United Arab Emirates (Sunday, February 08): eHosting DataFort (eHDF) announced it has entered into a partnership with the Singapore-based Business Continuity Management Institute (BCM Institute) and GMH Pte Ltd (GMH) to jointly provide organizations across the Middle East with end-to-end IT services focusing on business continuity and data recovery.
Dr Goh Moh Heng, President of the BCM Institute and Managing Director of GMH , said: 'eHDF has demonstrated its expertise in building and managing data centers, providing data centre services and DR services. Similiarly to BCM Institute, GMH has already delivered BCM consulting, implementation, testing, assurance and audit services across the world and BCP in Asia.
'Together, eHDF, the BCM Institute and GMH will offer an integrated service that will be delivered by competent, experienced and certified professionals.'
Mr. Mohammad Fouz, CEO of EHDF, said, 'eHDF's broad-based expertise in all facets of IT, in addition to its status as a well entrenched leader in the Middle East, and BCM Institute's standing as a global major in BCM and DR certification demonstrate a perfect match. The synergies of this partnership will significantly benefit a large number of organisations in the region. We continuously strive to provide our clients in the Middle East with the latest and best IT services. This partnership is a testament to our dedication to ensuring that our clients have access to the top-notch services founded on international best practices.
According to commonly accepted statistics, around 40 per cent of businesses experiencing a serious disaster never re-open, and of those that re-open, almost 30% close within two years. Post disruption, companies on an average experience a 107% drop in profits - driven by lower sales and increased costs - while nearly 43 per cent companies that have suffered business disruptions state that it takes two months or sometimes even longer to recover fully from such a situation. What's more, an effective Business Continuity Plan can reduce the total loss by more than 90 per cent. Clearly, therefore, investment in Business Continuity preparedness is 'money well spent'.
The eHDF-BCM Institute-GMH partnership seeks to fill a void in the Middle East in offering high-quality and dependable BCM and DR services in a seamless manner, while raising awareness on the importance of companies to have adequate preparedness in place to meet unforeseen challenges.
The BCM Institute certification is currently carried by over 1,230 professionals in over 36 countries across the world. Headquartered out of Singapore, and other than the Middle East, BCM Institute also operates in India, Mauritius, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria and Russia.
The partnership with BCM Institute and GMH also marks the next phase of eHDF's expanding network of technology and channel partners based in the GCC, MENA, Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific regions. Recently, eHDF entered into a partnership with Virtusa Corporation, a global IT services major, to offer regional enterprises a complete portfolio of IT solutions with increased international reach.
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About GMH
Establish in 1999, GMH Pte Ltd (or GMH) is one of Asia Pacific leading BCM and DR consulting firms, specializing in business continuity strategy design, development, implementation and long-term program management. GMH continue to provide professional consulting services to some of the largest financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national organizations in Asia Pacific. Our consultants have unique understanding and expertise in the implementation and audit for the BS25999 and SS540 certifications.
About BCM Institute
BCM Institute is a leading global Business Continuity (BC) & Disaster Recovery (DR) Institute. Established in 2005, BCM Institute promotes and develops the disciplines of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) for a variety of industries and clients around the world.
BCM Institute differentiates itself by having a pool of instructors who are highly regarded BC and DR professionals. It offers a wide range of quality BC and DR training solutions, including the globally recognized BCCP, BCCS/DRCS and BCCE/DRCE accreditations. In less than three years, BCM Institute has trained more than 2000 professionals and certified over 1230 professionals from 36 countries. They come from over 590 companies in industries ranging from Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Utilities and Manufacturing, to Banking & Finance, Technology (IT) and Telecommunications.
About eHosting DataFort
eHosting DataFort, a fully owned subsidiary of TECOM Investments is a leading provider of IT - Consulting & Outsourcing services. The organization has obtained a number of notable projects to deliver world-class outsourcing services to major enterprises across GCC, MENA, US and Europe.
eHosting DataFort's proven track record for managing an enterprise's IT infrastructure includes some of the largest organizations e.g. Dubai Financial Market, Arcelor Mittal (World's largest Steel manufacturer), Emirates Airlines, Standard Chartered Bank, Tejari, Arab Bank, British Telecom, Khaleej Times, Aramex, Dubai e-government and du.
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