Kyndryl Launches AI Innovation Lab in Singapore

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, announced the launch of its ASEAN AI Innovation Lab in Singapore. The Lab will offer responsible enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with advanced security features across Southeast Asia. This announcement follows Kyndryl’s recent investments in the United Kingdom and France, demonstrating its commitment to create regional hubs of AI talent, drive innovation and support national growth agendas.

Kyndryl and BPI celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership

BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco with Kyndryl Global Group President Elly Keinan.

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a leading provider of financial services and an industry pillar in the Philippines, commemorate the 10th anniversary of their technology infrastructure services partnership that underpins BPI’s robust IT governance framework.

Over the past decade, BPI made significant advancements across its Data Center Operations, Server and Storage Management, IT Service Desk, Security Management, and Asset Management operations, fine-tuning standard procedures and tools across its organization. Through its partnership with Kyndryl, BPI, with its substantial network of 752 branches across the country, has grown its technical talent and is now taking advantage of advanced technology solutions to foster its ongoing digital transformation and is working to create a seamless customer experience for its clientele.

“Our continued collaboration with Kyndryl underscores our shared commitment to digital transformation, aimed at enhancing customer experience and ensuring data management and protection,” said Alex Seminiano, BPI Chief Technology Officer. “As a testament to our dedication to digitalization and customer obsession, we at BPI continue to innovate banking products and platforms as part of our mission to help build a better Philippines – one family, one community at a time.”

Photo shows (from left): Wilson Go, Kyndryl Philippines Managing Director; Andrew Lim, Kyndryl ASEAN Managing Director; TG Limcaoco, BPI President and CEO; Elly Keinan, Kyndryl Global Group President; and Mariels Winhoffer, Kyndryl Global Business Development Leader

Kyndryl is investing in the Philippines and is committed to continuing to enhance its local delivery capabilities to support customers in the Philippines and abroad as they accelerate their plans to modernize, digitally transform and build operational resiliency. As the nation continues to grow its digital competitiveness, Kyndryl in collaboration with BPI, is focused on the education, skill advancement and experience of its local workforce to take advantage of the latest technologies in the areas of automation, cloud, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

"We are deeply honoured to be a strategic technology partner for BPI over the past ten years and remain fully committed to helping them continuously transform for a bright digital future,” said Wilson Go, Managing Director of Kyndryl Philippines. “At Kyndryl, we are excited to do our part to contribute to the deep base of homegrown technical talent in the Philippines and we look forward to collaborating with BPI to build a community of skilled technical experts in new areas such as automation and cloud modernization services.”

Kyndryl report finds only 7% of organizations in ASEAN are focused on building the right data and AI foundation for their business

Kyndryl and Ecosystm published a report addressing data and AI adoption challenges of organizations in ASEAN. Inconsistent adoption and integration issues are revealed by the report. It also highlights key insights, such as the significance of data access and governance in assisting organizations in developing scalable AI. The establishment of a strong data management ecosystem is regarded as the foundation for organizations' digital transformation journeys.

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Kyndryl Study Reveals 77% of Organizations in ASEAN are Focusing on Becoming Sustainable

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced the new findings of the recently launched Kyndryl ASEAN Digital Transformation Study 2022, in collaboration with technology research and advisory firm Ecosystm. The study aims to outline the key business priorities and technology trends in ASEAN enterprises, including their sustainability goals. 

Singapore Airlines entrusts Kyndryl with Digital Workplace Services transformation

Better mobility and flexibility to SIA employees worldwide brought by its collaboration with Kyndryl

Kyndryl Introduces New Platform, Kyndryl Bridge, to Orchestrate IT Estates and Drive Business Growth

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced a new open integration platform giving business leaders real-time insights into their complex IT estates, and unprecedented control over customizing their mission-critical operations. 

Del Monte Entrusts Kyndryl with Accelerating Transformation and Growth in Philippines

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced that Del Monte Philippines, Inc (DMPI), a world-renowned original plant-based food company, has engaged Kyndryl in the Philippines in a five-year technology services agreement to manage their Infrastructure workloads. This transformation journey will enable DMPI to achieve greater flexibility and scalability to support its business growth.

DMPI is a leading producer, distributor and marketer of premium quality, healthy food and beverage products. It has been in operation in the Philippines for 95 years and is a market leader in the packaged pineapple and mixed fruit, ready-to-drink juices, tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce categories. It also markets products under its second-tier brand, Today’s. DMPI innovates, produces, markets, and distributes its products worldwide.

As businesses across the global economy continue to grapple with the ripple effects of pandemic-induced supply chain disruption, enterprises within the food and beverage sector are modernizing their technology infrastructure to capture greater market share by accelerating the speed of product to market.

Since the inception of integrating an SAP system in 2009, Del Monte has been looking to Kyndryl as its technology partner for managed services for IT operations as it continues to modernize its aging hardware. In this renewed collaboration, Kyndryl will offer Del Monte services critical to its transformation journey, application management for SAP Solutions in any cloud, and technology infrastructure services support to over 2,000 end users across 14 locations in the Philippines. Taken together, these enhancements will help Del Monte advance how it leverages the cloud to gain more agility in how it meets the evolving demands of its customers. 

“Del Monte’s partnership with Kyndryl is one that stands on trust and accountability. Since the beginning of our relationship, Kyndryl has demonstrated its capability in managing our SAP infrastructure as well as migrating our workloads to any cloud, irrespective of the hyperscaler chosen. As a business, this has offered us high availability support and improved levels of control and governance as we work towards fulfilling our consumers’ growing desire to eat healthier foods,” said Tsikee Esguerra, IT Operations Director at Del Monte Philippines, Inc.

“Our customers acknowledge the differentiated value that our cloud technologies offer them in a highly competitive business landscape, especially in streamlining operations and enhancing visibility into mission-critical workloads. Kyndryl is pleased to partner with DMPI as they embark on new cloud transformation strategies, and further strengthen their leading market position in the Philippines,” said Wilson Go, Managing Director, Kyndryl Philippines.