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Alaska Air Group Inc. will upgrade its technology systems after significant outages disrupted operations and affected earnings. The Seattle-based airline aims to transition operational systems, back-office functions, and data center operations to cloud-based platforms.

Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett indicated that the airline will increase technology investments by tens of millions of dollars annually. The revamp will involve evaluating cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure and follows consultations with Accenture.

In October, Alaska Air canceled over 400 flights due to a failure at its primary data center, which impacted a critical tool for measuring aircraft take-off weight and balance. The airline also faced disruptions from a global outage at Microsoft Azure.