Tata Communications partners Google Cloud India for public cloud services
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Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, announced its partnership with Google Cloud to drive cloud adoption and transform Indian businesses. With this partnership, Tata Communications has further expanded its managed public cloud services portfolio to include capabilities for Google Cloud.
The partnership between Tata Communications and Google Cloud India will enable organizations to deploy and access Google Cloud services through Tata Communications’ IZO™ Managed Cloud while providing them ease-of-use coupled with end-to-end services, including cloud architecture planning, workload migration and ongoing operational support.
As a Google Cloud India Partner, Tata Communications will support organizations with services across infrastructure modernization, data center transformation, application modernization, smart analytics, multi-cloud deployments and more.
Tata Communications IZO™ Managed Cloud provides the right expertise, infrastructure, and support services to drive business growth and improve performance. Tata Communications’ IZO™ Cloud Command portal offers a single-pane-of-glass orchestration tool that integrates different enterprise IT environments into a single dashboard and simplifies the management and orchestration of the IT estate, offering a unified cloud experience. It provides a comprehensive view of IT resource utilization (across on-premise, private, Google Cloud), thus enabling greater control for the customer, resulting in cost efficiencies and improved productivity.
With the current global scenario, there is wider recognition for business resilience and agility that cloud enables; most businesses are now beginning to explore a cloud-first model. DevOps, a set of practices that combine software development and IT operations, has become an important requirement for enterprises. To make applications future-ready, businesses are modernizing them by leveraging Containers and Kubernetes (an open-source platform for container orchestration), as they offer businesses the scalability and portability they need to be agile and build a competitive edge, enabling self-service provisioning and capacity-on-demand with ease.
“According to an IDC survey, more than 60 percent of Indian organizations plan to leverage cloud platforms for digital innovation, as they re-strategize their IT spending plans.”
Tata Communications’ services can manage Kubernetes on Google Cloud platform that can enable application modernization seamlessly, which is an essential need as enterprises graduate in the hybrid multi-cloud environments.
According to an IDC survey, more than 60 percent of Indian organizations plan to leverage cloud platforms for digital innovation, as they re-strategize their IT spending plans. Tata Communications and Google Cloud India together have market-leading capabilities across a spectrum of services for customers looking to reframe their business blueprint.
“The current demands on enterprises to manage and optimize their cloud solutions has never been more important, especially in the wake of COVID-19 and our increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure,” says Rajesh Awasthi, Global Head of Cloud and Managed Hosting Services at Tata Communications. “As organizations migrate to Google Cloud, they need a partner that will support them across their entire IT ecosystem and deliver a unified cloud management platform that offers greater transparency, control and security of their data and applications.”
“The true test of 2021 will be how organizations adopt a cloud-first approach. Through our partnership with Tata Communications, we will be able to provide our customers with a unified, end-to-end experience that will remove the complexity in cloud management and help them transform at speed and scale”, said Amitabh Jacob, Head of Partners and Alliances at Google Cloud India.
Questions & Answers
Q.What new capabilities does Tata Communications' expanded managed public cloud services portfolio now include?
What new capabilities does Tata Communications' expanded managed public cloud services portfolio now include?
With this partnership, Tata Communications has expanded its portfolio to include capabilities for Google Cloud. This allows organisations to deploy and access Google Cloud services through Tata Communications’ IZO™ Managed Cloud.
Q.What specific services will Tata Communications offer as a Google Cloud India Partner?
What specific services will Tata Communications offer as a Google Cloud India Partner?
Tata Communications will support organisations with services covering infrastructure modernization, data center transformation, application modernization, smart analytics, and multi-cloud deployments. They also provide cloud architecture planning, workload migration, and operational support.
Q.How does Tata Communications' IZO™ Cloud Command portal benefit businesses using Google Cloud?
How does Tata Communications' IZO™ Cloud Command portal benefit businesses using Google Cloud?
The portal provides a single-pane-of-glass orchestration tool, integrating different enterprise IT environments into one dashboard. This simplifies IT estate management, offers a unified cloud experience, and allows greater control over resource utilisation across various cloud types.
Q.Why is the ability to manage Kubernetes on Google Cloud significant for enterprises?
Why is the ability to manage Kubernetes on Google Cloud significant for enterprises?
Managing Kubernetes on Google Cloud enables smooth application modernization, which is crucial as enterprises move to hybrid multi-cloud environments. Containers and Kubernetes offer scalability and portability for agility and competitive advantage.
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