Vodafone Idea ropes in IBM for ‘big data’ platform

Vodafone Idea (VIL) has selected IBM for implementation and management of its big data platform, based on open source framework. The collaboration will allow Vodafone Idea to reduce costs across enterprise by leveraging open source for big data.

As a part of the implementation, IBM will be responsible for programme management, consulting, system integration, infrastructure services, application operations, and maintenance support. Additionally, IBM will help in enhancing network security.