eHosting DataFort offers resilient colocation hosting facilities to support Jumeirah Group’s future growth

eHosting DataFort (eHDF), the region’s leading managed IT and advisory services provider and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced that Jumeirah Group has taken up colocation hosting facilities at eHDF’s data centre to drive cost savings, modernisation, consolidation and incorporation of next-generation technologies.

Consolidation of Jumeirah Group’s distributed data centres was influenced by the need for an agile, high availability and cost-effective hosting environment that matches its planned international expansion.

Yasser Zeineldin, CEO of eHosting DataFort, said: “Corporations realise the importance of technological aspects such as cloud services, green technologies and the emergence of consolidated infrastructure. Economic and technical challenges are also putting continuous pressure on the internal data centre, making the leasing option very attractive. 

Jumeirah Group aimed to utilise these technologies and required a high density data centre environment and a fully redundant data centre infrastructure. At eHDF, we not only adhere to industry best practices, but also offer a robust and resilient data centre environment that serves the customer’s requirements.” 

Jumeirah has ambitious expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. These are under development in the UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Maldives, Thailand, China, England, Spain, Azerbaijan and the Caribbean. 

Saeed Al Dashti, Chief Information Officer, Jumeirah Group, said: “eHosting DataFort was chosen as the data centre co-location service provider for several important factors such as faster time to market solutions, lower operational risks and capital expenses, as well as uninterrupted delivery and optimum performance for IT systems and applications. 

“It became apparent that to maximise the use of best-of-breed technologies such as blade servers, we would need to push the limits on power and cooling requirements. eHosting DataFort rose to the challenge in this area and presented cutting-edge solutions that we needed for a very high density footprint.”

With world-class data centres, resilient and scalable infrastructure and round-the-clock managed operations, eHosting DataFort has established itself as a market leader in the field of hosting and managed IT services. eHosting DataFort has been recognized for its innovative use of new technology in 2009, Best Colocation Facility in 2010 and was also awarded the region’s ‘Best Managed Service Provider of the Year’ in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.