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EMC Wants Nigeria's Public Service It Operations to Be More Cloud-Centric(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Manager, Systems Engineers at EMC, Mr. Travers Nicholas, last week, declared that the virtualization of infrastructure will translate into improved data management and ultimately facilitate cost savings and more efficient use of service delivery networks in Nigeria's public sector. Nicholas noted that a major step towards attaining this goal would be by migrating public services and infrastructure from legacy technology investments to more cloud-centric operations. He was speaking at a workshop on ICT-enabled Public Services Solutions held in Dubai. The event, held in partnership with Galaxy Backbone Limited and other solution providers, aimed at creating awareness for cloud solutions, among stakeholders in government. Nicholas highlighted the various challenges associated with the delivery of public services in different countries, using detailed case studies. He also described how these challenges were successfully take care of by deploying EMC's three pillars of opportunities - Big Data, Cloud Computing and Trust. According to him, these solutions not only deliver the necessary scalability as more public services are integrated, but they also provide a base for the computing of the future. "EMC is working extensively to bring advanced solutions to governments across the world and Nigeria's position as a leading emerging market makes it a prime candidate to benefit from the gains of the most modern technology available. The increasing mobile internet penetration also presents a platform for government agencies to provide citizen services via mobile applications," he said. By having a dedicated focus on shared services platform across the whole of government, EMC and Galaxy Backbone Limited are positioned to provide Nigerian government agencies with solutions for more efficient service delivery systems. He said Galaxy Backbone was suited to such partnership because it was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2006 based on the need to pursue a streamlined approach to information and communications technology acquisition, operation and use in the public sector. The main focus of the establishment is to provide IT infrastructure and support to government ministries, departments and agencies via investment in shared infrastructure and technology solutions, towards enhancing economies of scale. Also speaking at the workshop, Regional Pre-Sales Manager for Turkey, Emerging Africa and the Middle East at RSA, the security division of EMC, Alaa , added that "we can no longer rely solely on perimeter protection to secure our systems and networks; we need to invest in monitoring and response in order to balance our efforts and ensure maximum security from advanced threats. Copyright Vanguard. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). |