Dialog Axiata and Ericsson for Managed Enterprise Cloud

Ericsson and Dialog Axiata have teamed up to make Managed Enterprise Cloud services available in Sri Lanka.

Managed Enterprise Cloud enables operators to create and provide white-label enterprise software services flexibly and effectively. Ericsson will install and integrate the Managed Enterprise Cloud framework in Dialog's data centre and manage it remotely via the Ericsson Global Service Centres. Customers can access the shared enterprise services via a secure web portal.

Ericsson and Dialog will launch the first Managed Enterprise Cloud, with a suite of business applications that will available as a service to enterprises.

At the launch, the available applications will include an e-mail server, a web client, a content management framework, a customer relationship management system and a content management platform in one integrated and easy to access interface.

With Managed Enterprise Cloud, Dialog will serve enterprise customers and consolidate other third-party application offerings with one unified platform, enabling efficient provisioning and significantly improved time to market. Group Chief Operating Officer, Dialog Axiata, Azwan Khan said, "This agreement signifies another innovative collaboration that aims to grow the nation's cloud and enterprise business market segment, while in turn driving economic growth through innovative ICT advancement.

Dialog has established its position as the premier connectivity solutions provider for Sri Lanka's enterprise sector, and our strategic partnership with Ericsson will no doubt help strengthen our position."

Head of Ericsson Sri Lanka, Denis Brunetti said, "We are extremely proud to forge this strategic and innovative cloud partnership with Dialog, which aims to support Dialog's ambition to drive innovation and create additional business value for its Enterprise customer base across Sri Lanka. Both organizations embraced the opportunity to partner and collaboratively launch Managed Enterprise Cloud services in Sri Lanka, confirming our thought and technology leadership in Managed Services and the Cloud".

Managed Enterprise Cloud is just one example of the ways in which Ericsson enables operators to quickly create new commercial cloud offerings that can be sold as a service. Other examples include Enterprise Mobility Management, Cloud based Push-to-Talk and Virtual Enterprise Gateway.