JOHN KEELLS-IT

JOHN KEELLS-IT A boutique technology consultancy & professional services organization Talk to us today to unleash your full potential through Digital Transformation.

John Keells IT is a global leader in enterprise technology solutions, holding elite specializations and partnerships that redefine digital transformation. As a:

- SAP Gold Partner (Sri Lanka) | SAP Silver Partner (UAE)
- RISE With SAP (Advanced Competency) | GROW With SAP (Advanced Competency)
- SAP Ariba & SAP SuccessFactors Licensed Reseller
- Microsoft Advanced Specialization Partner: Cloud Se

curity, Threat Protection, Infra & DB Migration
- 2024 Microsoft India & South Asia Partner of the Year – Azure
- First Co-Pilot Security Deployment in South Asia
- Salesforce & UiPath Partner

A fully owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest and premier conglomerate with the highest market capitalization and an annual turnover exceeding US$ 800 million, John Keells IT is the trusted partner for 500+ customers across 4 continents. With a knowledge capital of 500+ professionals and a collective experience exceeding 10,000+ man-years, we deliver transformative solutions spanning Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, and Operations. Our ecosystem of top-tier technology partners – including SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, UiPath, Deloitte, Cisco, Siemens, and more – enables businesses to maximize performance, accelerate innovation, and gain a competitive edge. We don’t just implement solutions—we energize your core and extend your edge, ensuring seamless integration into the digital future.

Dare to be Different. Partner with us.Challenge the status quo.Reimagine what’s possible.Transform industries.Shape the ...
06/08/2026

Dare to be Different. Partner with us.

Challenge the status quo.

Reimagine what’s possible.

Transform industries.

Shape the future.

The world isn’t waiting for incremental change anymore. It is rewarding organizations that have the courage to reinvent themselves—embracing AI, trusted data, intelligent automation, and digital platforms to create entirely new ways of working, serving customers, and competing.

The question is no longer whether to transform.
The question is how.

That is precisely why we created CXO Disrupt series in partnership with Echelon.

An executive thought leadership platform by John Keells IT, bringing together global technology leaders, industry pioneers, and business executives to explore what it truly takes to build the AI-native enterprise.

Across the series, we’ll unpack the technologies, strategies, and leadership principles shaping tomorrow’s organizations.

Together with our strategic partners, including SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, Databricks, Cisco, etx, and many others as we’ll explore how organizations can:

* Build an intelligent digital core.
* Create AI-powered workplaces and secure cloud platforms.
* Transform customer engagement and employee experiences.
* Unlock the power of enterprise data and AI
* Strengthen cyber resilience with Zero Trust security architectures.
* Modernize applications, integration, and automation.
* Govern AI responsibly while accelerating innovation.
* Turn data into decisions, and decisions into measurable business outcomes.

But technology alone doesn’t create transformation.

Leadership does.

Culture does.

Trust does.

Partnerships does.

The organizations that will define the next decade won’t necessarily be those investing the most in technology. They’ll be the ones that successfully connect strategy, people, data, AI, and ex*****on to create sustainable competitive advantage.

CXO Disrupt is more than a webinar series.
It is a community of leaders who believe the future should be designed, not inherited.

If you’re a CEO, CIO, CFO, CDO, CISO, CHRO, business leader, entrepreneur, or board member navigating the next wave of transformation, this conversation is for you.

Join us as we explore what comes next.

The next chapter of enterprise transformation is already here.

Are you ready to disrupt before you’re disrupted?

The future belongs to those who build it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lIGOY7nrw

Stay safe. Stay blessed.




A CRM system can help businesses manage customer relationships. But CRM alone does not solve customer experience. For ma...
30/07/2026

A CRM system can help businesses manage customer relationships.

But CRM alone does not solve customer experience.

For many Sri Lankan enterprises, the real issue is not the absence of technology. It is the absence of connection.

Customer information often sits across sales teams, ERP systems, distributor updates, service records, marketing activity, finance processes, spreadsheets, and informal communication channels.

When that happens, leadership does not have one clear view of the customer.

Sales sees one story.
Service sees another.
Finance sees another.
The customer experiences the gaps.

Salesforce can play a powerful role in creating a modern customer engagement layer across sales, service, marketing, and performance visibility.

But the full value is unlocked when CRM connects into the wider enterprise - across cloud, ERP, data, integration, analytics, automation, and AI readiness.

That is where customer experience becomes measurable.

That is where operational efficiency improves.

That is where businesses move from managing customer records to building customer intelligence.

At John Keells IT, we help enterprises build the connected digital foundation needed to turn customer experience into a long-term growth advantage.

Because CRM alone does not transform customer experience.

A connected enterprise does.




For CIOs, UAE E-Invoicing 2027 is an ERP readiness challenge. Most guidance on UAE e-invoicing assumes a clean S/4HANA l...
24/07/2026

For CIOs, UAE E-Invoicing 2027 is an ERP readiness challenge.

Most guidance on UAE e-invoicing assumes a clean S/4HANA landscape. If you're on ECC, or anything heavily customized, the readiness path looks different, and most of what's published doesn't account for that.

The ASP appointment deadline (30 October 2026) is the point your integration clock actually starts, not Go-Live. Once appointed, you're mapping data, configuring DRC/eDocument Cockpit, and testing against a live sandbox, and that work doesn't compress well under a tight window.

John Keells IT has already supported organizations in the UAE through their e-invoicing implementation journey. We are now bringing that practical experience to business leaders through an exclusive webinar.

We will share the lessons learned, outline what organizations need to prepare with confidence, and discuss what the mandate means for leadership, finance, technology, and operations.

Seats are limited, and Registration Opens Today.

📅 6 August 2026
Register here: 951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf




UAE E-Invoicing 2027 is not just a compliance deadline.It is a business readiness test. - It will sit directly at the in...
23/07/2026

UAE E-Invoicing 2027 is not just a compliance deadline.
It is a business readiness test.

- It will sit directly at the intersection of finance, technology, operations, customers, suppliers, and regulatory reporting.
- It can affect collections, supplier relationships, customer experience, operational continuity, reporting confidence, and leadership accountability.

Once the FTA mandate goes live, every B2B invoice has to move through this new system to count. If your business isn't ready, it's not one transaction that's affected, it's every customer and supplier relationship that runs through invoicing.

That's a different scale of risk than a typical compliance deadline; it's whether your business can keep trading normally on day one.

John Keells IT has already supported organizations in the UAE through their e-invoicing implementation journey. We are now bringing that practical experience to business leaders through an exclusive webinar.

We will share the lessons learned, outline what organizations need to prepare with confidence, and discuss what the mandate means for leadership, finance, technology, and operations.

Seats are limited, and Registration Opens Today.

📅 6 August 2026
Register here: 951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf




As the UAE moves toward mandatory e-invoicing, Finance leaders need to look beyond regulatory compliance and ask a more ...
23/07/2026

As the UAE moves toward mandatory e-invoicing, Finance leaders need to look beyond regulatory compliance and ask a more practical question:

'Is our finance function ready to manage this transition without disruption?'

The FTA's ASP appointment deadline for Phase 1 businesses (revenue above AED 50M) is 30 October 2026.
The Go-Live date of 1 January 2027 remains unchanged.

That's less runway than it sounds. Most ERP mapping, ASP onboarding, and end-to-end testing takes 2 to 6 weeks once an ASP is appointed, and appointment is the starting gun, not a formality. If you're planning to sort this out in Q4, you're planning to do it under pressure.

John Keells IT has already supported organizations in the UAE through their e-invoicing implementation journey. We are now bringing that practical experience to business leaders through an exclusive webinar.

We will share the lessons learned, outline what organizations need to prepare with confidence, and discuss what the mandate means for leadership, finance, technology, and operations.

Seats are limited, and Registration Opens Today.

📅 6 August 2026
Register here: 951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/951b7b52-7fcc-4c82-8650-6c7285a1d586@9d95cde8-c4ec-4b9c-8ee2-249d44b79acf




22/07/2026

Build stronger technology teams. Scale with confidence.

Business priorities are moving faster than hiring cycles.

Across digital transformation, application development, SAP, cloud, data, AI, DevOps, QA, and enterprise platforms, technology leaders are under pressure to deliver more: with tighter timelines, limited talent availability, and rising delivery costs.

John Keells IT helps enterprises scale technology delivery through Resource Augmentation Services and Offshore Development Centres.

Our model brings together:

• Skilled Sri Lankan technology professionals
• Flexible resource augmentation
• Dedicated offshore delivery teams
• Managed and hybrid delivery models
• Enterprise-grade governance and delivery discipline
• The credibility and stability of the John Keells Group*

*John Keells Group is Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), consisting of 70+ businesses operating across 08 industries.

With experience supporting businesses across multiple regions, John Keells IT helps enterprises strengthen technology delivery with speed, quality, and confidence.

Let’s start a conversation to scale your delivery capability and technology teams.
Connect with our team >> www.johnkeellsit.com/ras-odc




For large Sri Lankan FMCG enterprises, operational efficiency is no longer just a back-office priority. It is a commerci...
14/07/2026

For large Sri Lankan FMCG enterprises, operational efficiency is no longer just a back-office priority. It is a commercial growth priority.

When sales activity, customer information, distributor updates, account potential, and management reporting are disconnected, leadership loses visibility into where growth is really happening — and where it is being missed.

A modern sales operation needs more than manual updates and fragmented reporting.

It needs a connected customer and sales data foundation that helps teams sell smarter, managers act faster, and leaders make decisions with confidence.

Salesforce Sales Cloud can help create this commercial operating layer. But the full value is unlocked when it connects into the broader enterprise — across cloud, ERP, data, analytics, automation, and AI readiness.

At John Keells IT, we help businesses build this connected digital transformation spine — from strategy to implementation to continuous value creation.

Because the future of growth is not just digital.
It is connected.

Connect with our team >> [email protected]




To mark Poson, our teams came together for a lantern decorating competition that brought creativity to the centre stage....
04/07/2026

To mark Poson, our teams came together for a lantern decorating competition that brought creativity to the centre stage. Employees were grouped into teams of five, with each team given two lanterns and colourful Sau Kola inspired by the colours of the Buddhist flag.

What followed was a bright mix of teamwork, quick ideas, careful cutting, creative problem-solving, and a few hidden artistic talents we did not know existed.

With every lantern bringing its own charm, choosing just three winning teams was no easy task. But beyond the winners, the real highlight was seeing our people come together, share a laugh, and light up the workplace in the spirit of Poson.

A big congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who made the celebration so memorable.




28/06/2026

The arrow was never released.

At Mihintale, a king paused — and in that pause, a nation’s path changed.

Poson Poya reminds us that wisdom often begins in a single moment of stillness.
A moment to choose compassion over action, reflection over impulse, and peace over power.

May this Poson bring quiet reflection, clarity, and kindness to all.
Blessed Poson Poya from John Keells IT.


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