Professional services firm TMF Group has selected Orange Business to help it deploy a centralized managed hybrid cloud solution.
The company, which provides administrative services such as tax, HR, and payroll services across 125 offices in 86 jurisdictions, is now using Microsoft's Azure Stack HCI hybrid cloud service in Brazil, Costa Rica, France, and Singapore.
Orange Business built the Azure Stack HCI to meet TMF's need for a flexible, scalable, and secure "one cloud" solution that could be integrated with its existing Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions, along with Orange Cyberdefense security offerings.
The HCI connects TMF's on-premises system to Azure, and enables TMF to manage resources, back up data, and monitor performance on a centralized platform.
“The TMF Group’s digital strategy combines both simplified and transformative capabilities, and the Orange Business solution provides us with the technology platform what our business demands: a flexible, reliable, globally distributed, centrally managed, cost-effective solution," said Sajith Chakkingal, head of global technology services, global delivery at TMF Group.
Usman Javaid, chief products and marketing officer at Orange Business, said: "We are proud to accelerate TMF Group in their mission to help their clients invest and operate safely around the world with secure and scalable digital infrastructure that inspires trust and confidence. Our unique solution blends on-premises, Edge and cloud environments for unparalleled integration, performance, and cost-effectiveness, while navigating complex local and global regulations."
According to the companies, this is one of the largest Azure Stack HCI deployments to date.
Azure Stack HCI is Microsoft's cloud-to-Edge offering, and enables companies to deploy virtual machines and containers on local hardware at the Edge. It was launched in 2019. Customers include cruise ship company Carnival Corporation, which adopted the HCI offering in 2023.
Orange Business is the business services arm of French multinational telco Orange. Orange Business is partners with Google Cloud, Microsoft, AWS, and Cisco, among others.
