Because of our relationship, we are able to deliver new value.

Nick Donofrio

IBM, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology

Having been in this industry –- and with IBM -- for more than 43 years,  I am fortunate to have played an active role in the innovations that have shaped, challenged and taught us about the impact of technology in driving business.

Sogeti is an IBM Premier Business Partner, and together we have dedicated alliance teams to ensure close collaboration and unmatched service.

Working closely together Sogeti and IBM are able to create synergy, achieving much more for their clients.  Cooperation between Sogeti and IBM enables the leveraging of comprehensive services and best –in-class technology design, build and deliver breakthrough solutions and business offering.

IBM values Sogeti because of their unique relationship with their clients and their position within the market to deliver innovative customer solutions.

IBM values Sogeti’s commitment to developing skills on IBM products to create industry leading solutions and invest to support those skills because that expertise delivers customer value in terms of successful solutions with high client satisfaction.

Sogeti has embraced IBM Mainframe and is investing time and resources to train Sogeti employees. “The mainframe is stronger than ever. With the popularity of a SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), we're seeing a rebirth for the mainframe," said Jean-Marc Gaultier, vice president of Sogeti. "Sogeti is seeing a lot of client interest in the mainframe. In fact, to support our clients in this area, the company has opened two Mainframe Academies in Belgium and France. To date we have trained over 9,600 students on IBM Mainframe technology.  Sogeti has almost 40 years of experience in providing mainframe services to clients, and we see this as an area of continued growth for the Sogeti Group." 

Sogeti is also investing in IBM System z through a structured program called IBM Destination z, a program for systems integrators to drive business development and provide a broad spectrum of technical resources.

IBM recognized Sogeti’s dedication to developing leading edge solution and practices by awarding Sogeti the IBM Overall Technical Excellence Beacon Award in 2007.

 Recognized by the Beacon Awards, Sogeti Group has worked closely with IBM and its Business Partners to provide clients with innovative solutions that solve real business issues," said Ravi Marwaha, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "Sogeti Group has set the standard for business excellence by delivering unique solutions as well as high customer satisfaction." Sogeti has also made significant strategic investments in Services Oriented Architecture, Master Data Management and Master Data Integration, Rational Testing and Innovation.

Sogeti’s special partnership with IBM gives clients the benefit of collaboration at the highest level; our strategic planning drives global initiatives that give rise to relevant, leading-edge IT solutions.  In other words, because of our relationship, we are able to deliver new value.

Our partnership continues to define the environment in which innovation will thrive in the 21st century – an environment that is open, multidisciplinary, collaborative and global.

It is one based on mutual trust and respect. Clients are seeking real institutional value in the 21st century. And because of that, the approach to – and application of – technology has to be different.

The world economy has reached a turning point.  In less than a decade, the Internet has connected a million businesses and a billion people – making it, in essence, the world’s operational infrastructure – soon, trillions of devices and everyday things will be ubiquitously connected to it; the open movement is taking off in a big way --not just open computing or industry standards, but the sharing of ideas and intellectual assets, building off them and making them better, in an open fashion.

Network ubiquity and openness are breaking down traditional silos and enabling horizontally-integrated institutions and enterprises – those that are incredibly facile in responding to business needs, marketplace needs, global needs.  

IBM and Sogeti are working as partners in that kind of an environment. By doing so, we are expanding our mutual reach and presence.

Together, we will capture share, we will identify and develop new growth opportunities, and we will create new and lasting value for ourselves and our clients.