Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global IT services and consulting leader, has expanded its long-standing 18-year partnership with ABB, the global electrification and automation powerhouse. The renewed collaboration focuses on modernizing ABB’s global hosting operations, simplifying its IT ecosystem, and enhancing its digital capabilities to support innovation, resilience, and operational efficiency.
Under this multi-year agreement, TCS will implement ABB’s Future Hosting Model, a next-generation, modular IT infrastructure designed to streamline systems, enable predictive operations, accelerate service restoration, and ensure continuous security through an AI-powered Zero Ops framework. The engagement will support ABB’s Core Platform strategy, emphasizing large-scale modernization, automation, self-service, cloud migration, and resilient orchestration.
Alec Joannou, Group CIO of ABB, said, “Extending our partnership with TCS strengthens our ability to deliver value to customers. Modernizing our hosting operations sets the stage for greater agility, faster innovation, and higher reliability across our business.”
Anupam Singhal, President, Manufacturing, TCS, added, “Over the past 18 years, TCS has been a trusted partner in ABB’s transformation. This new phase reflects our shared vision of leveraging technology to empower people, enhance agility, and enable intelligent operations. Together, we aim to create a platform-driven core that drives efficiency, autonomy, and innovation across ABB’s global operations.”
The collaboration will combine TCS’ industry and operational expertise with ABB’s robust platforms and security frameworks to build a resilient and flexible IT environment. TCS’ managed services platform will support ABB’s integration needs during mergers, acquisitions, and carve-outs while reducing carbon footprint through cloud-first operations and data-driven governance.
Over nearly two decades, TCS has supported ABB in ERP implementation, cloud migration, and data center consolidation. The renewed engagement aims to transform ABB’s infrastructure services, enabling faster innovation in electrification and automation and delivering greater business value. Peter Alkema, Global Head of IS Technology and Platforms at ABB, stated, “Our Future Hosting Model, powered by TCS, reinforces our commitment to building a modular, scalable IT environment that drives agility and innovation while ensuring operational excellence.”
TCS has served European enterprises for over 45 years, maintaining a network of 62 offices across 21 countries and serving more than 350 clients. The company has been consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, ranking #1 for 12 consecutive years by Whitelane Research, and as a Top Employer in Europe for 13 years by the Top Employer Institute. This extended collaboration further strengthens TCS’ role as a trusted IT partner for ABB, enabling the company to modernize its IT operations, enhance digital resilience, and deliver next-generation services globally.
