Cognizant will provide managed infrastructure services and seek to modernise Cermaq’s cloud landscape as a digital transformation partner in Norway and Canada
Cognizant has announced its renewed collaboration with Cermaq Group AS, a leading global salmon producer driving the transition of systems towards healthier and more climate-friendly foods. The renewal comes after an existing ten-year relationship between the two companies which has enabled Cognizant to reliably act as a strategic ally on Cermaq’s path towards digital modernization. The collaboration will cover both the Norwegian and Canadian entities for Cermaq.
Throughout the agreement term, Cognizant will seek to simplify, modernize, and secure Cermaq’s technology landscape across infrastructure services, On-Premise and Cloud, while also testing out the latest technology trends including AI and Gen AI. Cognizant will aim to reduce the total cost of ownership, speed up time to market, lay the foundations for the digital enablement of Cermaq globally, and ensure stable operations of the infrastructure. As a result of this modernisation, Cermaq’s clients can expect to experience a consistent and steady value chain thanks to stable infrastructure operations.
Food production companies, similar to Cermaq, are seeing the benefits of modernising their digital infrastructure and adopting the latest technology to help improve efficiency and reliability, especially with current global supply chain demands and strains. Cermaq is on the threshold of taking the next step in expanding its IT footprint and enabling the entities in Norway and Canada to own their IT landscape within a centralized governance framework. Cognizant is a part of Cermaq’s cloud governance group and is playing a major advisory role to help ensure the framework is set up sufficiently so that the entities are independent, self-sufficient, and cohesive while aligning to the security and compliance guidelines agreed at a global level.
