Rakuten Symphony, Inc. announces a strategic partnership with Simply Tech LTDA, a leading technology company for automation and digital transformation, as a distributor for solutions and services.Rakuten Cloudin the markets of South and Central America, initially focusing on Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
Under the agreement, Simply Tech will provide the Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform, Rakuten Cloud-Native Orchestrator, and Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage solutions to resellers and companies in these locations. This collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation in key sectors—including healthcare, financial services, retail, and manufacturing—making high-performance cloud-native technology more accessible and cost-effective.
Rakuten Symphony offers cloud-native platform solutions and software-defined storage designed for automation and AI. The Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform provides these solutions using an intuitive and declarative interface, with advanced automation, which reduces deployment complexity, deadlines, and human error, with high availability ensuring there is no single point of failure. Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage offers high-performance, scalable features for various applications, including AI/ML, retail, IoT, and gaming. Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage stands out from competing solutions by offering true application awareness without requiring extensive knowledge of Kubernetes and storage.
"Digital transformation is a global priority, but access in many regions is still limited by the high cost of native cloud solutions from major providers," says Anirban Chakravartti, Vice President of Global Sales at Rakuten Symphony. In partnership with Simply Tech, we are bringing powerful and cost-effective cloud solutions to companies in South and Central America, enabling them to modernize and compete on a global scale.
The partnership aims to meet the growing demand in the region for managing distributed and cloud-based AI workloads at scale, providing localized operations and support. In this scenario, Simply Tech will play a key role, helping organizations securely modernize their IT infrastructure, adopt edge computing, and deploy applications.statefulin sectors such as health, finance, manufacturing, logistics, public services, among others.
In addition to technological advancement, collaboration also drives growth for local resellers and creates new high-tech career opportunities across the region.
"Companies are eager to evolve in South and Central America, but many face barriers due to the high cost of current solutions," said Sam Freitas, Business Development Head at Simply Tech. Our partnership with Rakuten Symphony provides access to cutting-edge, cloud-native technologies for our reseller network and their customers — while also creating local job opportunities and developing high-tech expertise in the region.
The partnership between Rakuten Symphony and Simply Tech will begin with a series of events with clients and partners starting in July 2025, aiming to showcase the potential of theRakuten Cloudand support regional digital transformation initiatives.
