HCL Technologies sets up New Microsoft Business Unit to extend AI, Cloud and IoT Technologies

HCL Technologies launched a dedicated business unit for Microsoft Technologies to extend Microsoft’s offerings of Business Applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, IoT, and AI/Machine Learning.

The unit is named as the HCL Microsoft Business unit, which will help the client using Microsoft products with their digital transformation initiatives, notes the announcement.

According to the announcement, the new unit will focus more on the Microsoft offerings of business applications, like Azure, Dynamic 365, and some other latest emerging technology products.

Executive Opinion

Corporate Vice President and CTO for IT Services, HCL Technologies, Kalyan Kumar, said, "The HCL Microsoft Business Unit is the next phase to bolster HCL’s successful and long-standing relationship with Microsoft. Increasingly, customers are making bold strides, incorporating IoT solutions with machine learning for analytics, running this solution in the public cloud, and supported by CRM. This business unit combines HCL’s specialized services and global reach with Microsoft’s powerful cloud and business technologies, making a strong and unique offering for clients. These offerings are coming at a critical time when enterprises are aggressively implementing digital technologies for competitive advantage. Spearheading the HCL Microsoft Business Unit is Don Jones, who brings 20+ years of Microsoft experience, having created numerous successful solutions and go-to-market campaigns with Microsoft, and we’re confident in his ability to successfully lead this initiative."

Executive Vice President at Microsoft, Judson Althoff, said, "By establishing a Microsoft Business Unit, HCL is taking an important step forward in the long-standing partnership between our two companies. As a result, companies will benefit from unique products and services tailored to their digital journey while fostering modern work and collaboration. Together, we will be able to offer our joint customers a rich experience."

HCL's Microsoft Business Unit

HCL has also revealed that the new Microsoft business unit combines HCL specialized services and global reach with the Microsoft business and powerful cloud technologies. This new division will also bring around 2000 HCL customers using Microsoft technologies under just one roof.

The Business Unit will also create some of the more intellectual property, extending the Microsoft platform for the customer-specific scenarios, and provides support to clients in the field of healthcare, manufacturing, retail, travel, life science, financial services industries, said the notes.
To lead this initiative, HCL has also appointed Don Jones, who has more than 20 years of experience in Microsoft technologies.

A few days back, TCS has launched a separate business unit for Microsoft tools to helps its clients accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.

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