

- In the future, ThyssenKrupp will obtain 80,000 computer workstations and 10,000 server systems worldwide from the Telekom cloud
- Telekom hosts all data in five data centers on four continents
- One of the largest cloud contracts for Telekom subsidiary
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"Our objective is to create an integrated IT landscape that makes global cooperation simpler and more efficient, but also fulfills the different IT needs of the Group divisions," says Klaus-Hardy Mühleck, Chief Information Officer at ThyssenKrupp AG. "With this major project, we are entering into a strategic partnership with
"The more complex a company's IT world, the more it is necessary to migrate to the cloud: Only this reduces costs, increases efficiency, and increases the flexibility of IT," says Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management member Reinhard Clemens. "We want to be the first choice for companies' digitization needs. The contract with ThyssenKrupp shows that we are heading in the right direction."
Even before the year ends,
Cloud leader Deutsche Telekom The current Experton "Cloud Vendor Benchmark 2014" study confirms that Deutsche Telekom is on track for success in its cloud business: As in the prior year, Deutsche Telekom has taken the top spot in the categories "cloud market places" and "cloud services for small and medium-sized enterprises."
Experton, a market research institute, performs its cloud study each year, evaluating providers that offer cloud technology, cloud services and transformation services on the German market.
About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with over 142 million mobile customers, 31 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2013). The Group provides fixed-network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50 countries and has approximately 229,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 60.1 billion in the 2013 financial year – more than half of it outside Germany.
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