IBM announced it has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Tech Mahindra, wherein IBM will work with Tech Mahindra to build a platform for the development of cloud-based apps for its clients on Bluemix Dedicated, a single-tenant version of Bluemix. Through this alliance, IBM will provide an open, flexible cloud environment to enable Tech Mahindra’s developers to build cloud-native and cloud enabled applications with a scalable model. Tech Mahindra will train 5,000 of its own developers on building advanced apps on Bluemix for the hybrid cloud.
The engagement will help Tech Mahindra build a skilled workforce that can work on services across a wide range of services including Cloud Migration Services, DevOps and Internet of Things. Tech Mahindra will now be able to develop applications for predictive analytics and that also draw on data from the Internet of Things (IoT) for clients in the automotive and manufacturing industry.
About Bluemix: Bluemix runs on SoftLayer cloud infrastructure and combines the strength of IBM’s middleware software with tools from IBM’s partner ecosystem to offer DevOps in the cloud. With access to services and APIs from across the tech industry – including tools in categories such as Watson, open source and third-party tools including services for social, mobile, security and the Internet of Things – Bluemix helps developers speed application deployment from months to minutes.Bluemix Dedicated runs on private, dedicated servers and hardware in an organization’s preferred IBM cloud center – a network which span over 40 regions across the globe. This approach will not only allows Tech Mahindra to consistently achieve high network performance but will also enable its developers to build and deliver cloud-based solutions to their customer base while maintaining maximum control over where client data resides.
Said Raju Wadalkar, Chief Technology Officer (Communications Group), Tech Mahindra, “a large number of these companies are taking cautious steps towards cloud adoption due to performance, security, data sovereignty and other concerns. The hybrid approach of IBM Cloud and Bluemix will help us to bridge this gap, giving our clients greater flexibility and control of their data as they design and adopt cloud strategies.”