Wipro, Aramco and SAP team up to launch AI-ready STO management solution
By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : September 18, 2026 7:07 am
It is designed to improve collaboration, support faster decision-making and help organizations strengthen compliance while reducing operational risk
Wipro Limited has joined forces with Saudi Aramco and SAP to launch Wipro STO360, an end-to-end solution aimed at helping asset-intensive industries overhaul the way they manage shutdowns, turnarounds and outages.
Built on SAP’s Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), Wipro STO360 is designed for industries where maintenance shutdowns and turnaround projects can have a major impact on productivity, asset reliability and operational risk. The solution targets sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, mining, manufacturing and utilities.
The platform brings together Wipro’s industry expertise, Aramco’s operational and business leadership, and SAP’s cloud technology to provide real-time visibility into critical activities across the STO lifecycle. It is designed to improve collaboration, support faster decision-making and help organizations strengthen compliance while reducing operational risk.
"Asset heavy industries need to embrace AI-led transformation quickly and at scale due to the increasing complexity, regulatory expectations, and the need for operational excellence,” said Vinay Firake, CEO of APMEA (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, and Africa), Wipro Limited.
"Wipro STO360 is a future-ready solution that combines our deep industry expertise,
capabilities of Wipro Intelligence, and cloud native engineering capabilities to help Aramco and other asset-intensive enterprises to optimize their STO operations, improving asset reliability, strengthening compliance, and unlocking measurable business value.”
Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter, Aramco Executive Vice President of Technology & Innovation,
said, “We are excited to implement Wipro STO360 to help transform our business operations. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, we aim to set new benchmarks in operational excellence to continue our strong position in the industry.
"This initiative can support Aramco in optimizing the Turnaround and Inspection planning and execution phases by increasing the process efficiency and productivity.”