Infosys is collaborating with Microsoft. On Monday, it announced a long-term partnership with one of the most diverse Philippines based conglomerate, JG Summit Holdings, Inc. Infosys will provide a platform for formulating and executing the digital transformation strategy for JG Summit based on an open, hyper-scale and enterprise-grade cloud platform – Microsoft Azure in addition with SAP S/4 HANA.
The partnership between Infosys and Microsoft will offer flawless implementation and migration to Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It will help the firm in developing a robust and agile digital infrastructure for its business processes.
Infosys will strengthen its comprehensive hybrid IT management platform – Infrastructure Management solutions Suite to build, adapt and govern hybrid can provide the environment to enable the digital journey for JG Summit. Infosys will implement SAP S/4 HANA on Azure and will also deploy its next-gen learning solution Wingspan to create an atmosphere of collaboration and learning for the JG Summits’ employees, which will help them in upskilling in their journeys.
Executive Vice President and Global Head of Consumer, Retail and Logistics, Infosys, Karmesh Vaswani said, “We are delighted to be selected as the strategic partner of JG Summit in their digital transformation journey. Leveraging our expertise in digital technologies and a comprehensive understanding of the business landscape, we will provide JG Summit a secure, scalable and cost-effective hybrid cloud platform for large-scale digital transformation and enable a seamless transition to a modern digital workplace. The partnership with JG Summit is also aligned to Infosys’ strategy of helping our clients navigate their next by augmenting their core digital capabilities, advancing their operating models and transforming their talent for the future.”
President and CEO of JG Summit Holdings, Lance Y. Gokongwei said, “Our objective is to embed digitization into our core business strategy across units, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Through the partnership with Infosys and Microsoft, we aim to accelerate our digital transformation journey which will enable us to address evolving business requirements, facilitate easy and secure collaboration among employees and offer better service to our end customers.”
Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations of Microsoft Asia Pacific said, “JG Summit is pioneering the way organizations in the Philippines should look at their transformation journeys. Many companies don’t realize that the opportunity cost of not embracing digital technologies like Cloud, is a steep decline in productivity and revenue. JG Summit, with Infosys and Microsoft, will have a clear strategy and a strong roadmap which will enable them to develop their unique capabilities continually, value for customers and maintain a competitive advantage in a digital-first world. We’re excited to be helping them on this path of transformation, as we together, enable every organization in the Philippines to achieve more.”
About Infosys
A global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, Infosys caters clients in 45 countries and help them in navigating their digital information. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, Infosys steers its clients expertly in their digital journey. The company enables the enterprise with AI-powered cores, which helps in prioritizing the execution of change. The company also empowers the business with agile digital at scale to deliver enhanced levels of performance.
About JG Summit
One of the largest and most diversified Filipino conglomerates, JG Summit, engages primarily with the business that serves the middle class with rising disposables incomes in the Philippines, Southeast Asia and Australasia. These businesses include branded beverages and snack foods, agro-industrial businesses, commodities, banking, real estate, air transportation and petrochemicals.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
