Capgemini and Microsoft in joint help for businesses towards the cloud

Posted: June 07, 2010 by Daniel Vámosi Martinussen

The two firms offer cloud services based on the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite and Capgemini’s new Infostructure Transformation Services offering.

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and Microsoft today announced an alliance agreement aimed at helping businesses make the move to the cloud.

As part of the alliance, Capgemini will market and deliver the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, Microsoft’s cloud-based communication and collaboration service, through Capgemini’s recently announced Global Service Line of Infostructure Transformation Services, a unit created to help clients accelerate sustainable cost reduction and access the benefits of cloud computing and software as a service.

Capgemini will offer solutions based on Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite for communications and collaboration solutions worldwide. By partnering with Microsoft, Capgemini offers customers compelling cloud applications to help clients tap into new commercial models of cloud computing while delivering enterprise-grade capabilities, security, protection and a familiar Microsoft interface. With a flexible “hybrid” model, customers can use Microsoft’s cloud technologies for some or all users, enabling them to make the journey to the cloud at their own pace.

“Capgemini brings a long history of strong customer relationships, technology consulting expertise, and valuable professional and outsourcing services while Microsoft offers cloud innovation and the most popular productivity and collaboration technology in the world. Capgemini already has a strong alliance with Microsoft, and this announcement, coupled with our recent agreement on Windows Azure, strengthens that relationship,” says David Boulter, vice president of Global Infostructure Transformation Services for Capgemini.

“Customers can save between 10 percent and 50 percent in IT-related expenditures as a result of deploying Microsoft Online Services”, Microsoft states.

Source: Microsoft.com & Capgemini.dk