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Zanzibar government signs an MoU with The Data Park to set up a data center

Muscat, October 2022: Maqbool Al-Wahaibi: The Zanzibar government chooses ODP as a strategic partner in the technical fields.

The Government of Zanzibar signed a memorandum of understanding with The Data Park to establish, manage and operate a data centre in Zanzibar. This MoU was inked on the sidelines of the official visit of His Excellency Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, to the Sultanate of Oman.

The signing of this agreement followed the success of the first agreement between the government of Zanzibar and The Data Park Company last April, in accordance with it, ODP set up a cloud bidding system in Zanzibar.

 This latest agreement is considered as a qualitative addition to the achievements of The Data Park, which contributed throughout its journey in providing integrated solutions under one roof  in the field of cloud managed services, data hosting, cyber security, and providing advanced options in the field of web hosting.

The setting of the cloud bidding system and the signing of the data center agreement come within the framework of the Zanzibar government’s plans to automate its attrition systems and transfer toward e-government, while this partnership embodies the successes achieved by The Data Park in the areas of cloud systems in and abroad of the Sultanate of Oman.

 The setting, managing and operating of data center in Zanzibar aim at hosting data and information for the public and private sectors inside Zanzibar, in order to enhance information security and maintaining its confidentiality within Zanzibar.

On this occasion, Engineer Maqbool bin Salem Al Wahaibi, CEO of The Data Park, stated: “The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Zanzibar and The Data Park reflects the great confidence that ODP enjoys in the areas of cloud services while the strategic partnership between the two sides aims at benefiting from the capabilities of the Sultanate of Oman in this field, where The Data Park is a vital part in this aspects”

He added: While this cooperation increases our pride by providing our cloud services outside the Sultanate of Oman, it is also evidence of the success achieved by our quality services, which reflect the confidence of the customers in ODP.

Al-Wahaibi also added, “The establishing, managing and operating of a data center to host  information inside Zanzibar represents a qualitative leap for the Zanzibar government, and provides greater security guarantees for data confidentiality, reduces costs for the public and private sectors in Zanzibar, and raises the quality of their cloud services.”

Al-Wahaibi stressed that The Data Park will play the role of technology provider for the Zanzibar government to move forward on its path of e-government transformation, pointing out that, this strategic partnership is a pride for the company, while ODP will exert its utmost efforts to achieve the aspirations of the Zanzibar government in this field.

Al-Wahaibi expressed his optimism that there will be other stages of cooperation with Zanzibar in the technical fields, looking forward that, The Data Park obtaining priority in getting more opportunities in the future to provide such kind of specialized professional services for Zanzibar.

The external expansion of The Data Park is based on its cumulative balance of its internal operations, as it has in the Sultanate of Oman ,where it  has greatly contributed to provide an all-in-one solution of computing, cloud computing services, data storage, networking, as well as web hosting and network security services., while it has an advanced virtual data center in the field of cyber security – Syber Security Park , with a world-class level of quality, which helped the beneficiaries of its services to  save up to 55% on the total cost of ownership compared to a traditional data centers.

 The services of  The Data Park are characterized by their being based on rooted  standards that  compatible with local and international requirements in their field of work, as well as being professionally managed and supported by a team of highly qualified and professionally accredited experts.  

The services provided by ODP, through its Cyber Security Park  and through its capabilities in the field of hosting and cloud services, have enhanced the capabilities of many economic and commercial sectors, such as banking, financial services, oil and gas, logistics and other commercial and economic activities, to serve governmental and non-governmental institutions

 It is noteworthy that ODP, the Sultanate’s first managed cyber security and cloud services provider, plays an integral role in supporting the digital transformation of Oman, through their offering of an all-in-one solution of computing, cloud computing, data storage, networking, web hosting and network security services. ODP also offers the Sultanate’s first Artificial Intelligence ready cloud infrastructure – Nebula AI powered by Nvidia. More details of their services can be found at www.omandatapark.com

 

 

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The Data Park takes part in GITEX Global 2022 in Dubai

Muscat, October 2022

Muscat, October 2022: Maqbool Al-Wahaibi: Our participation in the 42nd edition of GITEX Global reinforces our sustainable approach toward an international reputation.

The Data Park (ODP), the Sultanate’s first IT-managed and cloud services provider, takes part  in the 42nd edition of GITEX Global 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates during the period of 10th  to 14th  October2022.

The  42nd edition of GITEX Global 2022, is considered  to be the most influential edition in the history of Gitex event, where it covers  seven diverse technological topics across , including  Metaverses field , the future of the decentralized Internet, the global sustainable digital economy, digital transformation, The Artificial Intelligence technology, the cloud services , and other related technologies.

The Data Park of the Sultanate of Oman records a strong presence for the company at GITEX Global 2022, among 5,000 service exhibitors and distributors of advanced

products, across 26 exhibition halls with a total area of two million square feet, with an exceptional increase in exhibition space of 25% compared to the previous versions.

The Data Park’s participation in GITEX Global 2022 is an opportunity to showcase its various services outside the Sultanate of Oman, including cloud services, hosting services, managed services, and its capabilities to provide artificial intelligence infrastructure, data transmission and hosting services, and other specialized services in the field of information technology, including its pioneering experience in managing The Cyber Security Center known as Cyber Security Park, which contributes to providing high-quality services to many government agencies and private sector institutions and meeting their needs in Oman .

Commenting on this event , Engineer Maqbool Al-Wahaibi, CEO of Oman Data Prak stated :”We are pleased by our participation in the 42nd edition of GITEX Global , which reinforces our sustainable approach toward an international reputation”

 Al-Wahaibi added: “We also see our participation in this exhibition outside the Sultanate of Oman as a continuation of our efforts in external expansion, where we have achieved various abroad achievements, including, but not limited to, the providing of cloud tendering system to the Government of Zanzibar, as well as the signing a memorandum of understanding with them to set a data centre in Zanzibar too.

Our abroad  participation is also an accumulative extension for the success that we have achieved at home in the Sultanate of Oman through our internal data hosting services, sensing and detecting cyber security threats, and providing preventive services, that to keep Omani business entities safe from cybercriminals hacking as well as reducing cyber-attacks. Al Wahaibi stated .  

 He also added: “ As we are delighted by taking part in GITEX Global 2022, we believe this participation is an effective step towards expanding our external successes,  while this event has an important role in enhancing knowledge of the technical aspects in the region, and an opportunity to meet many new clients looking to benefit from the services of specialized companies such as The Data Park services.”.

The Data Park pavilion at GITEX Global 2022 has received a large audience, in addition to qualitative visits from a number of cadres and specialists in the fields of digital technology from various entities.

It is noteworthy that ODP, the Sultanate’s first managed cyber security and cloud services provider, plays an integral role in supporting the digital transformation of Oman, through their offering of an all-in-one solution of computing, cloud computing, data storage, networking, web hosting and network security services. ODP also offers the Sultanate’s first Artificial Intelligence ready cloud infrastructure – Nebula AI powered by Nvidia. More details of their services can be found at www.omandatapark.com

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Al-Awfi patronages the 10th anniversary of The Data Park, The decade of TDP contributes to accelerate the digital transformation In the Sultanate of Oman

Muscat, October 2022: Engineer Maqbool Al Wahaibi:  The Data Park serves more than 800 local and international companies. The company enhances the Sultanate of Oman's access to the Artificial Intelligence technologies.

Under the patronage of His Excellency Engineer Salem bin Nasser Al-Awfi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, The Data Park (ODP), the Sultanate’s primer provider of IT-managed and cloud services, Hosting, and Virtual Data Center services, since 2012, celebrated its 10th Anniversary.

In coinciding with the celebration of the company’s tenth anniversary, The Data Park signed two agreements in the field of providing its services to its customers, the first agreement is with Omantel, under which ODP will set up a new data center for Omantel. 

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The second agreement is with Schlumberger, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to the energy industry; where The Data Park and Schlumberger announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a framework under which the parties can collaborate on Digital cloud-based solutions.

The Parties envision that Schlumberger’s collaboration and involvement will consist of working with The Data Park to leverage and utilize The Data Park infrastructure to deploy the DELFI* Digital Drilling Solution and the opportunity of deploying Schlumberger artificial intelligence solutions on the Oman Data Park cloud infrastructure to enable access for the Energy industry and other relevant industries in Oman.

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The inking of these agreements is considered a practical celebration of the ongoing successes of The Data Park, which has become a prominent beacon that is relied upon in various fields of IT technologies, hosting services, and managed services.

Engineer Ali Al Lawati, Schlumberger Managing Director, commented: “This strategic collaboration is aligned with our digital strategy to provide the Sultanate  access to our latest advanced digital technology portfolio for use locally, creating significantly increased operational efficiency, improving business performance, and accelerating digital transformation within the energy sector and other industries. It also provides a solid platform to train and develop local talent within the Digital space. The collaboration further emphasizes our long-standing commitment to support the In-Country Value and Oman 2040 vision. “

The ten years of The Data Park have been marked by many achievements that contributed to push forward the digital transformation in the Sultanate of Oman, as it launched the first and only High Performance Computing (HPC) platform –Nebula HPC– in the country, which enhanced the capabilities of the Sultanate of Oman in accessing the global Artificial Intelligence technologies (AI).

The Data Park also took the lead in establishing the company’s cyber security center, which known by the name of ( Cyber Security Park ) to provide pioneer and effective smart security solutions to reduce cyber attacks. Meanwhile, its unremitting efforts have contributed to provide specialized capabilities to host and storage data inside the Sultanate of Oman instead of storing it abroad.

As an added value for its  ten-year march , The Data Park also played a pioneer role in launching the  Oracle’s Hyper-Scale Cloud Infrastructure Data Center  as the first oracle cloud region in the Sultanate of Oman  .The  cloud region (OCI)  provides  a broad range of   Cloud Services for all entities in the public and private sectors , across  the Sultanate of Oman, through ODP certified Tier III Data Center.

In an emphasizing of the company’s cumulative experience, ODP has cooperated professionally with the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) in completing the transferring and hosting of the database and statistical information in the Sultanate of Oman within the national project for straggling data with high efficiency, which would raise the efficiency and effectiveness of government work and ensure the smooth running of business as well.

By utilizing its own locally hosted TIA 942 Rating 3 certified certified data centers, ODP’s march was coroneted by various global and local awards including the Best Digital Data Centre award in the Middle East at the Telecom World Middle East Awards 2019, the Best Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Award 2019, Vee AM VCSP Partner for 2020 and CISCO Partner of the year 2020, Fortinet Cloud MSSP 2021, Best Datacenter and Cyber Security Center awards at COMEX 2021.

Commenting on this occasion, Engineer Maqbool Al Wahaibi, CEO of The Data Park(ODP), stated “ We are extremely pleased by celebrating our 10th anniversary, which means that, we have rooted our amazing professionalism in whatever type of service we are rendering to our  customers in public and private sectors, while the  anniversary of several years for  any entity should consider  as an added value for it  in terms of experiences, reputation and professional capability to  serve its customers “

Al Wahaibi added: The past ten years old of ODP witnessed subtle development for the company, where it achieved massive booms in all its services that provided to its entire customers,  while  ODP operates Oman’s only Virtual Data Center – Nebula and, is the first MSSP in man to offer Microsoft Azure Stack services. It is the only provider that has a specialized cyber security centre named Cyber Security Park, which is runs by highly qualified Omani staff offering security operations and services around the clock”

He concluded: We are also proud that ODP serves over 800 local and international corporates ranging from large, mid-tier to small companies. Whether it’s a Government, Corporate, or SME entity operating in Oman or internationally, ODP is fully equipped to serve customers with cost-effective and secure IT service offerings to support their digital transformation.

 It is noteworthy that ODP, the Sultanate’s first managed cyber security and cloud services provider, plays an integral role in supporting the digital transformation of Oman, through their offering of an all-in-one solution of computing, cloud computing, data storage, networking, web hosting and network security services. ODP also offers the Sultanate’s first Artificial Intelligence ready cloud infrastructure – Nebula AI powered by Nvidia. More details of their services can be found at www.omandatapark.com

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For the first time, The Data Park launches Amazon Outpost service in the Sultanate of Oman

Muscat, October 2022: Maqbool  Al-Wahaibi: This service is  a qualitative shift in the management of the infrastructure for managing applications and data.

For the first time in the Sultanate of Oman , The Data Park (ODP) launched   – Amazon Outpost  cloud services, in cooperation with Amazon International , one of the largest American companies in the field of cloud services and e-commerce worldwide.

The launching of this new advanced cloud service comes within the framework of The Data Park’s efforts that aim at enhancing cyber security, facilitating digital transformation processes, and making a quantum leap in the management of applications and data for government agencies and companies and hosting information and data in  Sultanate of Oman internally ,instead of abroad.

This new cloud service will also contribute to enhancing The Data Park capabilities in helping to protect its clients in Oman against the various kinds of cyber security risks and maintaining data security and confidentiality, by hosting data within the country boarders.

This new service is also considered as an advanced technical initiative that meets the requirements of Oman Vision 2040 implementation, which aims at utilizing the  modern technologies and employing  them to serve the economic development in the Sultanate of Oman.

In a statement about this service, Maqbool bin Salem Al-Wahaibi, CEO of The Data Park, said, “The Amazon Outpost service   is considered as a qualitative shift in the management of the infrastructure for managing applications and data in Oman, and it also contributes to reduce the technical operational costs of government entities and the private companies   , compared to traditional systems in managing ,  operating and securing the  applications and  data” .

Al-Wahaibi added: “One of the advantages of the Amazon Outpost service also is that it contributes to accelerating the implementation and management of applications, as well as it works automatically with no need for human cadres in managing its infrastructure system” .

Al-Wahaibi stressed that, most government entities and private companies can take the advantages of this technology in terms of its flexibility, speed and dynamism in managing applications and data. He also called on all sectors to utilize such kinds of advanced technologies in managing modern application operations.

Al Wahaibi affirmed The Data Park’s capabilities to provide its specialized professional services to the various administrative units of government agencies in the Sultanate in the   cloud services fields and security assessment services that aim at identifying, evaluating technical weaknesses, and setting preventive measures to protect them from external and internal cyber threats related to information technology

 

Al-Wahaibi added that, ODP’s keenness to provide its services to the public and private sectors is backed by the confidence of both sectors’ entities in the professionalism of The Data Park in providing various solutions related to Artificial Intelligence, Cloud services, Web hosting, and Cyber Security services, including their Security Operations Center services (SOC) and Network Operations Center services (NOC) which are operated around the clock, seven days a week.

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It is noteworthy that ODP, the Sultanate’s first managed cyber security and cloud services provider, plays an integral role in supporting the digital transformation of Oman, through their offering of an all-in-one solution of cloud computing, hosting and network security services. ODP also offers the Sultanate’s first Artificial Intelligence ready cloud infrastructure – Nebula AI powered by Nvidia. More details of their services can be found at www.omandatapark.com