Manila Bulletin

EPLDT inaugurate­s VITRO Clark DR site as the biggest disaster recovery facility in the Philippine­s

- VISIT (Enzo Luna)

Industry-leading enabler of digital solutions ePLDT Inc., together with PLDT Clarktel, officially launches the first standalone disaster recovery (DR) facility in North Luzon with the VITRO Clark DR Site, to service Philippine enterprise­s. Strategica­lly located beside the VITRO Clark Data Center, the site is the country’s largest DR facility to date—boasting of an expansive 6,909sqm floor area.

With Clark composed of several business and transit hubs, such as the Clark Special Economic Zone, Clark Freeport Zone, and the Clark Internatio­nal Airport, it continues to rise as a premier business and tourist destinatio­n—attracting both local and foreign investors alike. Clark is also among cities cited by the government as a recovery site in the national contingenc­y plan—making it an ideal location for the DR site.

“This is a good opportunit­y for business continuity and is the number one factor here in Clark, especially when it comes to global supply chain - no businesses get left behind,” said Francisco Villanueva, Jr., President, Clark Investors and Locators Associatio­n (CILA) when we asked him what the new VITRO DR Site means to the growing business community in Pampanga.

The ePLDT Group promises to support the business continuity efforts of enterprise­s in the country—offering services such as data backup and alternativ­e office spaces. Enterprise­s interested in fortifying their disaster recovery plans can choose from the facility’s dedicated or shared seats—with the former providing companies with an office space that mirrors their current headquarte­rs, and the latter providing a more cost-efficient space, shared with other tenants.

 ??  ?? (From left) ePLDT Head of Data Center Business Operations Eugene Lucmayon, PLDT VP & Head of Disruptive Business Group Nico Alcoseba, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head of PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups Jovy Hernandez, Bases Conversion Developmen­t Authority Vice President, Atty. Joanna Capones, DICT Assistant Secretary Alan Silor, Clarktel Preident and CEO Boy Castañeda, PLDT Clarktel COO Lito Mercado.
(From left) ePLDT Head of Data Center Business Operations Eugene Lucmayon, PLDT VP & Head of Disruptive Business Group Nico Alcoseba, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head of PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups Jovy Hernandez, Bases Conversion Developmen­t Authority Vice President, Atty. Joanna Capones, DICT Assistant Secretary Alan Silor, Clarktel Preident and CEO Boy Castañeda, PLDT Clarktel COO Lito Mercado.
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