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Dentsu Research Institute Inc., which realizes the evolution of companies and society through technology, and Nippon Steel Solutions Co., Ltd. will begin a collaboration to develop and provide new value in the IT infrastructure domain, with a view to the next generation of digital transformation (DX) and the advancement of AI utilization in companies.
This collaboration will combine Dentsu Research Institute’s industry- and business-level (LOB)-based consulting capabilities and system development and implementation expertise with NSSOL’s strengths in highly reliable IT infrastructure technology, thereby enhancing the value that both companies provide to their customers. At the core of the IT infrastructure will be the next-generation managed cloud service “absonne4,” which will address various challenges that companies and society will face in the future, such as legacy system issues, DX promotion, cyberattack countermeasures, and AI utilization.
Background and reasons for the collaboration
Japanese companies are facing unprecedented challenges, including labor shortages, increasingly sophisticated business models, complex supply chains, and rising cyber risks. Furthermore, the rapid proliferation of technologies such as generative AI has significantly altered the nature of the IT infrastructure required by businesses. In this context, in order to effectively utilize IT, flexibility, autonomy, resilience, and agility of the supporting IT infrastructure are crucial, in addition to the utilization of applications and data.
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Under its medium-term management plan, “Implementing Social Evolution 2027,” Dentsu Research Institute has adopted the slogan, “Strengthening and utilizing our core capabilities to support the activities of companies and other organizations, and to implement the evolution of society,” and aims to establish a new business structure and model.
On the other hand, NSSOL leverages its strengths in highly reliable IT infrastructure technology and expertise in operations and security. Under the “NSSOL 2030 Vision,” it is working to utilize and strengthen its knowledge and technical capabilities and to realize diverse ways of providing value.
Through previous discussions, both companies agreed that collaboration in the IT infrastructure domain would promote the growth of both companies and maximize the value they provide to their customers, leading to the commencement of this collaboration.
SOURCE: PRTimes
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