Air NZ renews data centre services contract with IBM

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Air New Zealand renewed its IT systems storage and facilities management outsourcing contract with IBM.

As per a new 10-year data centre services contract, the airline services company will outsource to IBM’s new $80M Reliability Level 3+ data centre.

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By utilising the new IBM Data Centre in Auckland in addition to another commercially operated data centre, Air New Zealand will be able to replicate its entire IT environment across two data centres.

“IBM values our long term relationship with Air New Zealand and we are delighted to welcome their business to our new data centre. We look forward to providing advanced technology solutions and services to help Air New Zealand continue to compete domestically and on international routes,” says Jennifer Moxon, MD, IBM New Zealand.

“This new agreement makes Air New Zealand the first company in the country to have its IT infrastructure across two Tier-3 facilities,” says Air New Zealand CFO Robert McDonald.

IBM New Zealand opened the new 5,200m² scalable facility, which as per the company delivers 99.982 per cent availability, in May 2011. Migration of Air New Zealand’s IT systems to IBM’s new data centre is planned for completion by March 2012.