Dialog unveils its cloud service offering ‘Cumulus’
View(s):Dialog Axiata PLC announced the launch of Cumulus, its cloud services portfolio last Wednesday, establishing the nation’s leading business solutions hub focused on delivering agility and innovation, a media release issued by the company said. Designed to meet the business imperatives of speed to market, cost efficiency, agility and innovation, Cumulus brings together the knowledge and strengths of Dialog’s best-in-class communications technology delivering unmatched broadband connectivity options and state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure of global technology partners to provide Sri Lankan businesses with a truly local cloud experience built to global standards, the release explained.
With Cumulus, Dialog provides a local cloud space for all ICT requirements including products, solutions and services to suit the needs of large enterprise and small and medium businesses, the company said. Dialog states that the portfolio encompasses virtual IT infrastructure, enterprise storage and data backup, messaging solutions, development platforms, device management, business applications, productivity solutions and managed security solutions. Built in partnership with the world’s leading technology companies and cloud thought leaders including Ericsson, EMC, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Kingslake and Microsoft, Cumulus is hosted at leading Dialog Internet Data Centers (IDC’s) which are the first and only ISO 27001: 2013 certified IDC’s in the country meeting the highest standards of information security.
Dialog Enterprise Group Chief Officer, Jeremy Huxtable said, “Dialog’s Cumulus builds on the investments we have already made in data centers and connectivity. The services we provide are cost effective, easy to use and will support the growth in Sri Lanka’s business community. With the support of our partners in this project we are able to deliver world class IT services at a fraction of today’s cost. The programme yet again emphasizes Dialog’s commitment to Sri Lankan businesses and entrepreneurs.”A customer of Dialog Enterprise, ASIA Direct FN Head of Business Development, Reza Shah said, “Dialog has provided us with a state-of-the-art innovative hosting solution for our requirement to manage a mission critical stock brokering application for stock brokers in Sri Lanka.
We have found these solutions to be economical and scalable meeting the demands of our clients. The ISO 27001: 2013 certified data center of Dialog offered us the added confidence in achieving information security expectations for our solutions. Dialog’s agile and innovative solution backed by their enterprise support processes also offer us the opportunity and the freedom to decide on future expansion.”Dialog provides a full range of enterprise solutions ranging from enterprise data connectivity and voice to innovative international and digital solutions catering to the large as well as small and medium enterprises. Its hosted solutions portfolio includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) offers. Dialog’s IDC’s also includes co-location services via its three data centers, the release said.