Boeing on Wednesday said it has signed agreements with top cloud infrastructure firms to digitise its operations. The agreements signed with Amazon, Google and Microsoft seek to build a single cloud platform for the aircraft maker.
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The Chicago-headquartered firm will move its applications to the cloud service providers’ servers from its existing on-premise data centre. The airplane manufacturer currently keeps its data in its in-house servers. Several of these systems are old, which makes it hard for the company to maintain.
“Expanding cloud solutions remove infrastructure restraints, allowing for more ownership within teams, simplifies processes, creates easier and more secure access to information, and empowers Boeing developers to perform their best,” the company said in a statement.
With Microsoft, Boeing seeks to make use of the Windows maker’s cloud ecosystem and its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to update its IT infrastructure.
And the agreement with Google would help Boeing tap the search giant’s data analytics and AI/ML tools.
“These partnerships will strengthen our ability to test a system – or an aircraft – hundreds of times using digital twin technology before it is deployed,” Boeing CIO Susan Doniz, said in a statement.
