Indian expertise’s 5-year infra contract

HCL Technologies has won a five year IT infrastructure and application services contract with EDF Luminus, the second largest electricity producer and energy supplier in the Belgian energy market.

HCL will help EDF Luminus to transform and modernize its IT infrastructure, applications landscape and will migrate its SAP portfolio to a public cloud environment. EDF Luminus is a subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF).

The deal marks a significant win for HCL in Belgium, and will see it taking the responsibility for migrating all EDF Luminus’ SAP applications to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.

HCL will also provide integrated Cloud and Data Center services, Non-SAP Application management including infrastructure support, end-to-end network and security services, as well as Service Integration and Management (SIAM).

“HCL is delighted to have been chosen as EDF Luminus’ transformation partner, which is another great endorsement of our drive to help clients lay the foundations of a successful digital enterprise,” said Sandeep Saxena, EVP – UK Ireland, France & Benelux, ITO, HCL Technologies.

“The transformation roadmap we have laid out for EDF Luminus will enable it to become a true digital enterprise, supported by best-in-class technology and IT services delivery. Furthermore, by leveraging automation and AI, we will further enable EDF Luminus to provide better services to its clients and achieve its business goals,” Saxena said.

HCL works with more than 100 global energy and utilities companies, helping to drive customer-centric transformation initiatives through its technology partnerships, strategic IP and strong delivery capabilities, delivered through on-, near- and offshore locations and innovation labs.

EDF Luminus with an installed capacity of 2,033 MW in January 2018 and more than 30 sites in Flanders and Wallonia, EDF Luminus and makes the company the second largest electricity producer and supplier of Belgium. fiinews.com