Lufthansa Systems has announced a new partnership with Google Cloud and now offers customers Google Cloud services via Lufthansa Systems’ Global Aviation Cloud (GAC) platform.
It means that customers can now leverage the power of Google Cloud’s global infrastructure, advanced analytics capabilities and robust security features to drive innovation and optimise their operations with AI.
This gives airline customers greater flexibility and choice when it comes to hosting critical business applications, as they can now choose between Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure or use both.
The first Google Cloud data centre offered by Lufthansa Systems is in the USA and is being used by an American airline. The first in Europe is in Frankfurt. Additional data centres will be established, as required, in other regions.
Airline applications hosted in the GAC offer advantages over on-site solutions by reducing the costs of ownership associated with workforce, software and infrastructure which come with the need for office and data centre space.
The high availability, scalability and optimisation benefits of modern technologies are intrinsically crucial for business-critical applications such as those in the airline business and information technology (IT) is a central component in today’s aviation operations.
Using cloud services also allows airlines to focus on their core business.
With the GAC, Lufthansa Systems combines the flexibility of cloud computing with the highest levels of security and availability. It provides business-critical applications on a secure, modern and fully managed platform based on a public cloud solution provider.
GAC is now a multi-cloud solution that currently includes both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud and can be extended in the future. This offers the advantage of diversifying the cloud infrastructure of applications while leveraging the unique strengths of each platform.
Lufthansa Systems made a strategic decision by choosing Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud as their cloud partners. With a combined market share of more than 35% in the global cloud computing market, they are well-positioned to leverage the best-in-class services and technology to drive innovation and efficiency in their operations.
“Becoming a Google Cloud partner marks a big step in our vision as a multi-cloud provider. We are convinced that this is the right strategy to unlock the full potential of digital aviation and make our customers’ technology future-ready. This way, we can make sure that the airlines can focus on their business and not have to worry about the secure hosting of their applications. We aim to provide them with the best possible cloud experience they can have,” said Susan Linden, Head of Architecture, Technology an IT Operations at Lufthansa Systems.
