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World-class services will now support the growth of du's corporate customers with secure and scalable solutions.
UAE, du has launched its Data Centre and Managed Hosting Services as an innovative way to give customers a secure and scalable ICT foundation for developing their businesses in the UAE and across the MENA region. du’s Data Centre and Managed Hosting Services combine highly secure data centre facilities with network and interconnection services to give customers a comprehensive solution for driving digital transformation and rolling out next-generation services.
“Digital transformation is happening on a large scale in the UAE and across the MENA region so we’ve developed our networked data centre platform to keep up with it. At du, we are specifically supporting next-gen services with scalability & agility, thus ensuring our customers’ successful roll out of those services. By providing organisations with a reliable and highly connected foundation, we are enabling them to rapidly grow and strengthen their business and devise a plan for business continuity with adequate disaster recovery services,” said Hany Fahmy Aly, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business, du.
du's world-class data centre infrastructure will support customer growth by reducing downtime and increasing user satisfaction. It supports organisations in delivering next-generation Cloud, Content and Communications services from reliable and highly connected datacentres in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. du operates networked data centres facilities across the UAE for all of its corporate customers, including government entities, large businesses, and small and medium enterprises.
du’s Data Centre and Managed Hosting Services support Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and other next-gen services with up to 99.999% datacentre uptime, increasing reliability and helping customers to roll out new services with confidence.
Aly added: “Customers want simple and effective solutions when planning to launch new services. They need infrastructure that is ready to grow with their organisations and scale to support rapid digital transformation with minimal upfront capital expenditure. Our facilities significantly reduce the risks in transformation projects, with proven capabilities that are reliable, resilient and connected.”
du’s facilities have been developed to accelerate business growth across the UAE while offering direct and dependable connectivity across the MENA region. With du’s services, companies can utilise onshore infrastructure to develop their businesses at home, with the ability to rapidly connect and scale their organisations in new markets within the region. Additionally, regional and international customers also have offshore options to establish facilities in the UAE to act as a local and regional hub.
About du
du is a vibrant and multiple award-winning telecommunications service provider serving over 8 million individual customers with its mobile, fixedline, broadband internet, and Home services over its 4G LTE network. du also caters to over 80,000 UAE businesses with its vast range of ICT and managed services. Since its launch in 2007, du has many UAE firsts to its credit, including introduction of Pay by the Second® billing system, IPTV and self-service portal.
du is ideally placed to support the realisation of UAE Vision 2021 and transformation of Dubai into a Smart City. du is also the official strategic partner of the Smart Dubai Office and the platform provider for Smart Dubai. Following the successful testing of the Middle East’s first Internet of Things (IoT) network, du is on course to complete deployment of its IoT network in 2016.
Brand Finance ranked du as the 12th most valuable brand in the Middle East in 2016. du previously won the coveted Brand of the year title by Superbrands Middle East in 2013. The company has been recognised with several other awards such as ISO 27001 certification of Managed Security Services and having the distinction of opening UAE’s first LEED Platinum Certified Green Shop. du also has the unique distinction of the first telecom in the world to release Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 guidelines in 2014. du is also credited with du’s world-class teleport is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and ranked among the top teleports in the world by World teleport Association.
As an Emirati business, du is vested in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the UAE. The company has, on average, had an Emiratisation rate of 34% since 2013 across its entire business. Human capital is a key focus area for the company, and the company employs nearly 2000 people from over 60 nationalities. du has won Gallup Great Workplace Award for two consecutive years.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 19.75 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name ‘du’.
For more information visit www.du.ae
For further information, please contact:
Saugat Chatterjee
Brand & Communications
du
Mobile: +971559367045
Email: Saugat.Chatterjee@du.ae
Layal Dalal
Communications Manager
MSLGROUP
Email: layal.dalal@mslgroup.com
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