du Enables Businesses in the UAE to Strengthen and Expand with Next Generation Hub for ICT Services

World-class services will now support the growth of du’s corporate customers with secure and scalable solutions.

DUBAI, UAE, 14 December 2016:  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.