Kyndryl Holdings, Honda Motor Europe expand IT partnership

Kyndryl (KD) and Honda Motor Europe, announced a multiyear managed infrastructure services renewal agreement. Building on an established partnership, Kyndryl will continue to manage Honda’s centralized IT infrastructure and modernize the company’s mainframe estate with Kyndryl Bridge, Kyndryl’s open integration platform, and AIOps. Honda Motor Europe Ltd. is a subsidiary of Honda Motor (HMC), and is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of Honda products in Europe. The company offers a wide range of products, including automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, parts, accessories and marine engines. The companies will work together to drive agility across Honda’s business operations, standardize key processes, and future-proof the company’s IT systems for a more digital and data-driven environment. Through the expanded agreement, Kyndryl will move critical applications to its newly upgraded z16 mainframe and infrastructure environment, allowing Honda Motor Europe to modernize operations and optimize costs with the latest platforms and best-in-class technologies offering advanced security, reliability, scalability and performance.