Intelligent Data Centres Issue 31 | Page 18

THE MARKET REQUIRED GREATER SUPPORT , BOTH IN CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS AND CLOUD MIGRATION .
DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
Luis Gabriel Castellanos , Manager of IFX Networks in Colombia
of investment and external demand . Despite the effect of the pandemic and the consequences left by the passage of two hurricanes ,
Honduras has multiple strengths and potential for faster development along with greater shared prosperity .
Among these strengths , it stands out due to its strategic location , a growing industrial base , continuous efforts to diversify its exports and a young and expanding population .
In response to the Digital Transformation challenges posed by this context , IFX
Networks has announced the start of its direct operations in Honduras .
“ After the integration process with an important local ally , the company extends to this country all its service capacity , innovation , experience and infrastructure , for the provision of IT Managed Services ,” said Luis Gabriel Castellanos , Manager of IFX Networks in Colombia .
“ We thus consolidate our presence in Central America , a region in which we have already been working based from our offices in Panama and Guatemala , countries where we have also had direct operations since 2016 and 2018 , respectively .”
In Castellanos ’ opinion , Honduras ’ greatest demand for services is focused on connectivity requirements , migration to the cloud , desktop virtualisation , Business Continuity solutions , colocation services and information security .
Business verticals , financial services , manufacturing , government , commerce , agribusiness , food , transportation and tourism are mainstream for the Honduras economy .
This has allowed them – as has happened worldwide – to automate their processes , guarantee Business Continuity and quick implementation of new models associated with teleworking , electronic commerce , virtual education and telemedicine , among others , contributing to the economic reactivation .
IT process outsourcing
“ The challenge of competing and being more efficient made the business community of this country understand the convenience of appointing its technological

THE MARKET REQUIRED GREATER SUPPORT , BOTH IN CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS AND CLOUD MIGRATION .

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