New York, USA and Bangalore, India – May 05, 2022: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has expanded its portfolio of end-to-end solutions delivered on Microsoft’s cybersecurity stack by earning the Cloud Security Advanced Specialisation.
As cloud services grow in an ever-digitised world, so too do the risk of cyber-attacks. Wipro has earned Microsoft’s advanced specializations in Identity and Access Management, Threat Protection, Information Protection & Governance, and Cloud Security which speak to its capabilities and proven experience implementing comprehensive protection across Microsoft Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
Tony Buffomante, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Cyber Security and Risk Services, Wipro Limited said, “Organizations are embracing cloud like Azure, more than ever to accelerate their businesses and enable the workforce to work from anywhere securely leveraging Microsoft 365 services. Wipro, through a long-standing relationship with Microsoft, has developed a comprehensive suite of end-to-end security services and solutions for businesses to seamlessly adapt and maximize the cloud benefits. Our cloud security expertise is now further augmented through Microsoft’s advanced specialization status. This further demonstrates our cutting-edge security-in-action capabilities, built by Cybersecurists."
The Cloud Security on Microsoft Azure advanced specialization highlights the capabilities of Microsoft partners when it comes to building a strong defense for workload protections on Azure, leveraging Microsoft native security solutions and extending them to Hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Wipro has demonstrated their skills and experience to help customers strengthen their security and compliance on Microsoft Azure in a scalable, secure, and cost-effective way.
“The cloud security advanced specialization is a validation of our technical and service proficiency in the Azure workloads security and compliance space, and is critical to deliver on the promise of Wipro Fullstride Cloud Services. It also comes as a result of our commitment to a global partnership with Microsoft and towards helping businesses of all sizes realize their full potential through Azure native security services,” said Don McCormick, Vice President & Global Partnership Lead - Microsoft, Wipro Limited.
Wipro has been recognized for Gold Security Competency, Top 5 Advisory SCI (Security, Compliance and Identity), GSI Partner, Global MSSP, Member of Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA group since 2020) and also an Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) to offer end-to-end Azure and Microsoft 365 security solutions and services. Wipro’s global relationship with Microsoft brings comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud security offerings to secure enterprise workplaces and workloads.
Please visit this page to know more on Wipro’s offerings that leverage Microsoft Security solutions and services.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 240,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.
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