Google Cloud has entered into a strategic collaboration with Malaysian airports operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings, along with tech startup Asia Mobiliti, who will be adopting Google Cloud’s open data cloud to deliver sustainable, digital-first experiences.
As Malaysia opens its borders and welcomes tourists, Google Cloud’s expertise in providing solutions and resources can aid Malaysian organisations as they innovate and upgrade with the use of generative artificial intelligence to cope with the country’s tourism rebound.
Google Cloud Indonesia and Malaysia’s regional director, Megawaty Khie said that according to their analysis, while aviation and accommodation are core areas that contribute to a country’s tourism, tourism has an impact on financial services. It also impacts healthcare, retail and transportation.
She went on to add that the firm is committed to the empowerment of organisations across industries with the help of its capabilities, to allow them to make smarter business decisions to deliver better visitor experiences.
She added that the collaborations with Malaysia Airports and Asia Mobiliti were supported by its partners CloudMile and PointStar, which stand to enhance their ability to provide personalised digital-first offerings powered by Google Cloud’s infrastructure.
“This also builds on our existing work with AirAsia Super App to help micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) grow their revenue streams,” she explained.
Google Cloud’s expertise aligns with Malaysia Airports’ aim to enhance its ability to push real-time airport and flight information to millions of passengers. For instance, Google Cloud’s autoscaling capabilities will enable the airport’s IT systems and dashboards to handle up to 10 times their normal workloads with a smooth user experience, before automatically scaling down to reduce costs when additional computing resources are no longer needed.
The chief information officer of Malaysian Airports Holdings, Vijaykumar Dayinde said that as the industry recuperates from the effects of the past few years, it is critical to optimise costs and ramp up operations.
“Our choice of CloudMile as our longstanding partner and Google Cloud as our primary cloud provider gives us the right combination of automated solutions and deep innovation expertise to deliver high-quality and safe digital-first passenger experiences at scale,” he said.
“Google Cloud’s open data cloud will provide a strong yet flexible foundation for Malaysia Airports to fulfil our vision of becoming a global airport group that champions connectivity and sustainability, and serve as the gateway for tourists to discover and enjoy all that Malaysia has to offer,” he added.
Ramachandran Muniandy, CEO and Co-founder, Asia Mobiliti, said that the concepts of sustainable tourism and sustainability mobility are deeply intertwined.
“At Asia Mobiliti, our goal is to help digitise all modes of transport and connect them with each other, thereby enabling seamless and on-demand multimodal transport experiences. It was a clear choice for us to build our platform on Google Cloud’s open data cloud, given its leadership in data science and it being the only cloud provider that is powering its infrastructure and services using 100% renewable energy,” Muniandy said.
Earlier this year, Google Cloud Malaysia appointed Patrick Wee as its country manager, reporting to Megawaty Khie, who is the regional director of Google Cloud Indonesia and Malaysia.
In his role, Wee is responsible for leading local go-to-market operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and collaborating with teams across Google to help companies digitally transform their business with enterprise-grade solutions and cutting-edge technology.
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