Infosys and Microsoft to drive Strategic Cloud Transformation for Ausgrid Australia

Infosys and Microsoft have now announced a multi-year strategic engagement with Ausgrid, Australia.

The partnership will accelerate the cloud transformation for the largest electricity distributor for Australia's east coast.

Nick Crowe, acting CIO, Ausgrid, said, "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. Accelerating our cloud transformation journey in partnership with Infosys and Microsoft allows us 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."

Anand Swaminathan, Executive Vice President & Global Industry Leader Communications, Media and Technology, Infosys, 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. This engagement further strengthens our global collaboration with Microsoft and our joint value to the industry".

The adoption of Cloud transformation is a key enabler for Ausgrid to increase the security, agility, and resilience of business operations. Infosys said that the cloud program is designed to reduce Ausgrid’s cost of ownership and improve the performance of its IT applications and systems.

As a part of this strategic engagement, Infosys and Microsoft are helping Ausgrid to modernize the application landscape and optimize its IT infrastructure.

The cloud-driven transformation program launched in mid-2020 is being delivered via a phased approach. The digital transformation is leveraging a cloud management platform combined with managed services, notes the announcement.