Infosys, Microsoft ink multi-year deal with Ausgrid

• BySheetal Sidhu     |    September 13, 2021

Infosys, Microsoft ink multi-year deal with Ausgrid to accelerate the cloud transformation of the largest electricity distributor on Australia’s east coast. This programme will further Ausgrid’s vision to connect communities and empower lives with a focus on affordability, reliability and sustainability, Infosys said in a regulatory filing on Monday. “With over 4 million Australians relying on our services every day, it is essential we are maintaining our high standard of reliability and connectivity, as well as delivering on the expectations of Australian communities,” Nick Crowe, acting CIO at Ausgrid, said. Accelerating the cloud transformation journey in partnership with Infosys and Microsoft allows the organisation to improve the reliability of the network, keep downward pressure on electricity prices and bring new services to market at speed and in a cost-effective manner, he added. 

As part of this strategic engagement, Infosys and Microsoft are helping Ausgrid address these challenges by modernising its application landscape and optimising the IT infrastructure, it added. The cloud-driven transformation programme – launched in mid-2020 – is being delivered through a phased approach, leveraging a cloud management platform combined with managed services, it said. “Our engagement with Ausgrid has expanded to include this strategic cloud transformation initiative, leveraging Infosys’ Cobalt ecosystem of platforms, solutions and services as well as our deep expertise in the utility industry,” Infosys Executive Vice President and Global Industry Leader (Communications, Media and Technology) Anand Swaminathan said.

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