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INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cloud

Aspen Technology and Larsen & Toubro Infotech partner to accelerate cloud services

Aspen Technology , a provider of asset optimisation software , has announced that it has partnered with Larsen & Toubro Infotech ( LTI ) to deliver AspenTech solutions through LTI managed cloud services , which will accelerate the digitalisation journey for capital-intensive industries like the oil and gas sector .

The partnership enables LTI to deliver AspenTech ’ s performance engineering desktop solutions , such as Aspen HYSYS and Aspen Plus , as well as AspenTech ’ s manufacturing supply chain solutions , including Aspen Unified , Aspen PIMS-AO and Aspen Petroleum Scheduler , through the cloud . In addition , partnership delivers performance engineering and manufacturing supply chain solutions through the cloud to enable remote access , enterprise scale and operational agility .
The alliance allows industrial organisations to ‘ bring their own licence ’ to gain highfidelity remote access to their mission-critical
Antonio Pietri , President and CEO , Aspen Technology applications , increase compute flexibility and performance gains for more accurate , faster decision-making and accelerate time-tovalue from new product innovations .
“ Our partnership with AspenTech , as both a Managed Hosting and Implementation Services Provider , will unlock tremendous value for our joint customers looking to enhance operational agility and thrive in the face of changing conditions ,” said Sanjay Jalona , CEO and Managing Director , LTI .
“ We are excited to combine our expertise in cloud infrastructure and managed hosting services with AspenTech ’ s world-class asset optimisation solutions to enable enterprises to embrace disruption .”
Antonio Pietri , President and CEO , Aspen Technology , said : “ The process manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant change in how it conducts business and the cloud is one of the enabling factors for that shift . Our partnership with LTI provides our customers with solutions that will accelerate their digitalisation journey and significantly scaleup the overall capabilities . We ’ re very excited for this partnership , not only for what it means for LTI and AspenTech , but also for how we will work together to benefit customers .”
Founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited , LTI is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company helping more than 420 clients succeed in a converging world . With operations in 32 countries , the company goes the extra mile for its clients and accelerate their Digital Transformation with LTI ’ s Mosaic platform enabling their mobile , social , analytics , IoT and cloud journeys . p
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