January 29, 2026
London – January 29, 2026 – NTT Data, a global leader in AI, digital business, and technology services, today announced that it has entered into a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help enterprises modernize legacy systems, responsibly deploy agent AI, and scale innovation across industries.
Combining NTT Data’s expertise in cloud transformation, cloud-native modernization, and Agentic AI with the scale and innovation speed of AWS services, this partnership delivers customized enterprise solutions that modernize mission-critical workloads, build a secure cloud foundation, and drive measurable business outcomes across regulated, high-growth industries.
Under this agreement, NTT Data and AWS will accelerate enterprise transformation Four priority areas:
- Cloud transformation at scale powered by AI: Accelerate the migration and modernization of on-premises workloads on AWS, leveraging generative and agentic AI, automation, and data platforms to unlock new business models and drive intelligent operations.
- Industry cloud solutions on AWS: Delivering modern, industry-specific, repeatable services across financial services, healthcare, life sciences, public sector, manufacturing, retail, and energy; NTT Data Industry Cloud Features 500+ extensible business components and AI agents.
- AI and data innovation for modern managed services and client experiences: Operate secure, compliant cloud environments at scale. Recent collaboration deals Modernize your contact center solutions with Amazon Connect and accelerate the adoption of AI-driven customer experience (CX) solutions around the world.
- Digital sovereignty and regulated cloud solutions on AWS European Sovereign Cloud:
Enabling European governments and businesses to meet stringent requirements for data residency and operational autonomy. As the launch partner for AWS European Sovereign Cloud, NTT DATA will provide sovereign-by-design cloud solutions and managed services that combine the same security, availability, performance and regulatory compliance that customers expect from AWS.
AWS will support NTT Data in co-innovation programs, certifications, and client events to help enterprises deploy AI-driven cloud solutions faster and with more confidence.
To drive delivery, NTT Data has established a dedicated AWS Business Group that is aligned with the AWS sales and delivery structure. This group includes: 11,000 AWS Certified Experts, It is mostly intended to authenticate An additional 10,000 professionals will be added over the next three years.
“Cloud and AI are at the heart of enterprise transformation,” said Abhijit Dubey, President and CEO, NTT Data. “Through our strategic partnership agreement with AWS, we are helping our clients extend AI effectively and responsibly beyond experimentation. This partnership underscores our commitment to providing secure, industry-specific solutions that create tangible business value for our clients around the world.”
“This collaboration will enable more organizations to unlock the potential of cloud and AI to modernize their operations and accelerate innovation,” said Greg Pearson, vice president of AWS Global Sales. “Through our industry-aligned architecture platform, AI-driven customer experience, and support for meeting evolving regulatory requirements through AWS European Sovereign Cloud, we are strengthening our ability to transform legacy workloads. Build modern digital experiences on AWS. ”
Proven success at Honda Trading Asia
honda trading asia With support from NTT Data’s experts, we successfully migrated to the AWS cloud.
“Moving to the AWS Cloud with the expert support of NTT DATA was an essential step in modernizing our systems and infrastructure and provided us with a strong foundation for AI innovation. NTT DATA was always available to answer our technical questions and worked closely with us to stay on schedule and on budget. Their expertise and support ensured a smooth transition and unlocked exciting growth potential through AWS,” said Honda. said Somya Mayuraskoon, Director of Trading Asia Co., Ltd.
Driving AI innovation across industries
NTT Data will develop dozens of new industry-specific AI-driven cloud solutions on AWS through its Industry Cloud platform to accelerate digital transformation across regulated and high-growth sectors.
- Financial services: This collaboration modernizes core banking and compliance workloads, reduces risk, and ensures regulatory requirements.
- Healthcare and life sciences: NTT Data, with support from AWS, will develop a secure, AI-enabled data platform to deliver intelligent insights from business applications, improve outcomes, and accelerate research..
- public sector: NTT Data will collaborate with AWS to provide private cloud solutions that meet compliance requirements.and provide safe digital services to the public.
- Manufacturing and Automotive: The partnership will modernize business and IT operations using generative AI and agent capabilities to improve financial and operational efficiency.
Innovation environments on AWS, including sandboxes and dedicated innovation labs, allow NTT Data and AWS teams to develop, test, and refine these solutions before scaling them for enterprise deployment.
NTT DATA supports these innovations with a full-stack suite of services, from advisory and cloud transformation to implementation and managed services, enabling clients to adopt AWS technologies with speed, security, and confidence. This initiative will also lead to the expansion of NTT Data’s business. smart AI agentTM ecosystemhelps enterprises deploy and manage responsible, business-driven AI at scale.
About NTT Data
NTT Data is a $30 billion+ business and technology services leader serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating our clients’ success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unparalleled capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data center, and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society confidently and sustainably transition to a digital future. As a world-class employer, we have professionals in more than 70 countries. We also provide our clients with access to innovation centers and a robust ecosystem of existing and emerging partners. NTT Data is part of the NTT Group and invests more than $3 billion in research and development each year..
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