KUALA LUMPUR, May 8, 2013 – SKALI Group of Malaysia, an integrated eGovernment and eBusiness company, is expecting 2013 to be a pivotal year for cloud computing as more have realised of its ability to deliver business values while reducing operating costs.
Tengku Farith Rithauddeen, Group CEO of SKALI, said that businesses are beginning to embrace cloud computing as more are aware of the tremendous agility offered and its competitive advantage over on-premise applications.
Tengku Farith Rithauddeen, Group CEO of SKALI.
Being the first Public Cloud provider in the region, SKALI had reaped the benefits of being the initiator of such services in Malaysia and this was reflected in their revenue generation with cloud computing’s contribution was 30 per cent higher in 2012 as compared to the previous year, and is expected to record another 30 per cent growth this year.
Based on a recent Gartner Report released in October 2012, Malaysia’s IT services market size is forecasted to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 9.53 per cent from 2011 through 2016, with more attractive opportunities to be made available due to the government’s measures to make Malaysia a growing regional services and outsourcing hub.
The Report had also indicated that the growing interest in cloud computing, a term used to describe data storage and processing done on the web, will see further growth in the IT services segment.
Malaysia is currently ranked 13th out of 24 economies worldwide in terms of cloud computing utilisation, mostly due the adoption of policies that were conducive to cloud innovation.
“Considering the growing demands of our clients, SKALI had extended its offering to Private Cloud in as well to complement our existing Public Cloud offering.
“While the Public Cloud provides customers with the opportunity to share data virtually and reduce physical storage space, Private Cloud enables customers the ability to specify access limitations and the level of resource dedication to safeguard data privacy and security,” he said.
Under SKALI’s Private Cloud arrangements, customers will have the flexibility of choosing the various packages offered such as the Virtual Private Cloud which utilises the SkaliCloud Host Environment, Off Premise Private Cloud utilising the Skali Data Centre Environment and On Premise Private Cloud which utilises the Client Data Centre Environment.
SKALI Cloud also offers ultra flexible, scalable cloud servers via its infrastructure on-demand platform to allow medium and smaller-size enterprises to capitalise the best of what cloud computing has to offer, while minimizing risks.
Known as PAYU (Pay As You Use), the model enables customers to enjoy Private Cloud setup, either at their own premise or at Skali DC, with zero capital expenditure.
“Since Private Cloud may not be within their budgets, we offer our clients to pay only as per their usage, without having any fixed charges.
“If there is a need to integrate with Public Cloud, we offer them Hybrid Cloud based on the need and requirement of our clients,” added Tengku Farith.
Amongst the key advantages of SKALI’s Cloud platform is that it utilises the Advanced Linux KVM virtualisation and a simple web control panel, thus giving end customers ultra-modern virtualisation back-end and full control to self-manage their cloud servers.
Unlike most Cloud Computing services, SKALI’s Cloud platform is the quickest and simplest to install with the lowest technical costs incurred.
“This will also do away with the extra costs for staff training before the launch of the services. What more with our automated 24/7 monitoring with alerts when operational intervention is needed to give our customers peace of mind of the safety and reliable of their data storage,” said Tengku Farith.
Speaking about its cloud computing services expansion in overseas, Tengku Farith said that SKALI is currently venturing with an Indonesian enterprise to offer similar services to its customers in Indonesia and is in the final stage of negotiating with a Thai-based company for their venture in Thailand.
“We will also be talking to other countries in the ASEAN region especially Vietnam and Cambodia,” he added.
SKALI is hosting all its customers’ servers at two Tier 3-data centres, equipped with high standard facilities environment, covering approximately 67,000-square feet in Cyberjaya.
Amongst the reputable clients that are currently utilizing the benefits of SKALI’s Cloud Computing are those in the education industries, multinational companies, universities, government agencies and many others.
SKALI放眼云端服务需求增长
吉隆坡8日讯 – 电子政府和电子商务推手SKALI集团，放眼2013年是云端科技关键的一年，因为客户对该科技足以提高商业价值和减少营运成本的醒觉，逐渐提高。
Skali首席执行员Tengku Farith Rithauddeen指出，许多企业开始使用云端技术，因为和现场部署应用程式比较，该技术提供了巨大灵活性和竞争优势。
作为云端服务供应商的Skali，在大马占尽先驱优势。和去年相比，云端服务在2012年为该公司贡献30%的盈利成长，预计今年会带来30%的成长。
根据2012年10月发布的Gartner报告，大马的资讯工艺服务市场规模预计，从2011年至2016年，出现9.53%年均复合增长率，有赖于政府的措施提供了商机，以便大马成为区域服务和外包中心。
该报告还指出，在云端科技方面的日益增长的兴趣，尤其是在网上储存和处理数据一方面，将取得进一步增长，会带动科技领域的成长。
目前，马来西亚在云端科技使用方面，在全球24个经济国中，排名第13位，主因是政策鼓励云端技术的使用。
“有鉴于需求的增长，我们向客户提供私有云(Private Cloud)的服务。”
他说：“私有云促使企业建立和使用云端环境，共享资料库和减少硬体的储存空间，私有云也提供客户限制资料的使用，保障私隐权和提供可靠性的资料保护。”
在Skali私有云为客户提供虚拟私有云、远端部署、就地部署。
SKALI云端提供超灵活、扩展性和规模性恶云端服务，透过基础设施平台，允许中小型企业享受云端科技所提供最好的服务，同时减少风险。
名为PAYU(Pay As You Use) 的模式，允许企业在本身的公司或Skali中心，在毫无消费成本之下，享受私人云端服务。
“云端服务的经费或许超越客户的预算，我们因此为客户提供按照使用率来征收费用，没有征收固定收费。”
“配合客户需求，我们也为客户提供综合混合云端系统。”
SKALI云端平台是最方便建议安装，成本便宜的云端服务。
Tengku Farith 说：“在推介云端服务前，我们会为职员提供培训服务，当操作遇到干预时自动发布警报，给我们的客户安心和可靠的数据保护。”
Tengku Farith说：“SKALI计划向海外扩展业务，目前正向印尼企业招手，为他们提供类似的云端服务，泰国方面的伙伴商讨也迈入最后的阶段。”
他说：“我们也向东盟国家，例如越南和柬埔寨招手。”
SKALI的数据中心坐落于赛城6万7000方尺的地段，拥有高水准的设备。
Skali的云端客户群包括教育领域、政府官联公司、大学、政府机构等。
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