This partnership will launch a host of transformational initiatives that will build customer value ensuring greater dynamism from their IT infrastructure and applications.         TCS is part of a select group of Cisco’s Strategic Partner Organization - SPO - portfolio. True to the spirit of the SPO , the Cisco - TCS partnership will look at a totally new way to define , integrate, and deliver ' capabilities ' that will impact the growth engines and profitability of joint customers. Cost reduction, revenue productivity, moving from CAPEX to OPEX, Transformation to Cloud based delivery, these will be some of the critical SPO plays. This partnership will launch a host of transformational initiatives that will build customer value ensuring greater dynamism from their IT infrastructure and application environment. The key focus of the partnership is Data Center Transformation and the joint play will enable customers to build a flexible infrastructure where applications and infrastructure work in tandem to meet business demands. Cisco's game changing Unified Computing Systems and TCS ‘ Application and Infrastructure Management skills will accelerate time to market and deliver real results to global businesses. Another area of focus is BFSI where TCS with the BaNCS Suite of solutions will enable transformation in financial services looking at the needs of the future. TCS BaNCS consists of a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for banks, capital markets firms, insurance companies and diversified financial institutions. Each solution in the TCS BaNCS family has been designed to run a scalable and robust service fully integrated with existing business models, enterprise infrastructure and technology architecture.   The TCS BaNCS customers include LCHClearnet (Europe’s largest clearing house), Clearstream Services (South Africa), Guangdong Rural Credit Union (the largest provincial credit union in China), Orbay (Netherlands), to name a few.   The commitment to this partnership is evident in the investments made. TCS has set up a Cisco Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Center Transformation and Unified Communications to demonstrate solutions on Cisco platform to prospects and customers, show proof-of-concept and deliver technology pilot for customers. The CoE will showcase flexible infrastructure technologies to address critical business challenges, demonstrate a higher level of integration and the working of a simplified IT environment. TCS has an established Cisco practice team with more than 500 Cisco Certified Asociates and 40+ CCIEs. TCS is part of Cisco's Global Outsourcing Channel Program, a Cisco Gold Partner and an Authorized Technology Partner for UCS.