TCS, Cisco enter strategic alliance

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cisco today said that the companies have entered into a strategic alliance. As per the terms of collaboration, TCS will build a new technology on Cisco’s data centre networking and security solutions.

TCS will incorporate Cisco’s data centre 3.0 technologies to build the next-generation virtualised data centres that will have better operational and energy efficiency. The companies will also explore new networking innovations to address the needs of large and small businesses for IT services.

"Customers are demanding greater dynamism from their IT infrastructure and application environment to address current challenges,” said N Chandrasekaran, chief operating officer and executive director, TCS.

The strategic alliance will initially focus on India as well as mutual enterprise customers in the US and UK in the key verticals of banking and finance services, telecom, and government.

The companies have also formed Cisco Technology Lab at the TCS campus in Chennai, where they will test frameworks, develop skills and certify employees in Cisco data centre technologies. The lab will also allow Cisco and TCS to illustrate proof-of-concepts.