Kyndryl and Microsoft deliver cloud-based innovation to mainframe customers – ETCIO South East Asia

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the worlds largest IT infrastructure services provider, and Microsoft today announced plans to expand the reach and impact of their global strategic partnership by helping customers expand and increase access to valuable mainframe data.

Kyndryl, provider of the secure multi-tenant zCloud, is applying its unique expertise to create data pipes that enable connections between the mainframe, including its zCloud platform, and the Microsoft cloud, making it easier for customers to move their mainframe data to the cloud, thereby unlocking new uses and value streams from their entire data estate. Customers will have a holistic view of their data and can take advantage of machine learning, AI, analytics, and reporting, and will be able to leverage low code/no code applications with Microsoft Power Platform.

Kyndryl and Microsoft also plan to combine mainframe data with other internal and external cloud-based data sources that will enable customers to create new applications that leverage modern analytics and visualisation tools to deliver advanced insights at scale.

As part of the joint mainframe modernisation initiative, Kyndryl will launch consulting and integration services developed to help customers more easily and efficiently plan, design, and connect mainframe data to Azure Cloud and Edge Computing environments.

As part of our collaboration with Microsoft on mainframe modernisation, we are helping customers increase access to valuable mainframe data and leverage new capabilities that will show benefits of cloud automation and insights from their IT environments, said Petra Goude, Kyndryl Global Practice Leader, Core Enterprise and zCloud. Through this initiative, we are teaming with Microsoft to increase flexibility and availability of mainframe datawhether workloads are in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge.

Microsofts AI-enabled Power Platform capabilities, Kyndryls rich mainframe ecosystem and managed services experience are a strong combination that will help customers unlock their mainframe data, said Kelly Rogan, Corporate Vice President, Global System Integrator and Advisory Partners at Microsoft. Were excited that our expanded collaboration will allow us to deliver new innovations that make it easier for customers to take advantage of the cloud to access data and make informed, data-driven business decisions.

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Kyndryl and Microsoft deliver cloud-based innovation to mainframe customers - ETCIO South East Asia