Bharti airtel announced its strategic relationship with Savvis to strengthen its managed services portfolio. The collaboration aimed at offering innovative managed services to the enterprises operating in or expanding into India. With the partnership, Savvis can now use airtel’s world class Data Centers, bandwidth capacity and network support to expand its services platform in India.

Drew Kelton, President – Enterprise Services, Bharti airtel said, “Our strategic partnership with Savvis is a major leap forward and will unlock the potential of the rapidly growing hosted IT services market in the country. Our world class network connectivity and next generation Data Centre architecture combined with Savvis’ technical expertise will help us to offer best in class hosting and security services to our customers. This is a reiteration of our commitment of continuously offering innovative and scalable solutions for our customers in this dynamic business environment.”

Jim Ousley, Chairman & CEO of Savvis said, “India is a huge potential market that requires the scale and local reach that only airtel with Savvis’ mission critical enterprise-applications can deliver. Our global customers have been asking us for capabilities in India and partnering with airtel enables us to provide the quality facilities and support for our customers. This collaboration not only enables us to leverage airtel’s existing infrastructure and customer reach, but also their reputation as one of the best known and admired brands in India.”