5-year contract will see Cognizant support IT services for
Technicolor Creative Studios' globally distributed
workforce
TEANECK, N.J., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Technicolor
Creative Studios has selected Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH)
as its global IT & Digital Transformation partner. Under
the 5-year agreement, Cognizant will provide an end-to-end managed
service for Technicolor Creative Studios' users, applications, and
infrastructure. The solution caters to the dual mandate of rapidly
establishing a managed service for the support of Technicolor
Creative Studio's corporate applications, while at the same time
providing high quality by adopting best practice operating models
and processes right from the start.
Cognizant's approach will consist of an integrated operating
model covering service desk, end user services, application
services, infrastructure, network, and platform services. These are
underpinned by integrated governance and cross functional services
with an automation first and a continuous improvement approach. The
operating model is designed to scale vertically and horizontally to
accommodate changes in services and volumes, as the needs of
Technicolor Creative Studios' business evolves over the term of the
engagement.
With more than 100 years of experience in entertainment
innovation, Technicolor Creative Studios is a creative technology
company with award-winning teams of artists and technologists who
provide premium VFX services to the global entertainment, media,
and advertising industries. As part of its transformation, the
company is exploring technology that allows Technicolor Creative
Studios to remain at the cutting edge of visual experiences be it
3D Mapping Projections, Ambient Interactivity, Augmented and
Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. Transforming
Technicolor Creative Studios from visual effects to visual
experiences via investment in people and technology, partnerships
across the creative services ecosystems.
Technicolor SA, in early 2022 decided to continue its evolution
into two industry-leading, independent listed companies, each with
the ability to pursue its own strategic agenda and unleash value
potential. Post the spinoff in late 2022, Technicolor Creative
Studio's IT Operations has been serviced under a Transfer Service
Agreement. To become an independent entity, Technicolor Creative
Studios undertook a separation of IT systems and needed to create
its own IT organization to support both the Enterprise IT and
Creative Production Network. The company then began its search for
a global supplier who could help Technicolor Creative Studios
transform its IT operations to meet the ever-changing demands of
the media and entertainment landscape.
"We are proud to be selected by Technicolor Creative Studios as
their strategic IT partner," said Rohit
Gupta, UK&I Managing Director at Cognizant. "This
collaboration is a testament to Cognizant's strong focus on the
media and entertainment sector. The creative industry is already at
the forefront of adopting new technologies and this trend is
expected to evolve rapidly with technology becoming a copilot for
creative artists to further enhance their imagination to produce
the best content for their customers. Cognizant will help
Technicolor Creative Studios transform its IT estate and provide a
leading user experience to its creative minds globally."
"We selected Cognizant as it was important to team up with
someone who understands our industry and comes with the right
mindset to collaborate on a challenging transformation towards
mutual success. As we transform Technicolor Creative Studios to be
best positioned to produce outstanding content for our clients, it
is important we advance our IT estate to provide the best tools and
experience to our staff, which we look forward to achieving in
collaboration with Cognizant," said Praveen
Vadlamani, SVP Infrastructure & Technology, at
Technicolor Creative Studios.
About Technicolor Creative Studios
Technicolor Creative Studios is a creative technology company
providing world-class production expertise driven by one purpose:
The realization of ambitious and extraordinary ideas. Home to a
network of award-winning studios, MPC, The Mill, Mikros Animation
and Technicolor Games, we inspire creative companies across the
world to produce their most iconic work.
Our global teams of artists and technologists partner with the
creative community across film, television, animation, gaming,
brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of
storytelling to audiences everywhere.
www.technicolorcreative.com
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help
our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform
experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world.
Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at
www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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