AstraZenecahas signed a seven-year
£736m global IT outsourcing contract with IBM.
The agreement renews and expands the scope of an existing
contract the pharmaceutical firm had with Big Blue.
The new deal will see IBM provide a single global technical
infrastructure covering 60 countries.
This includes server and
storage hosting, service desks, PC management, and network and
communications services, including e-mail and computer operations
support.
AstraZeneca will retain control of its overall IT strategy and
the development and support of its application systems.
Richard Williams, CIO at AstraZeneca, said, "This agreement will
enable AstraZeneca to deliver greater value to the business by
providing consistent infrastructure services globally, enabling a
faster and more efficient rollout of new technology with improved
levels of service."
He said, "In allowing IBM greater autonomy on methods of
delivery, the agreement will result in cost efficiencies when
compared with running in-house systems."
The contract follows a previous seven-year deal IBM held with
the firm.
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