Dubai’s PCFC, IBM to launch cloud disaster recovery service

Dubai / WAM

Dubai’s Port, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and its technical arm (DUTECH), along with IBM signed an agreement to launch a cloud-based disaster recovery service in Dubai.
The new service will provide organisations in Dubai with cloud-based business continuity capabilities and faster disaster recovery of critical IT systems and the ability to store its data in-country.
PCFC is a Government of Dubai corporation which facilitates the advancement of trade and logistics in Dubai.
The new service will enable PCFC entities and other government agencies as well as private businesses in Dubai, and potentially, the region, to benefit from a cloud-based disaster recovery as a service. This will help protect them against data loss from their own servers or from other cloud services, and can maintain readiness, without the need to invest in physical space or stand-by hardware.
The service will also provide the replication of critical applications, infrastr- ucture, data and systems to the IBM Cloud-based DRaaS environment, enabling recovery from an IT outage within minutes.
“IT disruptions are inevitable and they can stem from a number of sources. Whether it’s natural disaster, human error or unplanned downtime or outage, all these risks are surrounding businesses today,” said Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and CEO and Chairman of PCFC. “The new service that we are launching in collaboration with IBM can protect organisations from considerable financial loss as well as irreparable damage from brand reputation.”