eHosting DataFort (eHDF), a company that offers Managed Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure services, has announced the availability of its Public Cloud offering and is showcasing the cloud portal at GITEX Technology Week that is running from October 12-16 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
eHosting DataFort’s unique Public Cloud platform consists of an easy-to-use, fully automated self-service online provisioning portal, which provides scalability options for a customers’ dynamic IT infrastructure needs.
Visitors can learn more about the public cloud options at the eHDF stand in the Cloud Confex area in Hall 6, stand number CLD-19.
Considering that Public Cloud has become an attractive option for organizations looking for cost effective, scalable and on-demand computing and data storage, eHDF’s offering includes an online store and catalogue that allows users to customize and purchase Public Cloud servers based on their requirements in less than 15 minutes. The platform also offers a user friendly control panel from which customers can manage their VPS functionality such as setting up firewall rules, taking snapshot backups etc.
The eHDF public cloud enables small and medium businesses to buy locally-hosted cloud infrastructure services which are ideal for hosting websites and other web-based business applications. The payment plans for the cloud packages start at $31 per month and users can easily scale the virtual machines with the option to increase memory, CPU, storage etc.
Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort, said: “Public Cloud has gained worldwide momentum and we have seen an increased uptake of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). By helping firms shift their capital expenses into operational, pay-as-you-go costs, public cloud offers reliable and elastic IT infrastructure and superior utilization of hardware and software resources. In 2013, the global Public Cloud services market reached $45.7 billion, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent until 2018.
“eHDF’s online public cloud services give customers the option to pay for only the computing resources that they use, while benefiting from rapid deployment and unlimited scalability. eHDF will reiterate the role of public cloud in increasing efficiency across small and mid-sized firms at the 34th GITEX Technology Week.”
Based on a reliable platform and supported by Citrix Cloud Stack, eHDF’s Public Cloud services are delivered from its secure data centres located in Dubai thereby assuring customers of enhanced data security and better latency. This service hosts applications in a virtualized server environment and include features like easy to use control panel, alert management for thresholds, automatic billing & charge mechanism and 24 x 7 chat & email based support.
Among the first cloud service providers in the region, eHDF owns and operates multiple tier-3 data centres in Dubai that offer customers the advantage of hosting all data within the UAE.The company’s clientele include SMEs and large private and public sector organizations such as Dubai Financial Market, Dunia Finance, Societe Generale Bank, Ministry of Public Works, Tejuri.com, Khaleej Times, DUBAL, Panasonic, and Geotab ME.
