Reliance Communications launches cloud computing on Microsoft platform

Mumbai: In a move that combines the power of virtualisation technology and cloud computing, Reliance Data Centre, a part of Reliance Communications, today announced the launch of Reliance Cloud Computing Services-hosted infrastructure service for its customers.

Reliance Cloud Computing Services is based on the Microsoft platform.

'Reliance Cloud Computing Services,' targeted towards SMB as well as enterprise customers will essentially involve creation of a central computing + data storage IT infrastructure at the data centre, and then offering the same to multiple end customers as a standardized packaged offerings, accessible through public Internet, on a shared / virtual, pay on usage model.

Various software applications (including mailing, sales force automation, HR automation, logistics, supply chain, ERP, document management, work flow automation, billing, CRM) and underlying IT infrastructure like server computing, data storage and retrieval, disaster recovery, application development platforms and security tools will be offered by us under this banner.

Reliance expects to provide enterprises and small amd medium businesses in India, access to a variety of enterprise scale IT solutions, applications and services on the pay as you go model.

The benefits to end customers will include cost reduction, cash flow improvement, pay per use (instead of upfront capex), better time to market, high quality managed services at fraction of cost, 24*7 accessibility from anywhere in the world, no need for high end IT skill sets, unlimited scalability, focus on their core business and hence essentially peace of mind.