Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom company based in Kuwait\nand gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has announced it will\noffer dedicated and private access to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud\nInfrastructure FastConnect, becoming one of the first mobile operators in the\nregion to receive this accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The elevation of Zain to becoming a gold level member with Oracle means the telco can now connect customers directly with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure including to applications such as compute, storage and content delivery, databases and other services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collaboration bolsters Zain\u2019s own cloud-based activities\nthat allow customers to connect their office\/data centres to Oracle\u2019s Cloud\nover Zain\u2019s international MPLS network with dedicated bandwidth options ranging\nfrom 10Mbps up to 10Gbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nZain Cloud Connect is an innovative platform that connects customers and\ndifferent cloud service providers (CSP) in a simple and cost-effective way. It\nmay enable customers to build flexible and scalable hybrid cloud-based\nsolutions, providing customers with the most convenient way to connect to\ndifferent CSPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on the Oracle FastConnect relationship, Henri Kassab, Zain Group\u2019s Managing Director, International, Wholesale and Roaming, said: \u201cWe have identified the government and enterprise market as key strategic customers and we are dedicated to providing them with the latest and most robust tools and solutions for them to go about their businesses successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cZain has been a pioneering\ncompany since inception and so we are proud to introduce another first to the\ncommunications sector in the MENA region through the availability of Oracle\nFastConnect. We believe strongly that innovation is driven by the delivery of\ncutting-edge solutions, and Zain continues to seek out partnerships with\nmarket-leading technology providers to achieve this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vinay Kumar, Vice President of Product Management, Oracle\nCloud Infrastructure, said: \u201cCustomers require seamless connectivity from their\ndata centres and networks to Oracle Cloud for their most demanding workloads\nand applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the FastConnect service, customers can provision the\ndedicated and private connections they need today and easily scale with their\ngrowing business demands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect enables enterprise cloud connectivity to Oracle Cloud from trusted enterprise data centres. Connecting directly to the Oracle Cloud through Oracle FastConnect may enable a fast, private connection to the industry\u2019s broadest and most integrated cloud platform, with a complete range of services across Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nToday, Oracle is the only company delivering a complete and integrated set of\ncloud services and building intelligence into every layer of the cloud. With\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure, customers benefit from best-in-class security,\nconsistent high performance, simple predictable pricing, and the tools and\nexpertise needed to bring enterprise workloads to cloud quickly and\nefficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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