IBM helps Homestead change its IT curtains

INDIA: IBM has announced that Homestead India, a player in Boutique Branded residences in India, has collaborated with IBM as a strategic partner for the company's business transformation program.

As part of the five-year engagement, IBM will provide comprehensive consulting services to Homestead and its affiliated companies, and will also manage its technology application development and maintenance requirements. The goal of these efforts is to help Homestead expand its presence globally by bringing more efficiency to its worldwide operations and enhancing the productivity of its IT applications, as per the announcement.

In this collaboration, IBM states it will help Homestead in optimizing its operating costs and resources, while also enabling the company's Strategic

Initiatives team to focus more on its transformational capabilities and

move beyond everyday transaction management. IBM will also help Homestead streamline its IT operations and improve its level of service to the business. During this engagement, IBM will provide Homestead with

full-scope application management services, along with seamless IT support for its operations globally.

"We have extended our relationship with IBM into a full-fledged strategic partnership, for its ability to provide differentiated services and deliver tangible results. Homestead is a fast growing enterprise and requires an agile technology set-up to support its growth and make the company future-ready," said Manoj Shrivastava, COO, Homestead Infrastructure Development Pvt Ltd. 

Homestead adds it was looking for a long term strategic partner who not only had the technology expertise but could also provide consulting services to create business value enabled by information technology. The company was also planning to strategically outsource the entire application development and maintenance requirements to support its ambitious growth. Homestead decided on IBM Global Business Services as the partner-of-choice for this critical engagement due to its global expertise, proven track record, and strong commitment to success. IBM's deep technical capabilities, combined with its business know-how and experience in supporting organizations through rapid expansion, were key factors in the decision to select the company as a strategic partner, it explains.