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Finnish telco Elisa has joined forces with Google Cloud to fast-track its cloud transformation journey while collaborating on joint go-to-market solutions.
The alliance will see Elisa leverage Google Cloud's infrastructure, storage, advanced data analytics and hybrid cloud management services to accelerate its international digital cloud services, portfolio of managed hybrid cloud services, as well as pilot Google Cloud's Anthos platform and build enhanced experiences for its customers.
"We're at a pivotal moment in our cloud journey and we wanted a cloud partner that would support our next steps in our digital development," said Veli-Matti Mattila, Elisa, CEO. "We are a customer-centric organisation continuously transforming our business and we're looking forward to collaborating together with Google Cloud on joint innovations for our global customers."
Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud, added: "The telco sector is undergoing significant modernisation and Google Cloud's expertise in data analytics, multi and hybrid cloud management, and edge computing is supporting industry players to navigate this change. Elisa is a market leader in telecommunications and digital services, and we're proud to be part of its digital transformation journey.”