Cognizant has won a multi-year contract from AXA UK & Ireland under which the company as a technology partner will support consolidating, modernising, and managing part of the latter’s IT operations.
According to the American IT company, AXA UK & Ireland is aiming to transform its technology ecosystem to build a more digitally-enabled, modern, and agile IT environment that is rich in data, secure, as well as sustainable with reduced overall cost.
Cognizant said that it will operate, optimise, and digitally enable part of the insurer’s legacy IT environment in its UK and Ireland operations.
AXA UK & Ireland chief operating officer Shali Vasudeva said: “AXA UK & Ireland’s priority is providing customers with the choice and flexibility that meets their insurance needs. The foundation to deliver that is a modern, digital IT infrastructure that enables us to make data-driven business decisions.
“Cognizant’s track record, expertise and behaviors in helping organisations simplify delivery and manage IT environments were the primary factors in choosing them as a technology partner.”
Under the contract, Cognizant will deliver multi-faceted managed services and cloud migration services to AXA UK & Ireland. These are expected to help the insurer in developing a platform to enhance its customer experience continually with more secure and intuitive digital channels.
Cognizant will also be responsible for providing integrated IT services that span service desk support and maintenance, development and maintenance of applications, cloud operations, end-user computing, and management of IT infrastructure.
AXA UK & Ireland chief operating officer Shali Vasudeva said: “AXA UK & Ireland’s priority is providing customers with the choice and flexibility that meets their insurance needs. The foundation to deliver that is a modern, digital IT infrastructure that enables us to make data-driven business decisions.
“Cognizant’s track record, expertise and behaviors in helping organizations simplify delivery and manage IT environments were the primary factors in choosing them as a technology partner.”
