Sparkle and Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, signed a three-year agreement to satisfy the growing demand for cloud services and solutions in Europe and other neighbouring countries. The partnership aims to develop business opportunities endorsing the global presence and the specific competence area of each company.
Sparkle and Atos’ collaboration kicks off with the Open Clouds for Research Environments (OCRE), an initiative that aims to accelerate the digitalization and adoption of cloud systems in European universities and research centres, for which Sparkle is the official provider and Google Cloud integrator in 27 European countries. As part of the agreement, Atos will support Sparkle in providing professional, consulting and system integration services to the scientific community in France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Turkey and Portugal, with other countries to be added soon.
Beyond OCRE, Atos and Sparkle will also work together on public and private projects, leveraging their synergies in fixed, 5G, IoT and security services. The two companies will also target the sport and event market – in which Atos has a long experience, as the Worldwide IT Partner of the International Olympic Committee – to build an end-to-end offering, from infrastructure management to supporting major events.
