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Public Sector in UAE Needs to Embrace Availability
Published Apr 13, 2016
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Author: Gregg Petersen, Regional Director, Middle East and SAARC at Veeam Software
It is clear that the government in UAE is striving to create an enabling environment for its citizens. Against this scenario an ‘Always-On’ approach will be key to facilitating a high availability public sector geared to meet the needs of all its stakeholders.
In terms of requirements, there is not much to differentiate between private and public sector requirements. Both, government and corporates have started the migration to the modern data centre through virtualization and these data centres require a high level of up-time. The biggest differentiator revolves around planning and modernisation initiatives.
The private sector is more mature than government when it comes to implementation around the modern data centre. Fortunately, the government in UAE is currently seriously investigating these components and want to leverage modern technology and vendors to realise cost savings. In addition, this will also lead to improved service level agreements for business critical applications which will result in a much nimbler and embracing public sector.
According to the 2016 Veeam Global Availability Report, those organisations looking to invest in their data centre cite enabling 24/7 ‘always-on’ business operations (68 percent), lowering operational costs for IT (65 percent) and strengthening security and control (60 percent) as the main drivers. Only 45 percent consider providing a fast and efficient IT service for their end-users as a driver behind the modernisation of their data centre.
And while the public sector is no worse off than the private sector when it comes to running legacy solutions, changes in compliance and regulatory requirements mean governments should be leading the charge for change.
As the Government is enforcing new regulations it should be championing for an Always-On approach. It needs to adopt and accept the move to the modern data centre in order to adapt quicker in terms of deployment and consolidation. This will lead to improved actions with more successful results. With government wanting citizens to have access and information to services online, the Always-On approach will enable it to streamline its ability to transact and have available data.
Public Sector agencies in the country have to look towards partnering with modern vendors that can guarantee high-speed recovery of less than 15 minutes in order for citizens to have access to always available data. It is a connected world in which we live and citizens have come to expect access to information at any time, using any device. This environment requires a public sector that is willing to embrace change and foster an Always-On culture.
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