3i Infotech launches Intl Data Centre

3i Infotech today announced the launch of its first International Data Centre (IDC), which will offer managed hosting services for application and disaster recovery solutions, in Chennai.

Further, the company will also launch remote IT infrastructure management services through its Global Network and Security Operations Center (GNSOC).

The company is also setting up mini Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for operating systems such as Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, AIX and Solaris, databases such as Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL and DB2, messaging solutions and IT security labs for ethical hacking and vulnerability assessments and niche application infrastructure solutions.

This move is part of the company's foray in to the $ 41.5 billion managed services market, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

"3i Infotech today offers an unparalleled range of products across the insurance, banking & financial services, manufacturing and distribution landscape and we will continue to expand and deepen our product portfolio across the verticals we are focused on," said Hari Padmanabhan, deputy managing director, 3i Infotech.

Located in 3i Infotech's 7-storey Chennai facility, the IDC, GNSOC and CoEs will be jointly spread over 25,000 sq ft.

Out of this, the IDC, which conforms to the tier-III international data standard, will alone occupy 6000 sq ft, with all-access controls, CCTV, UPS and Precision AG along with rack and cage facility.

The centre will provide secure data centre hosting facilities for its clientele in India and across the globe.

The GNSOC will provide customers with remote IT infrastructure monitoring and management services with a 24/7 IT helpdesk.

With an operating area for around 75 people, the remote infrastructure set up is spread across 3000 sq ft.