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UST on Buying Spree

The strategic acquisition of Endeavor Consulting Group will help strengthen UST’s position in the life sciences industry..reports Asian Lite News

Digital transformation solutions company UST on Monday announced the acquisition of supply chain management and product commercialisation consulting player Endeavor Consulting Group for an undisclosed amount.

The strategic acquisition will help strengthen UST’s position in the life sciences industry, including pharmaceuticals, biopharma, and medical technology devices.

Endeavor, founded in 2006, has strong expertise in life sciences and has achieved SAP Gold Partner status.

“UST’s acquisition of Endeavor enhances the continued acceleration of our domain specialisation as exemplified by UST Evolve in the business transformation space and, with Endeavor’s deep expertise, we will be better positioned to meet emerging client needs through pioneering solutions,” Kailash Attal, Chief Solutions Officer, UST, said in a statement.

By combining Endeavor’s extensive technical expertise with UST’s cutting-edge accelerators and SaaS++ offerings, the company said that it will be able to significantly improve client operational efficiency, increasing its returns on technology investments as well as its capacity for innovation.

“We are excited to join UST, and leveraging the company’s resources as well as its innovative range of platforms and solutions will allow us to continue scaling our offerings while also accelerating operations,” said Ben David, CEO, Endeavor.

In addition, Anu Koshy, Head of Life Sciences, UST, said that this acquisition will enhance UST’s Life Sciences management consulting and SAP offerings.

Meanwhile, UST on Wednesday announced the strategic acquisition of Leonardo, a leading provider of business process improvement, automation and integration services in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Leonardo’s 70+ team, with an established presence across key Australian cities, will join UST to bolster their combined capability of delivering comprehensive digital solutions at scale throughout the ANZ region.

“This collaboration signifies our commitment to growing alongside our customers, providing them with unparalleled digital solutions, and harnessing the power of AI to unlock new levels of productivity and insight into their business,” Stephen Chetcuti, CEO, Leonardo, said in a statement.

According to the company, this acquisition amplifies Leonardo’s existing expertise in business process improvement, automation, and integration and bolsters UST’s strategic alliances with key regional technology partners, further enriching their service offerings to clients across diverse industries.

“Leonardo will strengthen our global intelligent automation consulting capabilities further and help grow the UST SmartOps platform business in the ANZ region,” said Kumaran CR, Managing Director of Australia, UST.

The union of UST’s comprehensive digital capabilities with Leonardo’s specialised process expertise is expected to create a powerful synergy, driving innovation, and offering improved services to clients across ANZ, the company said.

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UST teams up with Plutora to streamline cloud ops

The partnership between UST and Plutora will bring unified scheduling as well as optimized utilization of environments and test team productivity to cloud solutions…reports Asian Lite News

UST , a leading digital transformation solutions company, today announced a partnership with Plutora , a leading provider of value stream management solutions for enterprise IT. This dynamic partnership will empower both companies to deliver greater transparency and visibility for test environment planning. The partnership between UST and Plutora will bring unified scheduling as well as optimized utilization of environments and test team productivity to cloud solutions, greatly simplifying cloud migration. Furthermore, UST Cloud Manager’s Cost Control module brings cost data into Plutora that makes it easier to track cloud spending and trends. This will allow for comprehensive and detailed billing reports that provide bespoke savings recommendations that will boost efficiency.

“UST Cloud Manager is uniquely positioned to leverage the Release Engineering features of Plutora and help customers optimize the Cost to Serve. This is a stellar example of how the UST Smart Eco system is designed to build meaningful propositions,” said Praveen Prabhakaran, Chief Delivery Officer, UST.

“Integrating Plutora into our competitive cloud offering will result in tangible benefits for customers. Combining the strengths of these two leading solutions will make it easier to book cloud test environments, effectively allocate cloud resources and improve governance. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Plutora and providing innovative technology that sets the bar in the rapidly changing cloud sector,” said Muraleekrishnan Nair, Global Head of Cloud Infrastructure Services, UST.

“We’re truly excited to join forces with UST. This partnership brings together Plutora’s value stream management capabilities with UST’s innovative Cloud Manager, resulting in a unique platform for optimizing cloud operations. Not only will this drive cost efficiencies, but it will also empower companies with enhanced control over their cloud resources. Together with UST, we’re simplifying cloud management and helping businesses thrive in the digital age,” said Dalibor Siroky, Chief Executive Officer, Plutora.

Over the past two decades UST has established itself as a key business transformation partner across a range of industries. For more information on UST and its work driving cloud transformation, please visit the UST website .

For more than 23 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Through our nimble approach, we identify their core challenges, and craft disruptive solutions that bring their vision to life. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, we embed innovation and agility into our clients’ organizations–delivering measurable value and lasting change across industries, and around the world. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact–touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at www.UST.com

Plutora, the market leader of value stream management solutions for enterprise IT, improves the speed and quality of software creation by capturing, visualizing and analyzing critical indicators of every aspect of the delivery process. Plutora orchestrates release pipelines across a diverse ecosystem of development methodologies, manages hybrid test environments, correlates data from existing toolchains, and incorporates test metrics gathered at every step. The Plutora Platform ensures organizational alignment of software development with business strategy and provides visibility, analytics and a system of insights into the entire value stream, guiding continuous improvement through the measured outcomes of each effort.

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