Metso Corporation and Valmet Corporation demerged at the beginning of 2014. They are now shifting towards a more modern and flexible model of implementation in terms of outsourcing their capacity services. The total package supplied by Tieto is based on a new generation of scalable cloud services, for which the customer pays according to use.
"We aim to make significant savings in operating costs with this new contract, but also see it as equally important to have a more flexible cost structure. IT related costs can usually only be scaled upwards, but with this solutions, costs may also decrease according to use and the current market price," says Pirkka Penttinen, Chief Information Officer at Metso.
According to Penttinen, net savings may be realized from the beginning of 2015 when the implementation is complete. Operative savings will be realized in the units that adopt these new services.
Metso required the service provider to be prepared for a real partnership. "Tieto has shown us that it does not just offer services and technology but is also willing to work as Metso's partner by providing a more extensive service model than the traditional one," says Penttinen.
Valmet Corporation, a supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries, started operating as an independent company at the beginning of 2014. Cost efficiency and flexibility in services and the cost structure are significant factors for the new company.
"For Valmet, acquiring capacity services without long and extensive commitments in our own hardware is a significant new opportunity," says Janne Puustinen, Vice President of Information Technology at Valmet.
The service capacity is centralized in Helsinki, Atlanta and Shanghai. "China plays a major role in Valmet's operations. Therefore, it is important to us that the capacity services can also be offered from Shanghai as a result of the new contract," continues Puustinen.
This contract deepens Tieto's IT partnership with Metso and Valmet. A wide-ranging supply of services provides new opportunities to optimize the entire concept.
"Metso and Valmet are genuinely global technology and service companies managed from Finland. This contract lays a basis for Tieto to continue its strong growth in the manufacturing sector. We are happy to provide a solution that fulfills the customer's requirements and enables Metso and Valmet to use the services they need in an extremely cost-efficient manner," says Ari Järvelä, Executive Vice President at Manufacturing, Retail and Logistics for Tieto.