Food & Drink August 2024 | Page 137

CREDIT : MCDONALD ’ S
This enabled the integration of thirdparty delivery services , meaning customers could have meals delivered to their doorstep , thanks to cloudpowered logistics and services .
Director of McDonald ’ s Cloud Business Office , Betty Gomez , says one of the biggest challenges in migrating the company ’ s core applications to the cloud was ensuring data security , compliance and performance .
“ Our Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team and various product teams worked diligently to meet local regulatory requirements ,” explains Gomez in a post on McDonald ’ s technical Blog . “ This early focus on security set the tone , emphasising data protection throughout the journey .”
She goes on to say that migrating legacy systems out of data centres requires “ thorough planning and detailed execution to avoid disruption ”, adding : “ This is particularly critical in our 24 / 7 business environment where the technology impacts restaurant operations .” fooddigital . com 137