GEC NEWS WIRESenior executives, major customers, VIPs from across Qatar and leading technology experts have attended a major ceremony at Ooredoo’s Qatar Data Centre to mark ten years of operations.
Officially launched in 2006, the Qatar Data Centre was the first facility in Qatar to offer businesses a full suite of enterprise services, evolving into one of the most important technology assets in Qatar’s drive to become a truly “smart” nation.
H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman, Ooredoo, said: “Today is a proud day for Ooredoo and for Qatar. The Qatar Data Centre has evolved into the most advanced and sophisticated facility in the region and continues to enable businesses to achieve greater efficiencies and deliver significant success. We will continue to invest in new services and solutions for our customers and look forward to further innovation in the future.”
Qatar Data Centre facilities have been designed in compliance with Tier-3 standards and provides local and regional organisations with a full range of services including Hosting & Co-location, Cloud Services, Data Backup & Restoration, Managed Storage, Email and Web Security and more.
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani, Chief New Line of Business Officer, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “QDC 5 is one of the first data centres to deploy ‘Data Centre Infrastructure Management’, which monitors the facility’s capacity, space, power and cooling through one integrated platform. This captures real-time information about our facility infrastructure and power usage efficiency. We have also invested in the human resources to manage and operate this facility, including achieving multiple ISO standards.”
