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Kyndryl and AWS Sign Expanded Strategic Collaboration Agreement

Kyndryl, a frontrunner in enterprise technology services, has recently announced an expansion of its Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for customers operating vital workloads on the AWS platform.

This comprehensive agreement will significantly enhance Kyndryl’s global AWS operations, supported by a dedicated team of more than 11,000 AWS-certified professionals. AWS is committed to fostering Kyndryl's talent by investing in specialized training, joint solution development, and enhancing their focus on industry-specific modernization capabilities. This initiative is designed to facilitate AI-powered innovation that can transform business operations in a practical and effective manner.

Giovanni Carraro, the Global Strategic Alliances Leader at Kyndryl, stated that while many businesses are keen to adopt agentic AI, they often find themselves stuck at the experimentation stage. The collaboration with AWS aims to propel customers beyond this phase, enabling them to effectively manage systems, minimize manual tasks, and modernize operations without incurring unnecessary risks or complexities.

Julia Chen, Vice President of Partner Core at AWS, echoed these sentiments, emphasizing the importance of transitioning from experimentation to operational application. By collaborating with Kyndryl, AWS is offering a viable approach for businesses to not only automate their operations but also to focus on innovative solutions, allowing for a more agile response to market demands.

The Kyndryl Readiness Report reveals that over 68% of organizations are significantly investing in AI, yet many are struggling to capture the anticipated benefits or achieve operational efficiencies. This collaboration seeks to mitigate these challenges by co-creating industry-specific agentic AI modernization blueprints. These new offerings are geared toward enabling clients to swiftly embrace AI solutions while maximizing the utility, speed, and resilience of their existing investments in AWS Cloud.

One notable success story from this collaboration is the successful modernization and cloud migration project completed for Alpitour World, a major player in the European tourism sector. Kyndryl assisted the company in transitioning its core mainframe workloads to the AWS cloud, highlighting the partnership's tangible benefits.

Francesco Ciuccarelli, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Alpitour World, shared how integrating AI into their operations has improved their daily system functions. The partnership with Kyndryl and AWS has allowed them to deploy AI in a way that enhances control and reliability as they shift their operations to the cloud.

The technical expertise nurtured through this expanded SCA will also bolster Kyndryl’s collaboration with AWS across Europe, particularly in light of Kyndryl being a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiative. This initiative is part of Kyndryl's broader portfolio of AWS competencies, including Mainframe Modernization and Artificial Intelligence. The collaboration further aims to develop agent-based AI approaches for automating routine tasks, streamlining workflows, and transitioning workloads to AWS in extensive, distributed environments.

As the partnership matures, Kyndryl and AWS plan to conduct joint marketing efforts to promote their agentic AI capabilities and solutions globally. By marrying their strengths, the two companies are set to redefine the modernization of IT environments, emphasizing AI’s role in enhancing system operation and maintenance, ultimately aligning technological innovation with business growth.

To stay updated on developments from Kyndryl and AWS’s expanded strategic alliance, visit their official websites and follow their latest announcements for more insights into the future of enterprise technology and AI integration.