According to the agreement, the solutions and services from both companies will address how the business value of information is changing over time as well as the requirements for accessibility and availability. The joint offering will target the challenges companies meet today concerning the information explosion, security, protection, compliance and infrastructure complexity – especially in a world where the change in consumer behavior and the digital natives new way of working has a strong impact on these issues.

“We are totally convinced that we will create great customer benefits with our joint Information infrastructure services. Optimized new generation infrastructures will provide cost efficiency, flexibility, better information availability and higher service levels. It will allow breaking down the information silos so that the knowledge worker can benefit from information as strategic assets and increase productivity. Information has many new forms and will be captured and accessed through a unified portal layer. A common information management layer provides tools for information classification, access and search, while harmonized core systems run mission critical application engines and store information cost-efficiently according to its value at a given time in the lifecycle. Superior service experience will generate revenue growth”, says Pekka Viljakainen, Executive Vice President at Tieto.

By implementing information infrastructure solutions organizations can maximize the value of their information over time while complying with regulations and policies and let them access and utilize information to streamline business processes, identify revenue opportunities, and gain competitive advantage. The solutions also drive cost efficiency by helping companies apply the appropriate levels of protection to information depending on its purpose and value.

“EMC is committed to developing best-of-breed solutions and services to tackle the most complex challenges of information management. Tieto is well-positioned and a strong partner to build information management solutions for our mutual customers because it’s a leading technology consulting and service provider with deep industry and enterprise content management expertise. EMC and Tieto share a common vision for delivering innovative solutions and services to help customers gain more efficiency and productivity by intelligently managing their information infrastructure,” said Willem Hendrickx, Head of EMC's Global Channels Program Office. “EMC’s expanded relationship with Tieto will enable customers to take advantage of EMC technology to store, protect and secure their information and implement a cost effective information lifecycle management strategy”,