Soland works to improve operating model to align with Net Zero carbon commitment
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) through its Boundaryless Enterprise solutions will facilitate London-headquartered National Grid’s continued digital transformation, integration of its managed services and consolidation of multiple data centers across UK and US to next generation hosting services.
This service is under Wipro’s multi-year global strategic IT and digital deal with National Grid, a leading multinational electric and gas utility provider.
The sustainable data centers will allow for enhanced program governance, as well as heightened consolidation and the migration of all server and application functions from traditional data centers. Wipro will also help with mainframe migration and transition to managed services, including the eventual implementation of a hybrid cloud solution for National Grid.
“As a strategic partner, Wipro will help us accelerate our digital journey as we work to achieve next generation capabilities in infrastructure hosting services. Wipro’s expertise will be instrumental as we work to improve our operating model to align with our Net Zero carbon commitment,” Shannon Soland, Chief Technology Officer, National Grid, said in a release on 21 Oct 2021.
“Our data center consolidation efforts will allow us to realize an over 60% reduction in our data center footprint as well as realize a 40% reduction in our data center CO2 emissions,” added Daniel Jablonski, Head of Cloud and Hosting Services, National.
“Additionally this transformational program, in conjunction with Wipro, will position our IT capabilities to enable modernized SDDC techniques, technologies, and operating model to accelerate our own digital transformation as National Grid continues to build the future of energy,” he said.
As part of the collaboration with National Grid, Wipro. through its innovative solutions and expertise, will deliver a flexible, scalable and resilient digital transformation journey for National Grid.
“National Grid is one of the world’s largest utility companies, and Wipro is excited to be named as a strategic partner. This new collaboration builds on the successful two-decade-old partnership between the two companies,” said Geoffrey Jue, Vice President – ENU Sector Head, Wipro Limited.
“Wipro will employ standardized tools and processes to provide cloud services that will strengthen National Grid’s infrastructure services, and support its strategic business objectives,” he said. #technology #investment #projects #data /fiinews.com
