Link Development unveils its IT-as-a-Service at Gitex 2011

With pressure on Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) to cut IT budgets, many organizations started considering IT-as-a-Service, which has proven to cut costs and transforms IT from a cost center to a center of strategic value as it becomes more aligned with the business and provides advantages such as operational efficiency, competitiveness and rapid response.

LINK Development, one of the most reputable and innovative IT solutions and services providers based in the region and an OTVentures company, has today unveiled at Gitex 2011 its Microsoft-based Private Cloud solutions that offers IT-as-a-Service. It will make it easier for businesses in the region to move into a cutting-edge Cloud Computing environment, taking their Information Technology (IT) capabilities to a higher level easily, quickly and cost-effectively.

"Using IT-as-a-Service allows companies to focus on running their business, rather than worrying about supporting their IT needs internally. It provides around-the-clock monitoring and management. Vacations, illness and even off-hours coverage of IT staff do not adversely impact their technology infrastructure or support levels," adds Irini.

By allowing employees to self-provision their IT requirements, IT can achieve higher resource utilization and a more efficient use of the infrastructure. When pooled, the resources dedicated to any service can be expanded or contracted through automation or workflow. This means that IT services can be quickly scaled up or down to meet business requirements.

LINK Development solutions include back-end business applications, virtual servers, storage, processing, virtualization and management software. Businesses can even build their own private clouds on top of existing infrastructure investment. Virtualization can be used to maximize the use of hardware and infrastructure, and offers employees Self-Service Portals, which allows them to handle requests, monitor reports for full visibility on resources utilization. It also helps IT department to reduce time-consuming administrative work and allows them to focus on their real tasks of monitoring, data back-ups, and security, etc.

One of the main sectors that can truly benefit from LINK Development's Private Cloud Solutions is the Government Sector, which constantly aims for improving efficiency, and increasingly being driven to share information while keeping control over costs.

LINK Development has a long history in presenting the latest technologies to the region. It shall also unveil at Gitex its newest solutions such as Knowledge Management, Mobile Solutions, and Corporate Governance through its sessions or its representatives in Microsoft Stand, TA-B1, Pod 11A, at Sheikh Saeed Hall 1 or Banana's Factory Stand, S1-MAC78, at Gitex Mobile Apps & Content World.