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LEAP 2022: Zain Cloud announces a range of new products and services

Services include tie-ups with leading tech companies like Fortinet, Red Hat, Veritas, SpeechLogix, WakeCap and Hikvision

Zain KSA adds six new cloud services
Chief Business and Wholesale Officer at Zain KSA, Saad bin Abdul Rahman Al-Sadhan

Zain Cloud, the cloud computing service provided by Zain KSA, launched a suite of new cloud computing products and services.

This follows its recent achievement of receiving the Class C classification from CITC, the highest ‘Service Provider Registration Class’ rating awarded by CITC to service providers.

The announcement of new products and services launched by Zain Cloud coincides with the participation of the company in tech expo LEAP 2022, hosted in Riyadh.

Zain Cloud’s new services and products include the Cloud SD-WAN service, in partnership with global company Fortinet, enabling customers to run their applications securely, reliably and with optimised performance. This is well suited for organisations with several branches throughout the Kingdom and businesses operating across multiple sectors.

In collaboration with SpeechLogix, Zain Cloud launched ‘Zain Calls’ to offer a fully local cloud-based telecommunications solution for the first time in the Kingdom. Through a partnership with Hikvision, it will provide a video surveillance service that goes beyond monitoring to include visual analysis and intelligent solutions through a single platform capable of linking multiple geographic locations.  

Zain Cloud has also partnered with Veritas to provide a robust cloud-based backup (BaaS) service using NetBackup as a backup and recovery-as-a-service solution that provides enterprise IT departments with an easy and efficient way to ensure integrity and availability of their data.

The company will also provide Red Hat Enterprise Linux service to its customers creating a more secure and stable environment for business modernization. This will also provide customers with a robust and reliable platform that is capable of deploying cloud infrastructures to fulfill both existing and future requirements for enterprise-level digital transformation.

Zain Cloud also entered into an agreement with WakeCap ​​to deliver next-generation IoT solutions to enable accurate and consistent reporting on project management procedures and worker safety on industrial and construction sites.

Through its continuous innovation and development of strategic partnerships, Zain Cloud leverages its products and services to contribute to the goals of Vision 2030 and achieve the Kingdom’s digital transformation through a safe and secure system that protects the rights and data of all partners. This is in line with Zain KSA’s strategy to become a leading digital service provider with state-of-the-art solutions that keep pace with future requirements and anticipate future technical challenges.

Zain Cloud is a public cloud provider locally based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is secure, easy to use and completely compatible with the Kingdom’s data protection requirements. Customers, whether individuals or businesses, can benefit from robust cloud infrastructure services and their outstanding speed enhanced by the best 5G technologies in the Kingdom and region. They can also enjoy a wide range of programs in the ‘Zain Cloud Market place’ to manage their businesses and take appropriate strategic steps in an interactive and digital way without human intervention.

Zain Cloud takes into account all of the necessary cybersecurity controls for cloud computing services, and thereby provides subscribers with cybersecurity and helps to reduce risks across all cloud computing services.

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