In an era where digital transformation dictates the pace of advancements in the travel industry, Sabre Corporation, a titan in airline reservation technology, is nearing the completion of an ambitious journey. This voyage, which began in 2020, is not just any migration; it’s a near-total transition of Sabre’s technological backbone to Google Cloud. The move, involving the transfer of almost 90% of its workloads and the closure of 17 data centers, is a testament to Sabre’s commitment to leveraging the cloud for scalability, efficiency, and innovation. At the heart of this transformation is Joe DiFonzo, Sabre’s CIO, who has overseen the migration of over 40,000 servers, 400,000 CPUs, and 50 petabytes of storage to Google’s cutting-edge platform.
The Mechanics of Migration
The scale of Sabre’s cloud migration is nothing short of monumental. What stands out is not just the sheer volume of data and computing resources moved…