Evonik, a global specialty chemicals company, has awarded a new contract to Atos to support the major transformation of its IT communication and collaboration systems for employees.
Under the contract, Canopy, the Atos Cloud, will implement and run a private cloud solution to create a fully cloud enabled platform providing collaboration and communication applications in a pay for usage model. The Canopy “A3C” solution based on Microsoft technology enables Evonik to make use of the newest collaboration software, now and in the future. Evonik will also be able to adapt this environment as business needs change without need for investment in assets.
The new Unified Communication & Collaboration environment replaces the actual Lotus Notes environment. The “A3C” solution includes the Microsoft applications for Lync, SharePoint and Exchange and will be operated in a private cloud for Evonik. Atos will manage the migration to the cloud and the operations of the private cloud environment.
”With the Atos “A3C” solution, we will have a powerful, progressive and reliable collaboration solution for our everyday work”, said Dr. Bettina Uhlich, CIO at Evonik Industries AG. ”We are convinced of the benefits of a private cloud which provides flexible capabilities combined with high European data protection standards. We have chosen Atos for its high quality solution and cost effectiveness. We also were particularly pleased about the excellent collaboration between the Evonik and Atos teams”.
“Our long-term cooperation with Evonik Industries AG is now heading into a new dimension,” says Martin Wibbe, VP and COO of Manufacturing, Retail & Transportation services at Atos. “As Europe's largest provider of cloud services we offer cost-effective and flexible performance for the benefit of Evonik. We are excited that Evonik has taken its first strategic step into the cloud with us.”
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