Kyndryl and Microsoft expand partnership to streamline cloud operations

Kyndryl and Microsoft broadened their existing partnership to bring together Microsoft’s adaptive cloud approach and Kyndryl Distributed Cloud services to help customers better develop, manage and secure hybrid cloud operations. 

Microsoft says its AI-infused adaptive cloud approach, which leverages Microsoft Azure Arc, Azure Local and Azure Cloud, enables customers to link distributed hybrid, multicloud, edge, and IoT resources under a single, secure application and data platform. The model uses customer data and an AI engine to offer predictive analytics, automated workflows, and threat detection and response to manage the environment, according to Microsoft. 

Kyndryl will deliver the adaptive cloud approach to its customers through its Distributed Cloud services, which also use AI to improve automation, optimize workloads, enhance application performance, and reduce operational complexity. Kyndryl Distributed Cloud services create a mesh of interconnected resources and data from the data center to the edge in a multicloud environment, according to Kyndryl. Use cases include data center and edge modernization to support digital twins, AI video, robotic process automation, predictive maintenance, IoT data streams, asset tracking, and anomaly detection.