Just over three months since it spun out of IBM as a separate business, IT infrastructure company Kyndryl has announced today (23 February) a major partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The partnership will combine the resources and expertise of the two companies to offer cloud services to Kyndryl enterprise customers. AWS will also act as a cloud provider to help the company build its own internal cloud infrastructure, becoming what Kyndryl calls a ‘premier global alliance partner’.

Together, the two companies will invest in building a global AWS practice which will aim to use their collective skills and services and deliver a ‘best-in-class’ customer experience. As part of the agreement, Kyndryl will also establish an AWS cloud centre of excellence to offer new services to customers.

The centre will also enable Kyndryl professionals across the globe to optimise customer migration journeys with AWS.

Martin Schroeter, chair and CEO of Kyndryl, commented: “Our ability to freely explore and unleash the combined benefits of AWS cloud services with Kyndryl’s deep industry-specific managed services and expertise will provide an unprecedented level of knowledge and innovation.”

He added that together, the two companies will invest in helping companies “modernise, innovate and compete”.

Kyndryl also announced that it is developing an accelerator for VMware Cloud on AWS, leveraging their “deep partnerships with VMware”. Through the accelerator, skilled practitioners from the three companies will help big enterprises combine their existing VMware

“Together, we are committed to educating, empowering, and enabling thousands of AWS certified practitioners and developing joint solutions that will accelerate customers’ journeys and help them innovate on the world’s leading cloud,” said AWS CEO Adam Selipsky.

Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMware, said that the three companies bring together “a unique combination of customer focus, technology innovation and industry leadership” that can help customers modernise their applications and accelerate their cloud initiatives.

VMmare has collaborated with IBM for more than two decades and has an existing public cloud partnership with AWS. “Together, our companies will help customers successfully navigate complex cloud journeys that lead to greater digital innovation while retaining enterprise control,” Raghuram said.

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