Chris Ehrlich

BENGALURU, India — The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to “accelerate” its digital transformation. SAIL selected HPE GreenLake to deliver an on-premises private cloud with on-demand capacity for its Central Marketing Organization (CMO), according to HPE last month. SAIL’s infrastructure was reaching “end of life,” and the […]

AUSTIN, Texas and NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The sewing machine maker SVP Worldwide is using software by Oracle to offer a better customer experience (CX). SVP Worldwide’s 171 stores upgraded to the latest Oracle point of service (POS) and retail customer relationship management (CRM) software, according to Oracle this month.  The upgrade was led by Oracle […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is working with IBM to launch a comprehensive program to develop the skills of students and faculty in several “high-demand” technologies.  UF and IBM are collaborating to support skill sets in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum cloud computing, hybrid cloud, and data science that “align with industry needs […]

ROUND ROCK, Texas and PALO ALTO, Calif. — The reinsurer Munich Re is working with Dell Technologies and VMware to create a “consistent approach” to its global IT operations through multicloud. Munich Re is looking to the tech leaders to develop an operation that performs with improved performance and flexibility at the high level of […]

MUMBAI, India — The higher education technology provider upGrad is working with AWS to bring online learning to over 100 countries.  UpGrad has moved the vast majority of its information technology (IT) infrastructure to the AWS cloud, according to AWS last month. The edtech company uses various AWS capabilities, including analytics, security, and compute, to […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and CLEVELAND — KeyBank is partnering with Google Cloud to accelerate its commitment to “cloud-first” banking.  KeyBank entered an expanded, multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud, according to Google Cloud this month.  Under the partnership, KeyBank will become one of the largest regional banks in the U.S. to operate its primary platforms and […]

HOUSTON — The safety and compliance firm J. J. Keller & Associates is working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to power its cloud transformation. J. J. Keller selected HPE’s scalable GreenLake cloud services, according to HPE last month. The firm serves the construction, industrial, and trucking markets in North America. The cloud services by HPE […]

WALLDORF, Germany — SAP is partnering with the IT services firm Arvato Systems to develop a sovereign cloud for the public sector in Germany. SAP and Arvato Systems intend to form and invest in a new German company for the venture to “drive digital transformation in Germany,” according to SAP this month. SAP and Arvato […]

AUSTIN, Texas — The Mayo Clinic is working with Oracle Cloud to implement software to help fulfill its eight-year vision. The health care nonprofit will use Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite and Oracle Fusion Analytics to “power its business processes,” according to Oracle last month.  The Oracle Cloud software will support Mayo Clinic’s “Path to […]

SEATTLE — Best Buy selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its “preferred” cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and as its strategic partner for developing cloud engineering talent.  The collaboration will help Best Buy apply cloud technology across its retail operations and support the “rapid innovation” of its customer experience (CX), including digital experiences created […]