With other solutions in the market, IMI had to pay separately for their virtualization platforms, but the Nutanix platform was bundled in the overall offering. The solution is estimated to have brought down the IT infrastructure footprint by around 25%, which in turn translates to savings in power, cooling and maintenance also the company only requires lee IT supporting staffs.

The partnership will further advance IMI’s engineering solutions to include production and manufacturing processes, developing best-in-class products and services for the maritime sector in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The new a joint venture involves Saudi Aramco, Lamprell Plc, Bahri and Hyundai Heavy Industries and spans a 10-year period, to optimize digitalization across the maritime lifecycle.

The new report by Accenture found that despite the pandemic opening doors to embrace new ways of working and doing business, there was only a marginal uptake in companies reimagining themselves.