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 Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman Data Park, stated: “The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Zanzibar and Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman 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, Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman 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
