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MainOne to unveil new data centre in Accra
ainOne , global provider of
M connectivity , cloud and data centre solutions in West Africa is
set to launch the Appolonia Data Centre of its subsidiary , MDXi .
The new facility , which is located 20 km from the centre of Accra , Ghana , will expand MainOne ’ s already robust infrastructure and service profile in West Africa . The data centre was built to cater to the increasing demand for colocation and interconnection services by multinationals and businesses seeking shared services for their ICT resources in a world-class facility .
Gbenga Adegbiji , Chief Operating Officer , MDXi , said : “ Appolonia Data Centre is a state-of-the-art facility that is being built to the highest standards required for today ’ s digital infrastructure
and consistent with the MainOne brand . With the assurance of high-quality of service designed to meet business requirements for digital colocation and cloud infrastructure , the Appolonia ( Accra ) Data Centre will provide a highly secured , resilient and scalable solution for our customers .”
Adegbiji said : “ The operations of the Uptime Tier III certified Appolonia Data Centre will be based on the global MDXI standard operating procedures ( SOP ) which have been proven with 100 % facility uptime of the Lekki Data Centre since its launch in 2015 .”
The 100-rack Appolonia Data Centre offers customers the opportunity to host infrastructure in a facility guaranteed to provide high-levels of availability and rich connectivity with a global network of customers , partners and suppliers , thus ensuring continual online delivery of services to businesses .
Check Point Software transforms hybrid data centre security
heck Point Software Technologies , a leading provider
C of cybersecurity solutions globally , has extended the capabilities of its Quantum Hybrid Data Centre Security
solution to deliver the most advanced protection for complex hybrid data centres with automated operations and an ultrascalable platform .
The new Check Point R81.10 software , Check Point Quantum Maestro 175 and Check Point Quantum Smart-1 Security Management appliances enable businesses to have greater flexibility to securely move workloads between the data centre and cloud on demand . Enterprises can now enable applications and workloads to be delivered at the Edge with better response times at lower costs . with scaling on demand and rapidly delivering services and apps without creating a bottleneck of security over performance .
Frank Dickson , IDC Vice President of Security and Trust , said : “ Check Point is enabling global enterprises to secure their hybrid data centres , extending hyperscale security and simplifying management and operational efficiency on premise and in the cloud .” ◊
The acceleration of enterprise cloud adoption due to the new ‘ work from anywhere ’ environment has spread business applications across the data centre and multiple clouds , making it difficult for security teams to manage distributed cloud systems with a centralised control .
This rapid Digital Transformation has been further complicated by the increased demands to securely connect users to the data centre and the cloud from anywhere . As traffic between the data centre and cloud have increased , organisations are challenged
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