IBM Cloud infrastructure provides on-demand scalability, rapid
disaster recovery response capabilities, and enhanced security
NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 26, 2017--
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT), a leading global provider of
fuel cards and workforce payment solutions, today announced the
successful migration of its Comdata business to IBM’s state-of-the-art
cloud-based processing environment. The flexibility and advanced
capabilities of this new infrastructure will allow FLEETCOR to rapidly
accommodate growth while maximizing performance for customers and
partners.
Processing over 2 billion transactions across 53 countries in 2016,
FLEETCOR has leveraged IBM’s
Cloud Managed Services for z Systems to streamline global IT
operations with added security and reliability, while reducing operating
costs. The broader implementation with IBM started in 2016, allowing
FLEETCOR to better accommodate business and operational fluctuations,
minimize risk, enhance disaster recovery, consolidate technology
infrastructure and simplify network architecture.
“Through this seamless migration with IBM, we’ve gained a flexible,
cloud-based IT infrastructure that helps us reliably scale our
transaction processing capabilities to meet the future needs of our
customers and partners,” said Waddaah Keirbeck, Global Chief Technology
Officer of FLEETCOR Technologies. “As our business continues to grow,
our technology infrastructure is already in place.”
“Our extensive experience delivering skilled teams and technologies to
leading companies in the payments industry was a natural fit for
FLEETCOR and its need to migrate technology operations to the cloud,”
said Philip Guido, IBM General Manager for IBM Global Technology
Services North America. “Businesses are increasingly relying on
cloud-based technologies to adapt to fast-moving changes in their
industries. With IBM at the core of its IT operations, FLEETCOR is
helping its customers face tomorrow’s challenges more than ever.”
In recognition of the company’s success, FLEETCOR was recently named to
the FORTUNE 1000, joining a prestigious list of the country’s largest
companies, as well as the FORBES Global 2000, a comprehensive annual
ranking of the world's largest public companies.
About FLEETCOR
FLEETCOR is a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce
payment products to businesses. FLEETCOR's payment programs enable
businesses to better control employee spending and provide
card-accepting merchants with a high volume customer base that can
increase their sales and customer loyalty. FLEETCOR serves commercial
accounts in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Australia/New
Zealand. For more information, please visit www.FLEETCOR.com.
About IBM Global Technology Services
IBM Global Technology Services offers end-to-end IT consulting and
business services supported by an unparalleled global delivery network
that is transforming its business to lead in an era of Cognitive and
Cloud. As a cloud services integrator, GTS is managing the services and
underlying infrastructure in an integrated and unified way. It is
modernizing clients’ IT environments to help them meet the increasingly
complex customer demands. GTS provides clients with innovative
technology solutions that help them to improve their business processes
and in turn, profitability.
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