PLDT, INC. will complete its data centers in Makati City and Clark, Pampanga by mid 2016 and will expand the Cebu facility as it targets to digitize government operations in the next administration.
“We’re doing the final touches for the completion of [the] Makati [data center]. It’s financial grade, good enough for banks. Clark is not very far behind,” PLDT Executive Vice-President Ernesto R. Alberto told reporters on the sidelines of Friday’s TechIsland 3.0 conference at Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila.
After completing the facilities in Makati and Clark , he said PLDT’s total rack capacity will be at 8,300 by the time it opens in June or July. Currently, total rack capacity is 3,340.
“We’re looking at further expanding Cebu because of demand. Its around 150 racks are almost filled up and we will review the demand forecast in the next two weeks,” Mr. Alberto said.
“Enterprises are starting to realize that there is a true commercial, economic and security value in offloading their IT (information technology) elements to a trusted partner. They need not host their own servers for cost and security considerations,” he added.
For disaster recovery and business continuity, some companies in Metro Manila prefer to backhaul their data elements and operations in Cebu, which is 800 kilometers away, to mitigate risks caused by natural disasters.
PLDT’s data centers host and protect data from banks, insurance firms, and government agencies, among others.
“If you haven’t backed up your data and something happens to your data if you’re hosting it, you have a big problem with your company and your customers. For example, a bank or insurance company loses its clients’ records,” Mr. Alberto said.
Data centers cater to “long-gestating businesses that involve carrying data over a long period of time,” such as credit cards, hospitals, stock exchange and government records like census, vehicle plates and licenses -- most of which are still processed manually.
“There’s a lot of opportunity in e-government,” Mr. Alberto said. “I’m very hopeful that with the emergence of new leaders in the next administration, there will be new opportunities by which we could enable government, and will actually redound to significant improvement with the way government provides public services.
Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has a stake in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Daphne J. Magturo
Quelle/Source: Business World Online, 24.04.2016
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