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TCS and AWS Forge GenAI and Cloud Partnership, Spearheading Digital Transformation

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on April 24 announced that it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide cloud transformation and generative AI solutions to clients.

This new transformation agreement with AWS will enable TCS to create a comprehensive digital transformation for its customers by deploying data and generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions on AWS, the company said.

As part of the deal, AWS will support the upskilling and reskilling of 25,000 TCS employees with the latest cloud and GenAI skills. This will provide TCS with the tools for its customers to build modern architectures, deliver business value by leveraging cloud-native capabilities, and drive modernization at scale.

These include a clear cloud modernization strategy, access to modern infrastructure and equipment, exclusive investment models and technology betas, proof of concept (POC), and infrastructure.

Customer selection for this program spans a variety of geographies and positions, particularly banking and finance, life sciences, healthcare, travel, transportation, hospitality, manufacturing, automotive, communications, and telecommunications.

Matt Garman, vice president of sales, marketing, and global services at AWS, said, “At AWS, we are excited to expand our partnership with TCS, the recognized global leader in IT services. With AWS’s comprehensive suite of generative AI and modernization services, combined with TCS’s domain expertise and global delivery capabilities, our customers will benefit by accelerating their business transformation.”

Krishna Mohan, Deputy Head, AI. Cloud Unit, TCS, added, “We are excited about the unique value that our customers will have access to, through this agreement between TCS and AWS using TCS' contextual expertise. It provides an opportunity to drive significant value through innovative technologies such as Generative AI and modernization at scale for getting over our customers globally.”

TCS is said to have GenAI applications and solutions divisions including consulting, solution design and prototyping, and large language prototyping training.

Conclusion: The establishment of the GenAI and TCS-AWS cloud partnership marks an important milestone in the journey to unlock the full potential of AI and cloud computing as enterprises embark on their digital transformation journey.