IBM (News - Alert) has announced it built a state of the art data center for Telecom Egypt and recently completed the construction of the center which includes energy-efficient "green" technologies.

 

Telecom Egypt (TE) is a telecommunications provider in Egypt, and the largest provider of fixed-line services in the Middle East with more than 10.4 million customers.

The data center designed by IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) site and facilities division has been fully equipped to protect TE's valuable information technology (IT) investments, taking into consideration all factors required for the project such as cabling systems, flooring trenches, switching systems, electromechanical systems and data center layout.

IBM will support TE in managing the operation of the data center that runs mission critical business and operational support systems, in addition to the maintenance of a variety of telecommunications equipment.

"Telecom Egypt was convinced that IBM was the best choice because of IBM's standards and methodologies and the experience of the IBM team who worked as a trusted consultant," Eng. Khaled Marmoush, CIO of Telecom Egypt said.

"IBM provided not only the information about data centers that Telecom Egypt was looking for, but also the technologies and services that are used in today's data centers."

"IBM's long history and expertise with data center implementations enabled us to create a solution to save energy and ensure efficient server performance for Telecom Egypt," said Steven Sams, vice president of IBM Global Site and Facilities Services.

"IBM's solution is part of 'Project Big Green' and provides an efficient, reliable and secure data center that will support Telecom Egypt in achieving their goals in maintaining and improving customer satisfaction, as well as helping them be more energy efficient."