US-based IBM has set up its first cloud data centre in India at Airoli, Mumbai. The facility spans an area of 30,000 square feet and has been set up to venture into the cloud computing market in the country. With the new data centre, IBM will be able to tap into BFSI, telecom and government sectors, which haven’t been able to move to cloud due to regulatory requirements.
IBM has recently partnered with Germany-based SAP to host SAP’s HANA Enterprise Cloud on IBM cloud. The new data centre in Mumbai would allow SAP to offer its cloud-based platform to Indian customers who have been concerned about their data residing in other countries. IBM is also providing resiliency services through the new facility to let enterprises continue with their business during a disaster.
The new IBM data centre in Mumbai will primarily focus on private cloud services for enterprises and small and medium businesses. However, the company is likely to announce another data centre in India, which will cater to its public cloud service called SoftLayer.
