Raya Data Center to offer VMware-based cloud services and deliver enterprise-class security and virtual hosting services
In an event held at JW Marriot Mirage,VMware announced Raya Data Center as the first service provider in Egypt to join the vCloud Service Provider community.An affirmation of Raya Data Center'svision to be the leading and sophisticated cloud computing provider in Egypt and the Middle East, the partnership is expected to provide organizationsvCloud services and smart-enabled data center services portfolio, allowing them to take advantage of an innovative collaborative service to further differentiate their business with greater visibility and actionable insight.
The VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) was created to meet the needs of companies who offer cloud computing and hosted IT services to enterprise and SMB organizations. Through a product subscription model, VSPP allows Service Provider partners flexibility in offering virtualization solutions, applications and services to their customers.
"Raya Data Center is paving the way inoffering the Egyptian market cloud solutions in virtualization, virtual desktop infrastructure, storage, web hosting, PaaS and other areas, helping end-users define their own unique road map and direction to embrace the cloud," said Hisham Fouad, VMware Egypt Country Manager.
Becoming part of one of the world's largest cloud ecosystems by offering VMware vCloud services, Raya Data Center will present organizations a true cloud environment and deliver a robust, interoperable and enterprise-class cloud service that enables themto quickly and easily provision cloud resources or securely extend their internal virtualized infrastructure into the cloud.
"Building on our partnership, we are pleased to work closely with VMwareto help organizations realize the value of the cloud computing, which can remove traditional barriers to innovation, and help accelerate new application time-to-market, all while enhancing the relationship between IT and the business."said Reem Asaad, CEO of Raya Data Center.
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About Raya Holding
Raya Holding, a market leader in the ICT industry, operates in four lines of business, namely information technology, contact center outsourcing, smart building development and electronics retail, maintenance and distribution. With a strong global presence, Raya has offices in Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, USA and the Gulf and caters to a wide customer base located all over the world, including the USA, Europe and Australia. With a vision to be a market leader no matter where it is, Raya has recently penetrated new markets including land transport and the recycling and remanufacturing industries, seizing every business opportunity to expand its scope of its operations and maximize its shareholders' return on investment.
APTEC, an Ingram Micro Company, is one of the leading Value Added Distributors in the Middle East and Africa. As an authorized Value added distributor, Aptec offers full range of virtualization solutions to partners in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Aptec is the only one distributor in the region who presents complete stack of VMware offerings, right from traditional Licensing, Training, Services and VSPP.
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