NEWS
eHDF adds Microsoft cloud competency
through LiveRoute acquisition
eHosting DataFort announced it has
acquired LiveRoute, a cloud solutions
provider in the Middle East. This
acquisition is aligned with eHDF’s
strategy to accelerate the growth of
its cloud business and strengthen
its portfolio by including LiveRoute’s
public cloud offerings based on
Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and
Microsoft SharePoint.
The strategic acquisition will also
allow eHDF to provide managed
services to customers having
distributed workloads which could be
hosted either on-premise, public cloud
hosted internationally or on a locally
hosted datacentre within the UAE.
“By acquiring LiveRoute, eHDF will
gain access to key end-users who
are making progress in their cloud
journeys and focusing on Microsoft
application workloads. LiveRoute, on
the other hand, will gain access to
key infrastructure services offered
by eHDF, such as hosting, managed
security services, disaster recovery,
amongst others,” said Yasser
Zeineldin, CEO of eHosting DataFort
and General Manager of LiveRoute.
“This well-timed and strategic
acquisition of LiveRoute complements
both our business models with
respect to public cloud and Microsoft
application workloads. eHDF’s
investment in compute infrastructure
and footprint of top-tier datacentre
facilities in the country will enable
LiveRoute’s client base the option
of using managed hosting, private
and hybrid cloud services. With this
acquisition, eHDF will continue to
expand its public cloud portfolio
and will be better positioned to help
regional enterprises invest in digital
platforms and new business models,”
Zeineldin added.
According to Gartner, spending
on public cloud services in the
Middle East and North Africa region
is expected to reach $2 billion by
10
2020. Platform-as-a-service PaaS
and Software-as-a-Service SaaS
will exhibit the highest growth
rate. The growth in PaaS and SaaS
are indicators that migration of
application and workloads from on-
premises datacentres to the cloud,
as well as development of cloud
ready and cloud native applications,
are fueling growth in this space.
Software vendors will continue to
shift investments from on-premises
license-based software to cloud-
based offerings.
LiveRoute will continue to operate
as an independent legal entity. This
acquisition will open new doors for
both LiveRoute and eHDF, wherein
they will be able to cross-sell cloud
services to their customers. For eHDF,
the acquisition is the latest step in the
company’s efforts to expand beyond
its core cloud infrastructure services.
LiveRoute, established in 2008,
has grown significantly over the
last decade with an impressive
list of customers from different
industry verticals. As a Microsoft
Gold partner, LiveRoute provides
customers consultancy, design, cloud
deployment, migration and support
services to transition them smoothly
to the cloud. Apart from providing
Office 365 and SharePoint, the
company also expanded its services
to include Microsoft Azure.
Yasser Zeineldin, CEO eHosting DataFort
and General Manager, LiveRoute.
Emircom receives
multiple awards at Cisco
Regional Partner Summit
Emircom, one of the UAE’s systems integrators,
bagged new awards during the Cisco Regional
Partner Summit held recently in Dubai. Being
recognised as the Service Provider Partner of the
Year, Commercial Partner of the Year, Highest
Adoption at a Customer for Collaboration EA, in
UAE and Enterprise Partner of the Year in Saudi
Arabia, reflect the company’s efforts as one of the
leading channel partners to Cisco.
In addition to the four awards, Emircom received
the prestigious UAE Partner of the Year award,
distinguishing itself from the other Cisco partners
in the country. The awards received have also
prompted Emircom to continue in its commitment to
provide customers with the latest Cisco technologies
and leading services. Due to its breakthrough
performance, including an impressive lineup of Cisco
specialisations and certifications, which resulted in
the company’s various client wins and has also led to
an increase in its business for Cisco by 30%.
Emircom was also able to provide specific
market solutions and develop innovative
technologies that catered to clients’ unique
needs. As per the awards that Emircom bagged,
the company was recognised for its revenue,
certification and specialisations, commitment to
grow a specific line of Cisco business, and the ability
to provide innovative solutions.
The awards emphasise Emircom’s reputation as
a regional company known for its quality services
and solid market performance. The company has
been receiving prestigious awards from its vendor
partners for its effective delivery of products and
services to end-users in the region, an achievement
that has been widely maintained over the years.
The company has a long-term and strong
partnership with Cisco, where it enables local
customers to benefit from the latest innovation
and creative technology solutions including the
Internet of Things IoT, a technological development
led by Cisco that aims to connect people, process,
data and things.
Emircom, a part of Al Nowais Investment
Group, is proactively engaged in building
its expertise in Fourth Industrial Revolution
technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence AI,
Big Data and cloud Computing.
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