But cloud-centric relationships and capabilities may be retained this time by the resulting Atos unit focusing on ITO, meaning that Evidian, like Kyndryl before it, will have to reconstitute its cloud partnerships and advisory capabilities. But much has yet to be decided before the split takes place, which will be complete by mid-2023 "at the earliest." Although strong in mainframe and private cloud technologies, Atos has struggled to be a player in cloud migration. For his part, Atos' co-CEO Nourdine Bihmane said the partnership is aimed at getting Atos "back in the game." Can it work? For some Atos customers who are feeling dead-ended in their ITO relationships with assets worth selling, they can accelerate their cloud journey by working with AWS. Expect similar relationships to be established with other infrastructure-centric outsourcing providers including Kyndryl and DXC.