Godiva Outsources IT Infrastructure Management
Godiva Chocolatier Inc. and IBM signed a services agreement for IBM to manage Godiva's information technology (IT) infrastructure. Through this agreement, IBM will support Godiva's offices in the United States; London; Brussels, Belgium; Hong Kong; Tokyo; and Taipei, China as well as stores in North America, Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim. IBM will provide data center services, including support for IBM PowerSystems, Storage, service desk, security, messaging and data network and business continuity and resiliency services.
"To support Godiva's global needs, we needed an IT partner that could help us scale our infrastructure," says Mike Giresi, Godiva vice president, Global IT. "IBM was able to provide a well-rounded solution that included IBM hardware, software and services into one bundled service."
"To support Godiva's global needs, we needed an IT partner that could help us scale our infrastructure," says Mike Giresi, Godiva vice president, Global IT. "IBM was able to provide a well-rounded solution that included IBM hardware, software and services into one bundled service."