Spandan Mahapatra
Pathway three

Enterprise modernization & IT

Zero-trust cybersecurity, ERP transformation, and mainframe-to-cloud modernization — building resilient, API-first infrastructure to support Delta's $2.5-3.0B IT estate.

$30-50MCost avoidance & risk reduction
$2.5-3.0B
IT spend
60%
Windows dependency (target 30%)
~20yr
Kyndryl relationship
$550M
CrowdStrike loss
80%+
Target API coverage
Use cases
3 use cases
Agentic AI agents
3 agents
TCS agentic AI agents — enterprise
Key initiatives & priorities
Security

Zero-trust architecture

Implement comprehensive zero-trust security framework to eliminate single-vendor OS dependency, reducing Windows footprint from 60% to 30% and preventing future CrowdStrike-scale incidents.

Transformation

SAP S/4HANA evaluation

Evaluate and plan migration to SAP S/4HANA with TCS Connected Organization Intelligence (COI), targeting 30% reduction in process cycle times across finance, procurement, and HR.

Modernization

Strangler-fig API modernization

Progressively wrap z/TPF mainframe functions with modern APIs using the strangler-fig pattern, achieving 80%+ API coverage while maintaining zero-downtime operations.