Infosys has signed a long-term deal with Valmet to overhaul the Finnish company's core IT services. Announced June 16, 2026, the engagement will cut operational costs, tighten IT governance, and build a more resilient technology foundation across Valmet's global process-industry operations.
The collaboration places Infosys in charge of modernizing Valmet's entire IT ecosystem, bringing it into closer alignment with the company's "Lead the Way" business strategy. The scope spans resource optimization, proactive enterprise-wide IT management, and end-to-end transformation of core technology services.
Agentic AI and cloud form the technical core
Infosys will deploy Infosys Topaz Fabric, a composable, purpose-built agentic services suite, to embed intelligence directly into IT operations. A human-in-the-loop approach preserves governance and accuracy while driving faster issue resolution and higher productivity.
For cloud infrastructure, the program draws on Infosys Cobalt, a set of services and platforms for scalable, secure cloud foundations. Together, Topaz and Cobalt create what Infosys calls an AI-first operating model built for sustained efficiency and long-term business agility.
The partnership extends Infosys' existing technical capabilities across AI for IT & Development into a long-term industrial engagement. It reflects a broader shift among process-industry firms toward external AI and cloud specialists rather than building these capabilities entirely in-house.
What Valmet says
Arto Huuskonen, VP of IT Transformation at Valmet, said: "At Valmet, our target is to build a resilient, future-ready digital foundation that supports the execution of our Lead the Way strategy. As we modernize our IT landscape, we are focused on improving operational efficiency and strengthening governance. Infosys brings strong capabilities across AI, cloud, and managed services, supported by a structured and responsible approach to AI adoption."
Huuskonen added that the collaboration will help Valmet "create a scalable IT operation model that supports our evolving business needs."
Why this matters for operations
For operations leaders tracking AI for Operations, this deal signals a concrete move toward embedding agentic AI inside enterprise IT management. The model keeps human oversight in the loop while targeting outcomes - lower costs, faster incident resolution, proactive system monitoring - that operations teams can measure against their existing baselines. Rather than layering AI on top of old workflows, Infosys and Valmet are building intelligence into the operational core, a pattern worth watching for any team running mission-critical IT infrastructure.
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