Sify Partners With HDS

Sify Technologies Limited, in consumer Internet and Enterprise services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced the launch of its SLA driven utility based On-Demand Storage service to manage the complete lifecycle of enterprise information, from its inception to its final disposal. The fully managed, utility-based, On-Demand, scalable storage platform is powered by Hitachi Data Systems.

Pradip J Nath, Executive President, said: "Sify’s On-Demand-Storage service provides an excellent alternative to traditional on-site, dedicated storage systems which are mostly procured on ad-hoc basis. In today’s unpredictable business environment, IT departments most often either end up procuring higher capacity upfront to meet unexpected demands or fall short of capacity when the storage systems are critically needed."

He added: "The launch of our On-Demand Storage platform is a significant step towards Sify’s journey towards building India’s best Cloud Infrastructure. Sify’s integrated data center, network, enterprise applications and professional support give us the edge in offering On-Demand ‘Cloud Infrastructure’ for companies seeking dynamic scalability, business agility, high-availability and enterprise security across compute, storage, security and network platforms while reducing costs."

Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President & GM, Hitachi Data Systems said: "Sify’s On-Demand Storage service powered by Hitachi Data Systems solutions is certain to benefit CIOs who are tasked with aligning IT objectives to business needs. The Hitachi cloud portfolio delivers the industry’s most integrated set of computing resources to create a single pool of virtualized block, file and content storage to support the diverse uses that are evolving in cloud computing today, and enables organizations to adopt cloud services at their own pace. This perfectly complements Sify’s usage-based business model. I am delighted with the partnership and convinced of its effectiveness to the industry."

Sify’s On-Demand Storage service reduces the complexities of deploying and managing multiple storage tiers, and lowers operational costs by automating management with flexible need-based pricing. This is combined with Hitachi Data Systems’ Hitachi Adaptable SAN Storage and Hitachi NAS to securely virtualize IT assets into consolidated, easy to manage pools of IT resources that can be provisioned as needed to support a wide range of applications and data types from a single, integrated infrastructure that is secure, reliable, scalable, cost-effective and agile in the face of changing demands. The service also offers the industry leading availability guarantee of 99.99% on the storage system to meet specific application and business uptime requirements.

This service incorporates best practices, ILM strategies and tools to improve reliability, scalability, availability and reduction of the total cost of ownership. Companies can now rely on Sify for a unified storage pool (SAN / NAS) for their applications needs, ranging from the most demanding database environment to secondary backup needs.

About Sify
Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching 500+ cities and towns in India. A significant part of the company’s revenue in India is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is recognized as an ISO 9001:2000 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security solutions, and ISO 27001 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India’s first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify’s corporate service offerings. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the e-port cybercafe chain across 249 cities and towns. Sify also caters to the global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services business conceptualizes, develops, designs and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions catering to for-profit, non-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the fields of hi-tech, engineering, environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting and monitoring.