HCL Technologies Ltd. and Computer Sciences Corporation have formed a strategic partnership to address the substantial market opportunity created by the need for enterprise clients to modernize their applications and transition to the cloud. HCL and CSC will create a world-class application modernization delivery network to enable enterprises to shift from legacy technologies to a cloud-enabled platform. The first delivery centers will be launched in Bangalore and Chennai.

These delivery centers will lower the risks and costs for clients transitioning to the cloud. The joint application modernization offering will be enhanced with vertical specific initiatives starting with Banking & Financial services through the creation of a banking center of excellence. The partnership will be standardizing the delivery of modernized applications and enable them to be brokered onto any cloud environment, using platforms such as CSC's ServiceMesh.