"Our collaboration with Microsoft is one for the long term," said Azmir.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Property, Malaysia’s biggest property developer in terms of land bank, is embarking on a digital transformation journey with Microsoft as part of its efforts to modernise its systems and offer a more enhanced experience to customers.
Sime Darby Property has become the first property developer in Malaysia to fully migrate its existing core applications and servers to the cloud platform, Microsoft Azure.
The company aims to fulfil its ambitions to become a data-driven organisation and enable a more secure and reliable infrastructure for rapid innovation.
This move will allow for a hyper-personalised customer-centric business model and promote end-to-end operational excellence from managing procurement contracts to purchase-to-payment systems.
The migration to the cloud is further aligned with Sime Darby Property’s security frameworks and policies in support of their digital aspirations.
Commenting on the partnership, Sime Darby Property group managing director Datuk Azmir Merican said: “It is crucial to remain digitally mature as we grow within a rapidly changing technological landscape, especially to bring enriching experiences for our customers who are at the heart of everything we do.
“Our collaboration with Microsoft is one for the long term, and we are delighted to have them as our technology advisor and partner in the betterment of our products and services.”

K Raman is confident the cloud solutions will further propel Sime Darby Property’s digital ambitions.

Microsoft Malaysia managing director K Raman added: “Since Microsoft established its presence in Malaysia over 28 years ago, our technology has helped transform the way people work, learn, play and communicate.
“We take heart in being trusted partners of businesses in their digital journey, equipping them with technology that is global, secure and enables them to drive efficiency internally and for their customers.
“We are confident that our trusted cloud solutions will further propel Sime Darby Property’s digital ambitions and bring a more cohesive and seamless experience for their customers and partners in Malaysia.”

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