Detecon ranks top in offering tailor-made ICT and cloud solutions
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Giving details about SAHABA, he said that “we have opted to base our Sahaba cloud on the RedHat OpenStack platform currently running on Dell hardware. In principal our solution is vendor agnostic allowing us to select the best performance/ cost ratio.” “We do not only offer cloud but also provide operator agnostic connectivity solutions including satellite, the highest level of service level commitment anywhere in the Kingdom supported from currently 38 maintenance centers, full managed services and a full turnkey design/ supply/ deployment capability for ICT infrastructure including the ecosystem components,” he explained.
This vertical and horizontal diversification is complemented by advanced processes based on the Deutsche Telekom Managed Services maturity model and international standards and best processes (ITIL, ISO900x, ISO 2700x, TL9000, OEHS, CSA). Moreover, Detasad is willing to take part as an active, experienced player in the market. “We are provider of connectivity for the major banks in the Kingdom for a long time and will continue to offer the same solutions,” said Felix.
Detasad has also recently launched an innovation initiative with an aim to identify and bring to market disruptive technologies from abroad and also support local start-ups. IoT is an example of solutions perfectly suited for Detasad — from supply of 3rd party devices over design, connectivity, maintenance and application development and hosting Detasad scope covers all aspects of IoT. “We have started to develop our offering,” said Felix.
He said that the company has established a partnership with US/India based Data Analytics start-up utilizing Artificial Intelligence to provide insights on consumer behavior, predictive maintenance, financial risk assessment and logistics chain already selected by HP and other blue chip clients due to their market leadership. “We expect to have some concrete first announcements over the next quarter,” he said.