Persistent Systems Ltd. said it is escalating further its partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), less than a month after the Pune-based IT firm joined the collaborator ecosystem of the American company.

Over the last 20 years, the partnership between the two companies has grown from a project in security to working with more than 400 shared customers and 50 IBM brands. The mid-tier software services firm will now assist fuel digital transformation for customers across the enterprise while progressing to endow in IBM technology that helps its customers adopt hybrid cloud architectures with Red Hat OpenShift, industry-specific clouds, and advanced security practices.

Sandeep Kalra, chief executive officer, Persistent Systems, states, “Today more than ever, organizations realize the urgent imperative to accelerate digital transformation by building and scaling with future-ready technologies. Our shared mission encourages enterprises to modernize their infrastructure and operations with advanced technology and we look forward to continuing our work together.”

Evaristus Mainsah, general manager at IBM Hybrid Cloud and Edge Ecosystem, states, “Our longtime collaboration with Persistent across industry sectors fuels our shared mission to help enterprises and their customers accelerate their digital transformations with Red Hat OpenShift. Together with Persistent, we’re delivering hybrid cloud and AI strategies that customers need to succeed in the marketplace.”