Cognizant will provide managed infrastructure
services and seek to modernize Cermaq's cloud landscape as a
digital transformation partner in Norway and Canada
TEANECK,
N.J., March 20, 2024 /CNW/
-- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) has today announced its
renewed collaboration with Cermaq Group AS, a leading global salmon
producer driving the transition of systems towards healthier and
more climate-friendly foods. The renewal comes after an existing
ten-year relationship between the two companies which has enabled
Cognizant to reliably act as a strategic ally on Cermaq's path
towards digital modernization. The collaboration will cover both
the Norwegian and Canadian entities for Cermaq.
Throughout the agreement term, Cognizant will seek to simplify,
modernize, and secure Cermaq's technology landscape across
infrastructure services, On-Premise and Cloud, while also testing
out the latest technology trends including AI and Gen AI. Cognizant
will aim to reduce the total cost of ownership, speed up time to
market, lay the foundations for the digital enablement of Cermaq
globally, and ensure stable operations of the infrastructure. As a
result of this modernization, Cermaq's clients can expect to
experience a consistent and steady value chain thanks to stable
infrastructure operations.
Food production companies, similar to Cermaq, are seeing the
benefits of modernizing their digital infrastructure and adopting
the latest technology to help improve efficiency and reliability,
especially with current global supply chain demands and strains.
Cermaq is on the threshold of taking the next step in expanding its
IT footprint and enabling the entities in Norway and Canada to own their IT landscape within a
centralized governance framework. Cognizant is a part of Cermaq's
cloud governance group and is playing a major advisory role to help
ensure the framework is set up sufficiently so that the entities
are independent, self-sufficient, and cohesive while aligning to
the security and compliance guidelines agreed at a global
level.
Davor Crnoja, Head of Global IT at Cermaq Group AS, said: "We
are pleased to continue our collaboration with Cognizant, our
trusted partner for the past decade. Following a lengthy and
thorough RFP process, we carefully evaluated potential partners and
are confident that Cognizant is the ideal choice to guide Cermaq's
IT operations. This partnership has been instrumental in shaping
our technology landscape, and we look forward to leveraging
Cognizant's expertise to achieve new milestones. With a focus on
simplifying, modernizing, and securing our infrastructure, we
anticipate even greater efficiency and reliability in our IT
operations."
Knut Inge Buset, Country Manager
of Cognizant Norway, said: "We are thrilled to be continuing our
collaboration after ten-years of providing reliable and strategic
counsel to Cermaq as they modernize their technology and
infrastructure. Cognizant's presence is the catalyst in helping
both Cermaq's individual entities and the global organization
achieve their goals and mobilizing them towards adopting newer
technologies as they emerge to keep pace with the market.
Norway is one of the leading
countries for seafood production and relies heavily on the blue
economy. Through our collaboration with Cermaq we look forward to
evolving our expertise in the Nordic Aquaculture and Seafood
industry."
In order to further support ocean health, Cognizant launched its
business unit Cognizant Ocean in 2023. The aim is to find new
areas of innovation in aquaculture, or water farming of fish,
improve sustainable food production, while feeding the world by
monitoring the behavior and welfare of thousands of individual fish
over time.
About Cermaq
Cermaq is a leading global salmon
producer driving transition of our food system towards healthier
and more climate-friendly food. Our approach is transparency,
performance, and partnerships, setting ambitious climate goals,
innovation for clean farming, and scaling impact and ripple effects
through local and global partnerships.
As a global organization, we are aware of the challenges being
faced around the world from climate change, ocean debris and
micro-plastics, declining natural fish stocks, and loss of arable
lands for traditional protein farming.
We are supporting the United Nations and its work to combat
these issues and are proud members of the United Nations Global
Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition. For more information, please
visit: www.cermaq.com
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our
clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform
experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world.
Together, we're improving everyday life. See how
at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
For more
information, contact:
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EMEA / APAC /
Americas:
Christina
Schneider
christina.schneider@cognizant.com
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India:
Rashmi
Vasisht
rashmi.vasisht@cognizant.com
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