AWS Announces Leading Ocean Shipping Carrier Matson Goes All-In on the AWS Cloud
November 28 2016 - 3:01AM
Business Wire
Matson closes final data centers as it moves
its critical shipping and logistics businesses to AWS for increased
performance, reliability, and security
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced that Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading
U.S. carrier in the Pacific, is all-in on the AWS Cloud. Matson,
whose shipping network reaches Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, China, and
areas of the South Pacific, has closed all four of its on-premises
data centers in its migration to AWS. Moving its applications from
its on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud has helped Matson
achieve faster performance, increased reliability and security, and
IT infrastructure cost savings.
The shipping industry requires advanced IT capabilities to
enable precise tracking of assets and customer shipments as they
move around the world. Matson’s vessels, shipping terminals,
container equipment, and truck shipments all require highly
reliable technology to ensure that its transportation network
operates at world-class levels. In addition, Matson’s customers
count on cloud-based applications to provide real-time visibility
and analytics in managing their own supply chains. All of these
mission-critical applications run on the AWS Cloud today, including
Matson’s custom-built order-to-cash booking and billing systems,
terminal operations, global equipment management, U.S.-wide
logistics applications, and customer-facing website.
“Several years ago we set out on a journey to modernize our
entire portfolio of enterprise applications and to upgrade and
optimize every corner of our IT infrastructure. Once we completed
our application modernization, we were ready to culminate this
transformation by migrating onto a single cloud platform, which we
view as the optimal strategy to sustain world-class customer
service and operational reliability. We chose the AWS Cloud because
it provides unmatched security, performance, and cost benefits,”
said Peter Weis, Matson’s CIO. “Having moved one hundred percent of
our enterprise applications from on-premises data centers to the
AWS Cloud, we are now free to focus on further innovation.”
“Companies large and small around the world are increasingly
moving all-in on the AWS Cloud so they can focus their resources on
differentiated work,” said Mike Clayville, Vice President,
Worldwide Sales at AWS. “We’ve worked closely with Matson during
its migration to AWS and are excited to congratulate them on the
closing of their data centers. Standardizing on the broadest cloud
platform available, Matson will be able to devote more of its time
and resources to driving new and enhanced processes for its own
customers.”
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About Matson, Inc.Founded in 1882, Matson is a leading
U.S. carrier in the Pacific. Matson provides a vital lifeline to
the economies of Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia and select South
Pacific islands, and operates a premium, expedited service from
China to Southern California. The Company's fleet of 22 owned
vessels includes containerships, combination container and
roll-on/roll-off ships and custom-designed barges. Matson
Logistics, established in 1987, extends the geographic reach of
Matson's transportation network throughout the continental U.S. Its
integrated, asset-light logistics services include rail intermodal,
highway brokerage, warehousing, and less-than-container load
freight consolidation and forwarding to Alaska. Additional
information about Matson, Inc. is available at www.matson.com.
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