CSC acquires ServiceMesh

FALLS CHURCH, US: CSC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ServiceMesh, an enterprise cloud management company. This strategic acquisition enables CSC to continue its transformation into a next-generation IT company that helps its clients migrate their applications into cloud computing environments.

"The future of next-generation IT infrastructure will involve a set of multiple clouds utilized simultaneously by enterprises. ServiceMesh allows us to catalogue enterprise applications and orchestrate those applications dynamically to run in different clouds based on the characteristics of the applications," said CSC president and CEO Mike Lawrie.

The ServiceMesh Agility Platform helps to automate the deployment and management of enterprise applications and platforms across private, public and hybrid cloud environments.

It is a single, policy-driven, integrated control point for governance, compliance and security across cloud applications and environments, empowering employees with fully governed, self-service access to applications, platforms and services. ServiceMesh counts among its customers some of the world's largest enterprises in financial services, healthcare and other highly regulated industries.

In the past 20 months, CSC has undertaken a significant strategic transformation to position itself for the high-growth segments of the technology solutions and services marketplace, including cloud computing, big data, cybersecurity and next-generation applications.

This transformation has been enabled by several acquisitions of next-generation technology, including big data firms Infochimps and 42Six Solutions, and partnerships with industry leaders that can deliver scalability to CSC's clients, including an alliance agreement signed in August with AT&T.

Existing customers of ServiceMesh will be able to leverage CSC's global network of industry consultants, application developers, software engineers, cybersecurity experts and infrastructure professionals. ServiceMesh will have access to CSC's global sales, marketing, delivery and solution development teams.