How a Global Travel Leader Scaled Smarter with AWS

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, enterprises can no longer afford slow, fragmented, or outdated infrastructure. For global organizations operating at scale, the ability to modernize quickly and efficiently is now a business imperative. This case study highlights how one of the world’s largest travel companies transformed its operations by embracing a modern cloud-first approach, achieving game-changing results in record time.

The Strategic Shift to Smarter Scalability

As customer expectations grew and digital demand surged, this travel giant faced a critical challenge: its legacy systems were limiting innovation and speed. With operations spread across multiple data centers and workloads growing rapidly, scaling reliably had become increasingly complex. The organization needed a solution that could support global expansion, reduce operational overhead, and accelerate time to market without disrupting customer experiences.

Why Migration Became Essential

The company realized that modernizing its infrastructure was not just a technical upgrade—it was a strategic necessity. Migrating to a cloud environment offered the flexibility, performance, and resilience required to keep pace with industry demands. Legacy workloads, siloed systems, and manual onboarding processes were slowing progress and inflating costs.

The shift to AWS presented an opportunity to consolidate, optimize, and scale with confidence. What followed was a transformational effort that fundamentally reshaped the company’s operational capabilities.

A Migration at an Unprecedented Pace

2,000+ Workloads in 18 Months

One of the most compelling outcomes of this transformation was the speed at which the organization migrated. In just 18 months, the company successfully moved more than 2,000 workloads to AWS—an achievement that demonstrates both the urgency of the initiative and the structured execution behind it.

Onboarding Time Reduced from Weeks to Days

Prior to migration, onboarding new systems, tools, or applications was a lengthy process, often stretching to several weeks. After adopting AWS, onboarding timelines were dramatically streamlined. What once took weeks could now be completed in a matter of days, giving the company the agility to innovate and scale far more efficiently.

From 15 Data Centers to 90% AWS Adoption

The organization also embarked on a major consolidation initiative, transitioning from 15 on-premises data centers to a cloud environment where more than 90% of its infrastructure now runs on AWS. This shift not only reduced costs and operational complexity but also enabled the company to standardize processes and improve overall performance across its global footprint.

A Foundation for Future Growth

This transformation was not just about migrating workloads—it was about setting the stage for long-term innovation. By exiting legacy VMware environments and adopting AWS at scale, the organization built a modern foundation capable of supporting future growth, advanced analytics, and new digital experiences.

The case study reveals how strategic planning, strong partnerships, and cloud-first thinking enabled the company to gain the agility required to meet rising customer expectations and compete confidently in a dynamic market.

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This excerpt provides only a surface-level look at the company’s cloud journey. The full case study includes deeper insights into the migration strategy, architectural decisions, operational impact, and lessons learned from executing transformation at this scale.

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