REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - To provide digital solutions for enterprise customers in Indonesia, TelkomSigma has formed a strategic partnership with global company Avanade. The cooperation carried out by a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Plt. CEO of TelkomSigma Roberto Surya Negara and Main Director of Southeast Asia Avanade Bhavya Kapoor, some time ago.

Avanade, which is a joint venture company between Accenture and Microsoft, is one of the global partners recognized as a Microsoft Solutions Partner in six categories. The six categories are Security, Modern Work, Business Applications, Data, and AI on Azure, Infrastructure on Azure, and Digital and Application Innovation on Azure.

With six Microsoft Solutions Partner categories, Avanade is also recognized as a Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud. Earlier this year, Avanade and Accenture were jointly named Microsoft Global SI Partner of the Year for the 17th time.

Along with the high market demand for cloud-based digital and IT infrastructure services in Indonesia, Telkomsigma, which focuses on B2B Digital IT Services, is committed to Avanade to explore various ways to meet all of the company's digital transformation needs through its portfolio in the Cloud, Digital and IT Services sectors. , but not limited to clients in the financial industry.

In welcoming this collaboration, Telkom Strategic Portfolio Director Budi Setyawan Wijaya explained that the B2B IT Services portfolio will be the future of Telkom which is projected to continue to grow rapidly through Telkomsigma. "TelkomGroup will continue to focus on increasing technological capabilities to be able to help accelerate the development of infrastructure and digital platforms in Indonesia," said Budi.

Plt. The Main Director of TelkomSigma, Roberto Surya Negara, on this occasion said that as part of the transformation efforts that are in line with the five main strategies of TelkomGroup Five Bold Moves, this strategic collaboration is a step to improve the technological capabilities of people, processes and offers made by Telkomsigma. "Through this MoU with Avanade, we want to bring unique value to customers and encourage their digital transformation through assets and solutions built on the Microsoft platform," said Roberto.

Avanade Southeast Asia Managing Director, Bhavya Kapoor said: "We are pleased to be able to complement Telkom's services by bringing Microsoft's unrivaled capabilities and deep industry expertise to help companies reimagine new operating models, products, and services, and deliver extraordinary experiences. "For Avanade, this MoU will extend the delivery of our Microsoft solutions with experienced partners in Indonesia and the banking and financial services sector," he said.

This strategic partnership is in line with the program launched by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo in supporting the achievement of the vision of Indonesia Gold 2045. This program is also in line with the direction of the Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir that Telkom as a digital telecommunications company that acts as one of the backbones of Indonesia's digitalization must always innovate. and collaborate to create an even digital ecosystem in the future.

For this reason, the collaboration between TelkomSigma and Avanade is expected to answer the need for efforts to improve Indonesia's digital economy. Telkomsigma, which is currently accelerating to meet the needs of its customers for cloud-based IT services solutions, has formed partnerships with several selected partners who are considered the most suitable to meet customers' digital needs.