Wipro gains post selecting Google Cloud for its digital transformation strategy

Wipro Limited announced on Tuesday that it has selected Google Cloud as the cloud provider for its enterprise-wide SAP footprint. 

This engagement will bring SAP applications and workloads to the cloud to support Wipro’s 1,80,000 employees. This latest collaboration solidifies the strategic relationship between the companies as they roll out two major initiatives across Wipro’s global organisation. 

Wipro will modernise and transform its core ERP system to SAP’s flagship S/4HANA and transfer SAP workloads onto Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Wipro will also roll out G Suite for some of its employees as a workplace productivity platform.

Google Cloud provides leading infrastructure, platform capabilities, and industry solutions to various organisations across the globe. It provides enterprise-grade cloud solutions to help companies operate more efficiently and adapt to changing needs, thereby giving a solid foundation to its customers for the future. Customers in more than 150 countries use Google Cloud.

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