Kaan Terziolu, the Veon Group’s Primary Executive Officer, was the chief guest for the inauguration. The ceremony was attended by the company’s CEO, Jazz, Aamir Ibrahim, and other top executives.
Another key step in strengthening Pakistan's ICT infrastructure with the launch of country's largest data center 'Jazz Digital Park' with an investement of $8m. This facility is at the heart of @jazzpk business strategy to ensure data created in Pakistan is hosted witin country. pic.twitter.com/I1McEcpO4u
— Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim (@aamir_ibrahim01) January 24, 2022
With a current capacity of more than 300 racks, expandable up to 450 racks, and a 3-megawatt power infrastructure, JDP is Pakistan’s largest Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Tier-III certified data center in terms of white space and power capacity. Jazz will utilize this digital park to offer secure IT infrastructure and hardware hosting facilities to businesses as well as local startups. JDP will also be hosting the new cloud platform about to be launched by Jazz. The onshore cloud will be a significant step forward in ensuring that data created in Pakistan is hosted within the country.
The Veon CEO, speaking at the event, reaffirmed his company’s commitment to supporting a thriving digital environment in Pakistan. “Jazz Digital Park will be a significant enabler of our digital operator strategy, and it’s in keeping with our objective to make digital infrastructure difficulties for local and regional businesses easier,” he said.
Aamir Ibrahim stressed the necessity of creating a cloud adoption plan and being ready for the new technologies. “The Jazz Digital Park is a watershed moment for the country’s ICT industry since it is intended to alleviate the digital infrastructure difficulties that local companies confront.” “This facility is important to our business plan and demonstrates our commitment to our clients as they continue their digital transformation journey,” he said.
These cutting-edge features meet all technological needs for a company, including 24/7 customer assistance, security, and system backups.
According to Aamir Ibrahim, CEO, Jazz, “Since the pandemic and the subsequent acceleration to digital platforms, businesses across various sectors are re-assessing their cloud adoption strategies and cloud readiness. The Jazz Digital Park represents a milestone for the country’s ICT industry as it is expected to simplify digital infrastructure challenges local businesses face. This facility is at the heart of our business strategy and validates our commitment to our customers as they continue their digital transformation journey.”
Jazz also plans to facilitate the Pakistani startup ecosystem by offering cloud credits under its premium startup accelerator program Jazz xlr8 at the National Incubation Center. The cloud infrastructure is not only expected to reduce the entry barrier for upcoming Pakistani startups, but is also expected to enable existing startups to accelerate their scaling up programs.