Dagligvarujätten Asda väljer HCL Technologies för IT-baserat förändringsarbete
Stockholm – 21 september, 2018–HCL Technologies(HCL), ett ledande globalt teknologiföretag, har blivit valda att driva ett IT-baserat förändringsarbete hos Storbritanniens tredje största dagligvaruföretag, Asda. Avtalet som löper på tre år innebär att HCL ska utveckla Asdas IT-applikationstjänster via en ny DevOps-baserad leveransmodell. Tjänsterna omfattar utveckling av data och analytics, backoffice-applikationer genom hela utvecklingscykeln, testning och support. HCL kommer också att bygga en central plattform för datahantering. Därigenom ska Asda kunna förbättra sin förmåga att utnyttja möjligheterna med dataanalys.
Asda driver fler än 600 butiker I Storbritannien och man har 135 000 anställda. Asda vill bli mer snabbrörliga inom applikationsutveckling och testning för att kunna agera snabbare på affärsmöjligheter och minska time-to-market. Samtidigt ska användarupplevelsen förbättras. Genom att modernisera sin dataplattform och införa ett DevOps-baserat sätt att arbeta ska Asda ta bort de datasilos som begränsar samarbetet mellan interna IT-team, göra applikationslivscykler mer effektiva och öka innovationsarbetet över hela företaget. Asda valde HCL tack vare dess omfattande expertis kring att leverera liknande och stora förändringsprojekt samt för dess kompetens inom data analytics.
- När organisationer genomgår digitala förändringar där teknologi får en central roll i verksamheten är det viktigt att vi är tillräckligt snabbrörliga för att effektivt kunna agera på förändrade behov, särskilt när det gäller Data and Analytics. säger Phil Tenney, CIO på Asda. HCL erbjuder den rätta mixen av erfarenhet, kvalitet och värde som vi behöver i vårt förändringsarbete.
- Vi är glada över att få chansen att arbeta så tätt ihop med Asda när de nu ska utveckla sin kapacitet inom data och analytics, säger Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President, at HCL Technologies. Dagligvaruhandeln är mycket konkurrensutsatt och den ökande trenden kring online-handel och ökad digitalisering i butiker innebär att IT får en avgörande roll för hur väl företag lyckas med innovation.
About ASDA
Founded in the 1960s in Yorkshire, Asda is one of Britain’s leading retailers. Dedicated colleagues serve customers from our network of stores and online services, including supercentres, superstores, supermarkets, Living stores, petrol filling stations and depots across the UK. More than 19 million people shop with Asda every week and 98 per cent of UK homes are served by www.asda.com.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies (HCL) is a leading global technology company that helps global enterprises re–imagine and transform their businesses through Digital technology transformation. HCL operates out of 41 countries and has consolidated revenues of US$ 8.0 billion, for 12 Months ended 30th June, 2018. HCL focuses on providing an integrated portfolio of services underlined by its Mode 1–2–3 growth strategy. Mode 1 encompasses the core services in the areas of Applications, Infrastructure, BPO and Engineering & R&D services, leveraging DRYiCETMAutonomics to transform clients' business and IT landscape, making them 'lean' and 'agile'. Mode 2 focuses on experience–centric and outcome–oriented integrated offerings of Digital & Analytics, IoT WoRKS™, Cloud Native Services and Cybersecurity & GRC services to drive business outcomes and enable enterprise digitalization. Mode 3 strategy is ecosystem–driven, creating innovative IP–partnerships to build products and platforms business. HCL leverages its global network of integrated co-innovation labs and global delivery capabilities to provide holistic multi–service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Travel, Transportation & Logistics and Government. With 124,121 professionals from diverse nationalities, HCL focuses on creating real value for customers by taking 'Relationships Beyond the Contract'. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com
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HCL Technologies
Elka Ghudial
Asda
Clair Hufton
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