Focus Softnet accelerates global
business expansion with Tata
Communications’ IZO Cloud Platform
By using the Tata
Communications’ cloud
hosting platform, Focus
Softnet has achieved an
agile, flexible, scalable
and cost-effective
delivery model for global
customers. The company
has been able to sign on
40 plus new customers
– 30 plus on a shared
platform arrangement
and 10 plus on dedicated
virtual servers.
Ali Hyder, Group CEO of Focus Softnet,
said: “Customers globally have common
demands such as flexible operational
payments, scalability requirements, usage
agility and the option of global delivery
anywhere and anytime, which are now
met by the IZO Private Cloud platform.
“We now have a single point of contact
to support our ERP software solutions.
With the cloud service, we know
immediately if there is a problem and can
quickly fix it remotely.
“There is no need for on-premise visits. Tata
Communications’ enterprise-grade service
and support and its global footprint were
pay-as-you-go model, and can deliver
anytime, anywhere.
Focus Softnet can now provide an
end-to-end solution and round-the-
clock support for its global customers.
When new customers are onboarded,
Tata Communications’ engineers work
closely to understand their needs and
size the IZO Private Cloud offering
accordingly. Depending on the customer
requirements, Tata Communications can
offer either a dedicated virtual machine
or shared cloud model.
“With Tata Communications’ IZO Private
Cloud, there are no bottlenecks and it
F
ocus Softnet, a leading software
development and enterprise
applications provider, has
announced that it is partnering with Tata
Communications, a leading global digital
infrastructure provider, to host its cloud-
based ERP solutions on the IZO Private
Cloud platform.
Tata Communications’ IZO Private Cloud
platform is enabling Focus Softnet to offer
its cloud-based ERP solutions either as a
public cloud SaaS solution or as a private
cloud option.
“During the six months of operations
after start-up, Tata Communications
has been actively helping Focus Softnet
onboard 40 plus new customers.” said
Rajesh Awasthi, Associate Vice President
– Managed Hosting and Cloud Services,
Tata Communications.
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Rajesh Awasthi, Associate Vice President
– Managed Hosting Cloud Services Tata
Communications
deciding factors in our decision to migrate
to IZO Private Cloud platform.” is affordable to our small and medium
business (SMB) clients.
Prior to the migration to Tata
Communications’ IZO Private Cloud
platform, Focus Softnet was offering
customers onsite perpetual licensing and
was looking for a suitable partner for
global hosting of its cloud-based Focus 9
application. With Tata Communications’
IZO Private Cloud platform, Focus
Softnet is able to offer customers
scalability and agility with its cloud
software licensing, which is a flexible “Faster set-up and greater network
performance have opened the door
to business expansion. We adopted a
flexible multi-cloud model to offer the
best experience to our clients. This helps
cement their loyalty while opening new,
recurring revenue streams. The move to
Tata Communications’ IZO Private Cloud
means we get better support everywhere.
Their resources make a distinct
difference,” Hyder said. ◊
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“We are proud to partner with Focus
Softnet, which is moving their Focus 9
solution to our IZO Private Cloud, after a
successful proof of concept on the Tata
Communications cloud platform.
Ali Hyder, Group CEO Focus Softnet