SAP certifies BSNL’s Internet Data Centers

As per the latest report, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced that its six Internet Data Centers, built and operated by Dimension Data, have successfully passed the certification audit called "SAP Certified in Hosting Services for India". For organizations planning to outsource the hosting of their environments running SAP solutions, they now have the option of hosting services provided by BSNL IDCs.

BSNL had earlier entered into a strategic alliance with Dimension Data, the region's leading provider of IT services and solutions, to provide data center services in India. This resulted in building of six strategic data centers across the country which feature world-class facilities, connectivity and manageability and provide a comprehensive portfolio of highly secure, scalable and green data center solutions. Covering a vast raised floor area of 66,000 square feet, these six data centers are interconnected with point-to-point Ethernet tunnels that can deliver unprecedented levels of high-speed connectivity and low latency. The data centers are strategically located in Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.

To achieve this Hosting certification, BSNL's hosting infrastructures were subject to extensive testing and audit by SAP to validate that its offerings conformed to SAP's high standards and were suitable to host mission-critical SAP applications.

"We are proud to have achieved this certification from SAP, and we are excited to set a high standard for how to deliver enterprise-class data center services to host SAP applications for our valued customers among large Government departments as well as Private and Public enterprises in India," said A. N. Rai, Chairman &  Managing Director, BSNL.

To further ensure ongoing high standards for the hosting infrastructure of SAP solutions, as a certified provider of hosting services for SAP solutions, BSNL IDC will undergo a rigorous assessment of their delivery and support capabilities every two years by SAP's outsourcing partner certification group.