American Airlines selects IBM as cloud provider

American Airlines will move select enterprise applications to IBM’s Cloud. The airline will be able to leverage the global footprint of IBM Cloud, which consists of more than 50 data centers spanning 17 countries, as well as a wide range of application development capabilities through IBM Bluemix. In addition the company will have access to IBM advanced analytics capabilities and technologies, all of which will enable the company to advance its enterprise into a cognitive infrastructure that offers greater resiliency and better customer experiences. This new agreement is the latest in a long-standing relationship between IBM and American Airlines that began in 1950’s, when the two companies worked together to develop the first electronic reservation and ticketing system in the industry.