GeneralAXA extends IT services agreement with IBM

Financial services firm AXA Group has extended its Infrastructure On Demand (IOD) contract with IBM, as part of a four-year agreement for IBM to provide IT infrastructure services.

Financial services firm AXA Group has extended its Infrastructure On Demand (IOD) contract with IBM, as part of a four-year agreement for IBM to provide IT infrastructure services. AXA Tech, the technology arm of AXA Group, has embarked on a programme to consolidate, standardise and automate its IT infrastructure to reduce operating costs and improve service quality to customers. IBM will support AXA Tech to help accelerate the execution of this IT transformation. Under the terms of the contract, IBM will provide on-demand mainframe, server and storage services and consulting to help AXA Tech transform its data-centre and processes. ... [ Read more on www.computerweekly.com ]

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