du Launches AWS Direct Connect Services Across The UAE At GITEX 2018

As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology partner, du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and datamena, a leading provider of datacenter and connectivity solutions, have announced the launch of du’s cloud access solution at GITEX Technology Week 2018. Enterprise customers can now connect directly to Amazon Web Services using du’s access network and datamena (DX1) via a single cross connect.

du’s Cloud access is the first on-demand connectivity platform deployed in the Middle East that enables enterprises to connect to cloud service providers with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) and a managed end-to-end experience. du Cloud access combines enterprise level connectivity with the scalability and flexibility of AWS.

“du aims to make cloud adoption easy for enterprises by enabling them to scale their connectivity on-demand. Our Cloud access brings networking into the cloud era and is a perfect match for the solutions offered by AWS – ensuring that businesses experience cloud with no limits or barriers and benefit from new speed and agility of our network services,” said Farid Faraidooni, Deputy CEO – Enterprise Solutions, EITC. “Enterprise customers in the UAE can now quickly deploy and connect to AWS cloud services with consistent low-latency performance and new elasticity. We are giving our customers access to world-leading cloud solutions and enabling them to scale their connectivity.”

du’s Cloud access solution offers a high-performance, reliable connection between your network and multiple AWS points of presence situated around the world, fully operated and supported by du’s award-winning global network. du cloud access offers cost effective, scalable options starting from 10MB to 10GB to support the growing business need for private and secure cloud access.

Faraidooni added: “We are committed to driving cloud adoption through the power of simplicity. Our approach is cost effective and scalable, one-stop cloud access available for all.”

Enterprises can now establish a high-capacity, secure connection to the entire suite of AWS services. AWS offers compute power, storage, database services, content delivery, and other functionality to enable hybrid IT solutions, allowing enterprises to move more workloads to cloud environments.

For more information, please visit www.datamena.com and du.ae