Suntel joins FITIS to promote Cloud Computing

Suntel has come forward as the Principal Sponsor of SLASI Tech Forum 2010 - Cloud Computing Demystified.

Tech Forum is the flagship ICT Industry forum annually organized by Software Chapter of Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS).

At Tech Forum, decision-makers of ICT industry get the opportunity to obtain independent views of technology innovators and industry thought leaders on an emerging technology.

Industry's much hyped Cloud Computing technology is this years topic. Techforum 2010 is scheduled for Feb 16, 2010 at Colombo Hilton.

The Suntel's decision to sponsor Tech Forum on Cloud Computing, Suntel's Director Sales and Marketing Hasitha Abewardene said, Today, businesses are increasingly dependant on its ICT. Cutting edge ICT infrastructure is an importation differentiator in today's business context.

However, the challenge for the enterprises is the fast pace of change in technology as the risk of technology becoming obsolete also is too high.

Cloud Computing brings significant benefits for enterprises to meet the above Challenges.

Cloud Computing technology allows enterprises to subscribe computing, storage or infrastructure as a services from a service provider. Suntel, being a leader in enterprise ICT solutions provisioning space in Sri Lanka has invested in a state-of-the-art internet Data centre and offers a portfolio of managed services to top business enterprises.

Suntel has always been an innovator in introducing enterprise solutions such as IP VPN, Managed IP Telephony and will be the pioneer offering services based on Cloud Computing technology.

So we decided that Tech Forum organized by FITIS' frontline organization for the ICT industry in Sri Lanka is an ideal Platform to start a dialogue with enterprise CIO's on could computing.

Nayane Gunawardena Project Chairman of Tech Forum and Immediate Past President of SLASI said, 'Communication and IT infrastructure plays a major role in Cloud Computing which extends to all aspects of IT with concepts such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as Service (SaaS).

As one of the pioneers in new technology in Sri Lanka.

We are delighted to have Suntel as the principal sponsor of the event along with global technology giants Microsoft and Cisco.

Last year's Tech Forum on Service Oriented Architecture drew a significant interest in the Industry and we see an even greater industry response to Cloud Computing forum this year.'

Speaking about FITIS imitative to promote Cloud Computing, CEO Damith Hettihewa said, at FITIS, we strive to promote using of cutting edge technology in all sectors of the economy.

Effective use of ICT usage results in productivity and efficiency gains and helps the nation as a whole to become more competitive in global context. Cloud computing can bring significant benefits to Sri Lankan enterprises.

The benefits include optimizing exsiting IT investments, sharing ICT capex among many enterprises, making cutting edge information technology available to small and medium companies (SME) and sharing the risk of technology being obsolete among multiple players.

We want Sri Lanka to embrace cloud computing sooner than later for the country gain competitive advantage against its competitors.