NTT DATA Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate Enterprise Cloud and Agentic AI Adoption
Bangalore, January 2026 – NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital
business and technology services, today announced a multi-year Strategic
Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help
enterprises modernize legacy systems, adopt agentic AI responsibly and scale
innovation across industries.
Combining NTT DATA’s expertise in cloud transformation, cloud-native
modernization and Agentic AI with the scale and innovation velocity of AWS
services, the collaboration will deliver tailored enterprise solutions that
modernize mission-critical workloads, build secure cloud foundations and drive
measurable business outcomes across regulated and high-growth industries.
Under the agreement, NTT DATA and AWS will
accelerate enterprise transformation in four priority areas:
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AI-driven large-scale cloud transformation: Accelerating the migration and
modernization of on-premises workloads on AWS, leveraging generative and
agentic AI, automation and data platforms to unlock new business models and
drive intelligent operations.
·
Industry cloud solutions on AWS: Delivering modern industry-specific,
repeatable offerings across financial services, healthcare, life sciences,
public sector, manufacturing, retail and energy, leveraging NTT DATA’s Industry Cloud
with 500+ extensible business components and AI agents.
·
AI and data innovation for modern managed services and client experiences: Operating secure, compliant cloud
environments at scale, including a recent collaboration agreement
to modernize contact center solutions on Amazon Connect to accelerate the
adoption of AI-driven customer experience (CX) solutions worldwide.
·
Digital sovereignty and regulated cloud solutions on AWS European
Sovereign Cloud:
Enabling European governments and enterprises to meet stringent data residency
and operational autonomy requirements. As a launch partner for the AWS European
Sovereign Cloud, NTT DATA will deliver sovereign-by-design cloud solutions and
managed services that combine regulatory compliance with the same security,
availability and performance clients expect from AWS.
AWS will support NTT DATA in running co-innovation programs,
certifications and client events, to help enterprises adopt AI driven cloud
solutions faster and with greater confidence.
To advance delivery, NTT DATA has formed a dedicated AWS Business Group,
aligned with the AWS sales and delivery structure. This group includes close to
11,000 AWS-certified experts, with the objective of certifying nearly 10,000
more experts over the next three years.
"Cloud and AI are central to enterprise transformation," said
Abhijit Dubey, President and CEO, NTT DATA, Inc. “Through our Strategic Collaboration
Agreement with AWS, we are helping clients move beyond experimentation to scale
AI impactfully and responsibly. This collaboration underscores our commitment
to deliver secure, industry-specific solutions that create tangible business
value for our clients worldwide."
“This collaboration will help more enterprise organizations unlock the
potential of the cloud and AI to modernize their operations and accelerate
innovation,” said Greg Pearson, VP AWS Global Sales. “Through industry-aligned
architecture platforms, AI-driven customer experiences, and support in meeting
evolving regulatory requirements through the AWS European Sovereign Cloud,
we’re enhancing the ability to transform legacy workloads and build modern
digital experiences on AWS.”
Proven success with Honda Trading Asia
Honda Trading Asia successfully
migrated to the AWS Cloud with the expert support of NTT DATA.
"Migrating to the AWS Cloud with the expert support of NTT DATA has
been an essential step in modernizing our systems and infrastructure and
provides us with a powerful foundation for AI innovation. NTT DATA were always
available to address our technical questions and worked closely with us to stay
within our timeline and budget. Their expertise and support ensured a smooth
transition, unlocking exciting growth possibilities through AWS,” said Somya
Mayuraskoon, Director, Honda Trading Asia Co., Ltd.
Driving AI innovation across industries
NTT DATA will develop dozens of new
industry-specific, AI driven cloud solutions on AWS through its Industry Cloud
platform to accelerate digital transformation across regulated and high-growth
sectors.
·
Financial services: The collaboration will modernize core banking and compliance workloads
to reduce risk and ensure regulatory requirements.
·
Healthcare and life sciences: With support from AWS, NTT DATA will
develop secure, AI-enabled data platforms to deliver intelligent insights from
business applications, improving outcomes and accelerating research.
·
Public sector: NTT DATA will work with AWS to deliver private cloud solutions that
meet compliance requirements and enable secure digital services for citizens.
·
Manufacturing and automotive: The collaboration will modernize business
and IT operations using generative AI and agentic capabilities, driving
improved financial and operational efficiency.
Innovation environments on AWS, including sandboxes and dedicated
innovation labs will enable NTT DATA and AWS teams to develop, test and refine
these solutions before scaling them for enterprise deployment.
NTT DATA will support these innovations with a full-stack suite of
services, from advisory and cloud transformation to implementation and managed services,
ensuring clients can adopt AWS technologies with speed, security and
confidence. This initiative also expands NTT DATA’s Smart AI AgentTM Ecosystem,
helping enterprises deploy and manage responsible, business-driven AI at scale.
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and
technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are
committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society
through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and
digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in
enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and
application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations
and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a
Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer
clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centres as well as
established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests
over $3 billion each year in R&D.