Sify launches On-demand cloud services using HP Converged Infrastructure

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Technologies jointly
announced an agreement to power Sify's On-demand cloud services using
HP's converged infrastructure.

Established in 1998, Sify today
provides datacenter hosting services, corporate connectivity
services, managed network, voice services, applications and system
integration services. The company wanted to expand its offering with
new cloud-based services to simplify computing access for businesses
and organizations.

The company has launched new cloud
services including infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS),
platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for
select applications under its On-demand hosting platform. To enable
this, the blade system matrix, a product of HP's converged
infrastructure, pools together with Sify's IT resource into a
highly automated and style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;">virtualized
resource pool. Specific application templates have been developed to
automatically provide resources for every new business requirement.
Business users will be able to request IT services on the fly by
using a self-service portal powered by the HP Insight Orchestration
tool, within the blade system matrix.

Raju Vegesna, Chairman and MD-Sify
Technologies said, “We are excited and energized by the launch of
On-demand platform, as it extends our commitment to our customers by
keeping them ahead by bringing innovative, business centric, services
oriented approach to their connectivity, hosting, and communications
needs. We will continue to invest and innovate in building
Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a service model, which
will enable our customers in India and beyond, to leverage technology
on the tap.”

“A number of industries are
experiencing spiraling growth in data services. They are now looking
for new ways to source technology and avoid
upfront costs. Sify's new cloud service will enable our customers
to source IT-as-a-Service without compromising on performance,
security and control,” said PJ Nath, Executive President-Enterprise
Business, Sify. He further added, “The launch of our On-demand
hosting services is a momentous beginning as it integrates Sify's
expertise in datacenter, network, security, enterprise applications
and professional support services and gives unique advantage to our
enterprise customers to leverage fully integrated cloud
infrastructures under single window solution.”

“Customers are looking at cloud
technologies to minimize cost, improve efficiency and be adaptive to
market changes,” said Som Satsangi, Director-Enterprise Server,
storage and networking, HP India. “Using converged infrastructure,
Sify is able to deliver a highly scalable and expandable cloud
platform that significantly reduces the time and cost of deploying
new IT services. Its customers will be able to scale up or down
resources by leveraging the full potential of virtualization, cloud
and intelligent management in the converged infrastructure.”

As a part of the agreement HP and Sify
will also leverage their network to promote these services in the SMB
segment. Sify will also leverage HP's network of ISV partners to
offer applications on the cloud model.