PARIS and ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 14,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atos and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today
announced plans to further expand their global relationship to help
banks and insurance companies address their increased security and
regulatory compliance demands when moving their workloads and
applications to the cloud. With the goal of helping companies
modernize to meet consumer demand, Atos and IBM intend to support
financial services clients through the creation of a new Atos Cloud
Center of Excellence.
As financial services institutions balance the need to drive
innovation by delivering high-value services while addressing
strict security and compliance requirements, hybrid cloud
environments have become increasingly important. To help move the
financial services industry forward, Atos intends to migrate and
modernize customer mission-critical workloads to the IBM Cloud for
Financial Services using the platform's built-in security and
compliance protocols designed to help clients reduce their risk and
regulatory barriers that impede transformation and innovation. The
IBM Cloud for Financial Services features security capabilities
including confidential computing technology and 'Keep Your Own Key'
encryption backed by the highest level of security commercially
available[1] to help financial institutions retain control of
their data.
The Atos Cloud Center of Excellence intends to provide
technology and financial services expertise for clients backed by
dedicated Atos professionals trained on IBM Cloud for Financial
Services, IBM Cloud Paks and Red Hat OpenShift, providing local
language assistance. Atos' planned work to support the IBM Cloud
for Financial Services through the new Atos Center of Excellence
reinforces the company's mission to deliver application
modernization and hybrid cloud transformation at scale, which is
enabled by Atos OneCloud -- an innovative initiative from Atos to
pro-actively accelerate its clients' migration to the Cloud through
a one-stop shop offering industry specific go-to-market and
organization. Atos also offers automation services including
Robotic Process Automation, AI-driven intelligent workflows and
business processes reengineering accelerated by IBM Cloud Pak for
Data and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration.
Adrian
Gregory, SEVP, Global Head of Financial Services &
Insurance, Atos, said: "Banks and insurance companies are
moving their applications to the Cloud at speed - with the pandemic
providing sharp focus to digitalize businesses in response to
changing customer and market trends – this sense of urgency must be
matched with determination to select the right partner to unlock
long-term opportunities. By combining the power of Atos OneCloud
with the IBM Cloud for Financial Services, together we can play a
pivotal role in supporting financial services organisations on
their transformations, helping them to address their security,
compliance and resiliency challenges."
Howard
Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform, said: "As
financial institutions seek to modernize and harness the power of
hybrid cloud and AI, the need for security and compliance across
all platforms is paramount. IBM Cloud for Financial Services aims
to address the risks the industry is facing with built-in controls
focused on the regulatory barriers that have historically impeded
digital transformation. The new Atos Cloud Center of Excellence
will combine IBM's hybrid cloud and AI solutions with Atos'
industry experts trained and certified for those solutions, as well
as automation capabilities to accelerate innovation throughout the
industry without sacrificing security.
Atos and IBM announced the expansion of their global
relationship in January 2021 with the
intent to help clients accelerate their digital transformation
efforts with hybrid cloud and industry-specific automation
solutions designed to increase productivity and reduce costs.
Atos OneCloud combines a unique set of 10 offerings
to help clients accelerate migration to the Cloud.
It also includes a range of services in collaboration with a world
class partner ecosystem including IBM and RedHat, which encompasses
cloud advisory consulting, application transformation expertise and
prebuilt cloud accelerators underpinned by Atos' leading
cybersecurity offerings.
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals
and objectives only.
For more information on IBM Cloud for Financial Services, visit
www.ibm.com/cloud/financial-services.
About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital
transformation with 105,000 employees and annual revenue of over €
11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high
performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end
solutions for all industries in 71 countries. A pioneer in
decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos operates
under the brands Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas
Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index. The purpose of Atos is to
help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and
services support the development of knowledge, education and
research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the
development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the
world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members
of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a
safe and secure information space. www.atos.net
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1 Based on IBM Hyper Protect Crypto Service, the only
service in the industry built on FIPS 140-2 Level 4-certified
hardware. FIPS 140-2 Security Level 4 provides the highest
level of security defined in this standard.
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