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Air Mauritius inks 5-year Cloud and Analytics deal with IBM

By TechTaffy Desk

Air Mauritius has inked a five-year technology and services deal with IBM for cloud and analytics technologies delivered as services.

The deal, which will be implemented in collaboration with KPMG South Africa, will allow the airline to overhaul its enterprise planning processes using the statistical analysis and visualizations of IBM’s Watson Analytics. This will allow authorized personnel across the enterprise to have analytical insights from the company’s data. It will also provide an integrated environment for critical, real-time scenario planning and performance management, according to IBM.

Operating out of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius, its main hub, Air Mauritius serves 24 regional and international destinations.

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