Google Cloud has been selected by ABB to further expand the cloud footprint of its Information System (IS) services.

The Swiss-headquartered global tech company has selected Google Cloud as part of the organization’s ‘Rationalizing IT Operations’ (code named: Program RIO) initiative.

The initiative is aimed at further increasing the scalability and resilience of its infrastructure services to all ABB businesses.

Google Cloud will collaborate with ABB’s hosting services team to layout an optimized cloud migration that is tailored to meet the IS needs of ABB businesses. This will be rolled out in a structured way and in-line with ABB’s new operating model.

The migration signals ABB’s increased focus on cloud adoption and optimizing its data centers’ capacity.

Google Cloud said that its data science, AI and ML capabilities will be leveraged to simplify and improve the IS quality assurance via automation and consolidation of identified services housed in ABB’s strategic data centers and remote sites, with a cloud-first approach.