Kyndryl, the global information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider, has opened its new office in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, on Thursday.

This milestone underscores Kyndryl’s commitment to its local customers and advances its efforts to establish Malaysia as an ASEAN hub for mainframe modernization, the firm said in a statement.

According to the statement, the new office will house Kyndryl’s Malaysian operations and further its mission to contribute to the country’s digital economy.

An innovative global leader in running and transforming the world’s mission-critical IT systems, Kyndryl is investing in local skills and building customers’ capabilities in key domains such as automation, cloud, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity and resiliency.

The company has forged strategic partnerships to provide its customers in ASEAN access to a broad range of technologies and capabilities.

Earlier this year, Kyndryl launched ASEAN’s first mainframe modernization center of excellence (CoE) here in Malaysia.

Led primarily by local Malaysians, the CoE serves businesses across ASEAN, providing strategic guidance and mainframe expertise to help enterprises update, modernize, and migrate their legacy mainframe applications to a cloud-native environment.

“Kyndryl’s decision to choose Malaysia as their regional Center of Excellence, and ASEAN hub for mainframe modernization speaks volumes of the conducive investment landscape in Malaysia,

“Clearly, our strong fundamentals, digital and physical infrastructure, continuous efforts to ease the investor’s journey, and rule of law have created a compelling value proposition for global investors to establish their bases in Malaysia,” Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry of Malaysia.

“Kyndryl’s presence will also pave the way for strategic collaborations with other companies, particularly Malaysian SMEs, in our industrial ecosystem, exactly the kind of outcomes targeted under our New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030),

“We look forward to supporting Kyndryl’s business growth and welcome more companies to establish their regional hub in Malaysia,” he added.

Effendi Azmi Hashim, Country Managing Director, Kyndryl Malaysia and Indonesia, said he will lead Kyndryl Malaysia in this next phase of its evolution as the firm works to help its customers here and across ASEAN to run and transform their mission-critical IT systems.

“I look forward to seeing our teams thrive in this creative space as we focus on extending Kyndryl’s extensive capabilities and expertise to the Malaysian market,” he added.

Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli, Chief Executive Officer of InvestKL, said he believes the opening of Kyndryl’s new office strengthens Greater Kuala Lumpur’s position as an emerging hub for modern technology services.

“Kyndryl is bringing its expertise to businesses who are moving to optimize their digital assets, focusing on cyber resilience and efficient use of cloud technologies, and leveraging data for artificial intelligence (AI),

“Most importantly, it is driving high-quality digital skills for Malaysians, adding vibrancy to our technology landscape and contributing to the nation’s growth and transformation,” he added.

A modern facility designed to enable creativity and collaboration, Kyndryl’s new office provides the backdrop for Kyndryl to apply its technology expertise to support customers in modernizing, innovating and securing their businesses, said the statement.

Kyndryl is the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries.

The company designs, builds, manages, and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems.

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