L&T Infotech signs a multi-year contract with Elkjøp Nordic

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (L&T Infotech),  IT services & solutions companies and a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, today announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Elkjøp Nordic AS to provide end-to-end Infrastructure Management and Datacenter services.

Owned by British giant Dixons Carphone, Elkjøp Nordic is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the Nordic region with over 500 stores across six countries.

Under this partnership, L&T Infotech will transform decentre capabilities of Elkjøp by migrating its current environment to an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model through its Nordic partner Rejlers Embriq AS. This migration will improve availability and compliance of IT infrastructure thus enabling Elkjøp to meet its key business goals of rapid expansion, said the company's statement.

“We followed a very rigorous process to select our partner for this engagement. We wanted a right size partner who brings cost efficiency, experience from similar engagements in Retail industry, ability to work with our other partners and cultural compatibility. We believe we have found a perfect match in L&T Infotech” says Oddbjørn Erlimo, Department Manager for IT Infrastructure Operations at Elkjøp Nordic.

“A robust technology platform is critical for today’s organisation to scale, expand and innovate. We want to make Elkjøp Nordic more competitive with a flexible and secure IT landscape that expands with company’s growth plans.” said Sanjay Jalona, CEO & Managing Director, L&T Infotech.

Elkjøp engaged Glocal View as advisors for managing the outsourcing process.