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Follow on Google News | GCC adopts data centre to save on capital costsBy: Khaleej Times “Yes, this is in line with worldwide trends. As business grows rapidly, companies run out of capacity at their initial home-grown data centres, their IT systems become business critical, staffing needs magnify and costs rise significantly,” “For these reasons, CIOs [chief information officers] (http://en.wikipedia.org/ “Our data centre campus, (http://www.pacificcontrols.net/ “The business is well-established and mature. As for our newly-launched cloud services, we expect swift ramp-up as IT decision-makers understand the unstoppable momentum of cloud services and the benefits they provide – zero Capex, affordable monthly charges, systems ready for service in days or sometimes even hours, and scalability, among others. This is exactly how cloud has taken off worldwide, and it will happen in the UAE as well.” Endorsing the same view, a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, (http://www.frost.com/ “The need for enterprises to easily scale their operations up or down and access the latest technologies without huge capital outlays add to the demand for managed services such as data centres in the region. The lack of in-house capabilities to keep up with constantly evolving technologies has further compelled businesses to outsource their IT requirements to data centre service providers,” said Frost & Sullivan Information and Communication Technologies senior research analyst Jonas Zelba. Government support for infrastructure expansion, along with e-initiatives which drive digitalisation and virtualisation, have fuelled the growth of the data centre market in the GCC countries. However, these opportunities have been curbed by the limited availability of bandwidth in certain areas. The irregular nature of broadband connectivity across different Gulf countries, where only major cities benefit from the fast fibre cable network, affects business development, and, in turn, market growth. Moreover, security concerns and the lack of trust in the ability of third parties to manage internal IT systems prevent several enterprises and governments from adopting data centre hosting services. This mindset is particularly prevalent in conservative end-user verticals such as financial services, where security is critical to business operations. Therefore, data centre providers in the GCC need to invest in raising awareness, especially on the benefits of on-premise models that offer clients visibility and control over IT infrastructure. Building trust among customers gradually by delivering quality services for non-core operations such as router and network management will improve sale volumes in the long run. “As cloud computing and virtualisation become critical differentiators, data centre vendors will look to acquire specialised cloud computing companies to give them an edge over competitors,” http://www.pacificcontrols.net/ End
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