CLOUD TRANSFORMATION
“ Cloud adoption is a paradigm shift . Business-oriented solutions can be directly built in the cloud ”
ANKUR RASTOGI GROUP HEAD – IT APPLICATION MANAGEMENT , TRANSITION & CLOUD MIGRATION ; SENIOR DIRECTOR , LUFTHANSA GROUP
This information can further be used to build decision-making algorithms helping Lufthansa Group optimise various parameters within the business domains , from aircraft turnaround time , network scheduling and planning to passenger management . “ In my opinion ,” Rastogi adds , “ every time you make an improvement in efficiency , you ' re indirectly contributing to sustainability goals .”
Taking a multi-vendor approach to partnerships Partners are critical for successful outcomes , as Rastogi explains . For every task , a thorough analysis is undertaken to decide if it should be done in-house or should be outsourced . A strategic decision was to employ a multivendor approach .
“ In each partner category whether it is cloud , managed service , migration or operations partners — we did a proper due diligence and followed a thorough selection process ,” Rastogi says .
For Lufthansa Group , a decision was made to go with a multi-cloud and a hybrid cloud approach . “ In our cloud ecosystem , we work quite closely with Microsoft , which is one of our primary landing zones ,” Rastogi comments . “ Many applications are already in or are in the process of being migrated to Azure . When it comes to managed services , we work with CGI and Kyndryl who are managing the foundations of our cloud ecosystem ,” Rastogi adds . “ For cloud migration and application operations and management , we work very closely with CGI and Mindtree .”
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