Tata Communications expands cloud footprint in Europe, M East
DUBAI: India's Tata Communications has expanded its cloud footprint in Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific to capitalise on the nearly $80 billion market in these regions, the company has said.
Tata Communications announced the launch of three new nodes for its IZO Private Cloud service to support enterprises' hybrid cloud adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance.
The new private cloud nodes in Germany, the UAE and Malaysia enable CIOS to gain unprecedented control over all their applications by creating a truly hybrid, highperformance IT infrastructure where different cloud, colocation and managed hosting environments work together as one, the company said in a statement.
On Tuesday, different clouds often operate in silos, resulting in a complex environment which can hold back enterprises' digital transformation.
The fully-managed IZO Private Cloud service addresses this complexity by enabling CIOS to create a hybrid IT environment that combines the flexibility of public cloud with enterprise-grade security.
It also gives CIOS complete control of the residency of their data, while keeping up with employees' demands for mobile, collaborative and social ways of working, it said.
IZO Private Cloud now spans across 13 locations. In addition to Germany, the UAE and Malaysia, Tata Communications has private cloud nodes in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK.
The new private cloud nodes address the needs of enterprises in industries with stringent regulatory requirements, including aviation, healthcare, manufacturing, media, banking, IT, financial services and insurance, retail and ecommerce.
"In today's digital economy, enterprises' growth is fuelled by cloud-based applications and data," said Srinivasan CR, Senior Vice President, Global Product Management & Data Centre Services at Tata Communications.
"Yet, the sovereignty and security of these critical assets is a major concern for CIOS. As a global cloud provider with a local presence, we address these concerns by giving CIOS complete visibility and control over their entire IT estate," Srinivasan said. The expansion of IZO Private Cloud in Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific strengthens Tata Communications ability to capitalise on the growth of the private cloud services market in these regions, worth more than $77.7 billion in total. BENGALURU: Hyperloop India on Tuesday partnered crowd funding platform Ketto to raise funds for the last mile of building pod prototype with Workbench Projects to feature in a global design competition for superfast transportation system using advance magnetic levitation technology.
"We have partnered with Ketto to raise the final leg of funds required to build the pod prototype to compete in the global design competition for the super fast transportation system. We urge the Indian community to contribute to our success in realising our goals," Team Lead and Founder, Hyperloop India, Sibesh Kar told PTI over phone.
Hyperloop India comprises more than 80 students from BITS Pilani, Indian School of Business and Iim-ahmedabad. Their scaled down pod prototype 'Orcapod' has been selected for the final stage of Spacex's Hyperloop Pod Design competition.
Hyperloop India had signed the partnership with Workbench Projects for building the 4X2 metre pod at Workbench Projects facility in Bangalore. To a query, Workbench Projects Founder and CEO Pavan Kumar said he expects to raise at least Rs 30 lakh and would be delighted if it exceeds this target "as we need all the support we can get." Kumar said Rs 75 lakh was required to build the pod and Rs 35 lakh had been raised so far from various corporates.
Ketto will start an online campaign from late evening under the title 'Join the Loop' to invite contributions from all over the world, he said.
"The campaign will run for the next 45 days, and we will be delighted if we are able to raise Rs 30 lakh or more for us to build the - Orcapod prototype," another Workbench Projects Co-founder Anupama Gowda said.
Orcapod, being developed by Hyperloop India -- one of the five teams shortlisted for Hyperloop One Global Challenge – can reach speeds up to 460 kmph. Hyperloop envisages transporting passengers or goods inside capsules put inside a vacuum created in special tunnels above the ground at speeds of over 1,000 kmph.
The pod will be raced inside a mile-long vacuum tube built by Spacex at Hawthorne in California, the official said.