Amadeus' technology keeps the travel industry at the top of its game. But it needed to innovate to mitigate risk, meet regulatory requirements, serve travelers better, and improve service to its customers—who span the spectrum from airlines to hotels. Specifically, many of its customers requested applications they could run on site, distribute over multiple datacenters, or access through cloud platforms. “We needed a state­-of­-the­-art computing platform that would improve our customers' performance,” said Christophe Defayet, director of software development, security, and communication systems at Amadeus. “As a trusted partner to the travel industry, our technology must help customers meet the increasingly complex demands of travelers around the world.”

Amadeus decided that its best approach would be to reuse and unify its existing IT assets using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, a Platform­-as­-a­-Service (PaaS) offering. An important factor in Amadeus’ decision was its previous successes with Red Hat technology. “Innovation is what removes barriers and opens new horizons,” said Olaf Schnapauff, chief technology officer, global operations, at Amadeus. “The solution that we have built with Amadeus Cloud Services using OpenShift Enterprise by Red Hat is an extremely good example of how innovation changes the game.”

With Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Amadeus better serves its travel industry customers. It has increased speed and efficiency and now rapidly adapts to peak usage and new application deployment. It has streamlined operations by automating routine management and administration tasks. And it has reduced time to market for new applications. The net result is that Amadeus can deliver better and faster solutions to customers with Amadeus Cloud Services—and improve the experience for travelers on land, sea, and air. “Red Hat helps Amadeus shape the future of travel,” said Schnapauff.