Indian IT services provider Wipro said that it has earned the Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure advanced specialization.

The company said that it is a validation of the deep knowledge, vast experience, and proven expertise of a solution partner in deploying and handling production workloads in the cloud with the help of containers and managing hosted Kubernetes environments in Microsoft Azure.

Rodney Clark — Corporate Vice President, Global Partner Solutions, Channel Sales and Channel Chief, Microsoft said: “The Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure advanced specialization highlights the partners who can be viewed as most capable when it comes to deploying and managing containerized applications in Azure.

“Wipro clearly demonstrated that they have both the skills and the experience to deliver best-in-class cloud-native capabilities to customers with Azure.”

According to Wipro, Kubernetes on Azure advanced specialization is earned by only partners which fulfill stringent criteria pertaining to customer success and staff skilling, and those who clear a third-party audit of their practices in container-based workload deployment and management.

Wipro said that with more than 75% of global organizations estimated to run containerized applications in production by the coming year, many are looking for a partner having advanced skills for shifting their existing containerized workloads to the cloud, or help them develop cloud-native applications using container technologies, DevOps patterns, and a microservices approach.

Arun Melkote — Vice President & Practice Head, App Engineering and Modernization, iDEAS, Wipro Limited said: “Today most enterprise customers are planning to run their applications on containers to address their business scalability requirements. Microsoft’s Azure Kubernetes Service is a leading offering in that category and this advanced specialization recognizes our capabilities in the area.

“Our expertise in delivering AKS along with devNXT, our modernization platform, has helped multiple global customers adopt their Cloud modernization journey at a faster pace.”

Wipro’s devNXT, which is listed on the Azure Marketplace, is a platform driven by artificial intelligence. It is used for developing smart applications and speeding up application modernization and cloud enablement.

Besides, devNXT aids in the democratization of engineering and bringing in speed and engineering productivity.

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