Go plc subsidiary BMIT Limited, Malta’s largest data centre services provider, is to channel investment in a cloud platform to enable a range of new ‘infrastructure-as–a-service’ and ‘software-as-a-service’ solutions.
This will be the first direct investment in a cloud infrastructure in Malta. The announcement follows the successful launch of an initial suite of cloud services earlier this year, where customer take-up has proven to be “very encouraging”.
BMIT plans further investment in a state of the art cloud platform under the company’s strategy of diversification into new market segments. The new cloud infrastructure is scheduled for launch towards the end of this year and will offer a suite of communication and collaboration services to SMEs and corporates.
BMIT chief executive Christian Sammut explained: “Our cloud platform will allow customers to benefit from the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud platforms, so they are able to access services such as cloud computing on demand.
“With no long-term commitments and up-front expenses, we are seeking to provide the most cost-effective delivery mechanism to our customers. A key differential of our offering from other services available on the web will be the personalised attention and round-the-clock local support which our partners and customers will be receiving,”
Additionally, independent software vendors will be given a platform across which they can offer software as a service to customers in Malta and globally without the need to invest in the high availability and redundant infrastructure required in such instances.
Several locally based and international clients are already subscribed to a range of virtualisation and storage services offered through one of BMIT’s data centres in Malta.
“A considerable number of customers are showing interest in our current range of cloud services since we provide all the benefits of the cloud but complement it with a suite of managed services as well as with focused and personalised attention which cannot be achieved if an offshore location is opted for,” Mr Sammut added.
BMIT Limited operates two data centres in Malta and offers a wide range of data centre-related services, including co-location, virtual hosting and managed services. Originally servicing the online gaming industry, BMIT is now diversifying its product offering to support other industries locally and internationally. Considered one of the leading independent data centres in Europe, BMIT is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Go plc.