - News

Wipro signed a definitive agreement to buy Encore Theme Technologies Private Limited (Encore Theme), a specialist in providing SaaS and Cloud stuff in financial services.

Over the past decade, it’s claimed, Encore Theme has spent its time and energy  e implementing a suite of Trade Finance solutions, developed by Finastra. It has delivered  stuff to over 75 large scale Finastra Trade Finance projects for banks across these regions. Its customers are not detailed, but we guess you know who you are.

Financial institutions are all looking to change their trade platforms. Trade Finance is a strong revenue generation stream with a high cost base structure, where technology will play a big part in driving future growth.  Interpreting this sentence is difficult but we think it means it costs a lot.

Metro Bank gives Wipro a contract

Posted on July 31, 2020 by - News

Wipro has said that Metro Bank has awarded it a multi-year contract to deliver and transform Testing and Environment Management Services.

Wipro will use its Digital and Quality Engineering capabilities to drive transformation through automation, service virtualisation and DevSecOps enablement.

The idea is to help Metro Bank achieve its objectives around cost, pace and quality of operations and further differentiate them from other high street banks. Wipro will accelerate the bank’s digital journey through its marquee offerings, Virtual Automation Engineer, IntelliAssureTM and Digital Rig.

Wipro buys Salesforce partner 4C

Posted on July 24, 2020 by - News

Wipro has signed a definitive agreement to buy 4C, one of the largest Salesforce partners in UK, Europe and the Middle East.

Established in 1997 with its headquarters in Mechelen, Belgium, 4C is an independent Salesforce Platinum Partner.

It claims deep capabilities across multiple Salesforce clouds including Sales, Marketing, Field Services and specialises in transforming Quote-to-Cash processes with Salesforce’s Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) and Billing solutions. 

John Lewis to close shops and transfer IT staff to Wipro

Posted on July 3, 2020 by - News

John Lewis Partnership has teamed up with Indian tech giant Wipro that will see the outsourcer providing infrastructure services to the British retailer to help it expand its digital presence while also supporting its future business strategy in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.

As part of the deal, Wipro will deliver tech infrastructure services including cloud hosting, end user compute, networks, and an internal help desk to serve the retailer’s 80,000 staff members.

John Lewis said outsourcing the management of its IT infrastructure to Indian firm will ensure that it will “always have access to up-to-date technologies and specialist expertise”.

Mike Sackman, Chief Information Officer at the John Lewis Partnership said: consumer behaviour was changing and in a post COVID-19 world the company needed to be more agile, adapting more quickly to change.

Wipro partners with ThoughtSpot on AI

Posted on May 14, 2020 by - News

AI-driven analytics outfit ThoughtSpot announced that has deepened its partnership with Wipro to offer search and AI driven analytics to joint customers worldwide.

The deal means that Wipro can help enterprises unlock unprecedented value from their data, using ThoughtSpot’s search and AI-driven analytics platform so its punters can analyse data and get immediate answers to most complex questions with a simple search. In addition, SpotIQ, the company’s AI engine can help users get answers to questions they care about, but may not even have thought to ask themselves. Wipro’s consulting and technical expertise in the area of data, analytics and AI combined with ThoughtSpot’s industry-leading platform, will help organisations bridge their technology, business, and strategic goals to deliver real business value.

Both companies will offer their customers “end-to-end solutions” with “defined business outcomes”, whatever those phrases mean. They will focus on delivering solutions in the areas critical to the current landscape, such as working capital management, business continuity, and workforce contingency planning. Aligned to the partnership, the two companies will go to market together with the solutions and ensure  its quick delivery to enterprises. 

Wipro opens Microsoft Business Unit

Posted on March 20, 2020 by - News

IT services firm Wipro has unveiled its new Microsoft Business Unit offering to push Microsoft’s enterprise cloud services.

The Microsoft Business Unit is made up of a team of Azure consultants and specialists that will aid digital transformation through Wipro’s glorious Empire.

Customers can Wipro’s range of domain-based offerings, including Cloud Studio, for migration of different workloads on Microsoft Azure, Data and Microsoft Dynamics 365 via its as a service model.

Wipro benefiting from AI

Posted on February 21, 2020 by - News

Outsourcing outfit Wipro’s dedication to the digital segment and AI/ML portfolio is paying off and its growth is matching those sectors, according to GlobalData.

In light of the rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) portfolio, a steady fourth quarter 2019 performance, supported by the double-digit quarterly growth (year-on-year) in the consumer and digital segment revenue and the October 2019 acquisition of International TechneGroup Inc., Wipro’s sentiments are on the rise, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Wipro hack shows email weakness

Posted on April 17, 2019 by - News

Indian IT outsourcing giant Wipro has been breached and has been used as a launching point for multiple customer attacks according to the reports.

The company said it had hired a forensic firm to investigate the cyber attack on its systems. The company could be liable for damages if client information is found to be compromised, Wipro previously said in regulatory filings.