[Exclusive] In Conversation with Vikas Bhonsle, CEO, on Crayon's Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS

Crayon is a global leader in digital transformation services. Last month, the company announced that it had entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This relationship will help both Crayon and AWS to bring innovation to clients faster, and help them best leverage the transformational power, economics, and agility of the cloud. On the same, Vikas Bhonsle, CEO, Crayon, talks about the initiative and the benefits thereof.

Vikas Bhonsle, CEO, Crayon.

How will the new relationship with AWS Collaboration help Crayon and its customers?

Talking about the general benefits of the collaboration, Vikas stated that with enterprises adopting the multi-cloud strategy they see a massive opportunity for AWS to achieve business outcomes faster by transitioning to a modern, optimized, cloud-based model. "Thus, this strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) will help Crayon bring innovation to clients faster, and help them best leverage the transformational power, economics, and agility of the cloud. Crayon has a strong track record in a migration strategy, implementation, total cost optimization, and cloud economics services," he said.

"This relationship will help customers have a best-in-class service team to understand what software and infrastructure they have and how to best manage their overall IT estate once they are operating in the cloud," he further added.

What guidance, tools and expertise can Crayon provide along with AWS?

Vikas quoted Research and Advisory firm Gartner Group, Inc., stating that spending on cloud infrastructure is projected to grow by nearly 60% in the next two years, while investments in data centre systems are projected to decline. He said, "This means organizations will have to be smart about their IT investments."

"Crayon can provide the guidance, tools and expertise to manage costs, governance and security in the cloud. Collaborating with AWS has been a part of our strategy to build an even stronger commitment to our customers’ success. Alongside AWS, we will deliver services to enable our customers to digitally transform, achieve operational efficiencies, and maximize cost optimization to strengthen their performance. Putting the customer first is in the DNA of Crayon and AWS, and together we will serve more organizations worldwide with world-class solutions," he said talking about the provisions of the collaboration.

How will this collaboration make Digital and Cloud Transformation feasible?

"Digital transformation is our core business," says Vikas. "We have spent the last several years developing and diversifying our cloud services offerings. Hence, we understand the nuances of migrating some or all of the digital assets to the cloud, and how businesses can achieve transformational results. We expect this collaboration to benefit customers wanting to optimize their overall IT estate utilizing best practices in their cloud adoption framework."

"They can move and innovate faster, modernize ageing infrastructure, scale globally, get better insights from their data, and restructure organizational models to create better customer experiences. We cater to customers including large global enterprises that are leaders in their industries. We aim to help customers in achieving impressive cost savings while building scalable infrastructure. This collaboration with AWS is a natural & mature progression, in my opinion, to make digital and cloud transformation feasible for many applications and industry sectors today. This is a fantastic approach and this new move will inspire more Customers to make good use of our Strategic Partnership," he adds.

Crayon has spent the last several years developing and diversifying its cloud services offerings. Both Crayon and AWS expect this latest collaboration to benefit customers wanting to optimize their overall IT estate utilizing best practices in their cloud adoption framework.