ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM Services (NYSE:
IBM) announced that Meiji Yasuda
Life (lead by Director and President Akio Negishi, and headquartered in Chiyoda,
Tokyo) renewed a strategic
outsourcing agreement with IBM regarding operation of the IT
infrastructure for its mission-critical systems, and has newly
signed an agreement with an eight-year term from July 2019 to June
2027.
As a part of the Meiji Yasuda Philosophy, Meiji Yasuda Life aims to continue to offer
"peace of mind, forever" as its management philosophy, and aims to
become "a long-respected life insurance company that cares about
people first" as its corporate vision. The IT infrastructure for
achieving these aims needs flexibility to support the growth of
business in a rapidly changing environment, robustness and
reliability to sustain core operations, a refined level of
operation utilizing the latest technology, and the ability to
provide an even higher degree of enhanced quality and work
efficiency.
Since its first adoption as the former Meiji Life, Meiji Yasuda
Life has utilized strategic outsourcing with IBM Japan for
an extended period of time to realize a highly reliable IT
infrastructure and high-quality operations that can sustain
management strategies. Based on these past results and its strong
relationship, the company decided to sign an agreement with an even
longer term.
IBM Z will be used for the IT infrastructure as before,
featuring high robustness and exceptional reliability. In order to
enhance flexibility and scalability so as to accommodate digital
transformation in the insurance industry, a private cloud
environment will be newly built on IBM Z to provide necessary
resources as required. With regard to operation, automation
solutions that utilize cognitive technologies will be gradually
implemented in order to enhance the quality of work and boost
efficiency. For the operational structure, an environment will be
built to enable remote operation from Sharing Centers situated
offshore and nearshore, and an environment will be prepared so that
staff can be optimally assigned for individual work requirements
with a lean approach, in order to support further boosts in work
efficiency as well as reductions in costs.
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- 4 out of the top 5 airlines by revenue
- 8 out of 10 leading mobile operators
- 8 out of 10 largest automobile manufacturers
- 4 out of 10 largest global retailers
- 7 out of 10 biggest insurance companies
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