DOHA: Ooredoo announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with the world's leading airline, Qatar Airways, to develop and co-design a state-of-the-art Hybrid Multi-Cloud environment.
The partnership was signed by CEO of Ooredoo Qatar, Sheikh Ali bin Jabor bin Mohammad Al Thani and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Eng Badr Mohammed Al Meer.
Commenting on the partnership, Sheikh Ali bin Jabor bin Mohammad Al Thani said: "As pioneers in our respective fields, both Ooredoo and Qatar Airways recognize that innovation is about adopting new technologies and reshaping how we connect with the world. Through this collaboration, we are setting a new standard for digital transformations globally."At Ooredoo, we believe that the future belongs to those who innovate. By joining Qatar Airways, we are making a bold statement that together, we are poised to redefine the boundaries of innovation by leveraging Hybrid cloud, Analytics and AI, ensuring that Qatar remains a beacon of progress in an ever-evolving digital landscape."
Al Meer said: "Qatar Airways is an unparalleled leader in the aviation industry and consistently offers the best-in-class products and services. Our commitment to technology innovation and adoption has been a key driver for our success and growth. In our partnership with Ooredoo, we are implementing Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure and Platform services by utilizing leading technologies."
He added, "This partnership allows us to offer unmatched services to our customers, ensuring seamless scalability, top-tier performance, and robust security. We are thrilled to collaborate with industry giants like Microsoft, Google, and Nutanix to build an efficient and secure Cloud Infrastructure."
Cloud setup will ensure that Qatar Airways has the flexibility to choose where its workloads reside depending on a host of factors, including but not limited to business demands, data security, data sovereignty and latency. By harnessing the expansive capabilities of the Public Cloud, Qatar Airways is poised to accelerate innovation and rapidly deploy new and exciting services to continually improve its customers' experience, while operating its high-performance workloads that require unmatched speeds, low latency, and iron-clad security in its dedicated Private Cloud environment. Ooredoo will also provide Qatar Airways with a network fabric that enables direct links between the airline's premises and both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud platforms.
This cutting-edge solution will bring together the prowess of world-renowned Hyperscalers, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, coupled with the resilience and security of Qatar Airways dedicated Private Cloud, powered by global technology providers including Nutanix, F5 and Cisco.
By harnessing the expansive capabilities of the Public Cloud, Qatar Airways is poised to accelerate innovation and rapidly deploy new and exciting services to continually improve its customers' experience, while operating its high-performance workloads that require unmatched speeds, low latency, and iron-clad security in its dedicated Private Cloud environment. Ooredoo will also provide Qatar Airways with a network fabric that enables direct links between the airline's premises and both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud platforms.
