. Currently hosts over 200 secured public websites
BY: Justice Godfry
Galaxy Backbone’s Tier III data centre now has the capacity of delivering cloud and other hosting services to both private and public sectors of the economy.
Currently, the Nigeria’s leading public data and cloud service Company will be deploying additional technology in 18 other States to enhance network and communications across the country.
The Business Manager for Lagos and the South West, at Galaxy Backbone, Tope Dele-Oni, disclosed these at the recent Cyber Africa’s Breakfast meeting on Data Center and Cloud Roundtable held at Oriental Hotel, in Lagos.
Dele-Oni said that GBB has connected 13 States through its fibre optics cable aimed at enhancing both public and private sector organisations operations within the states.
He added that GBB will be taking advantage of the huge potentials within the country to enhance its services.
According to Dele-Oni, GALAXY backbone currently hosts over 200 websites of public sector organisations. GBB’s Tier III Datacenter has never been down for a minute since its inception in 2008.
“Security is very key for us at GBB, and we have invested in a Security Operations Centre that ensures Data hosted with us is protected at all times”, he added.
“ When you host your data with GBB, issues around power, cooling and all other world class Datacentre management challenges are all well covered by our services”, he added.
Dele-Oni said, though GBB had initial challenges in getting government agencies to patronize it, but that has since been changed as some of the leading security outfits have signed on to its services.
Galaxy Backbone was set up to harmonise government processes, promote data sovereignty across the country and secure government processes and connect public institutions under one national infrastructure.
Earlier, the Founder of Cyber Africa on Radio, Television, Online and Print, Dr. Bayero Agabi, said that the Breakfast meeting was part of series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the platform.
He however, said that the focus on data centre was to call attention to the importance of data localisation in the nation.
Source: techEconomy.ng