Bharti partners Savvis for cloud services in India

ST. LOUIS, USA: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Limited has partnered with hosted IT services provider Savvis to launch managed hosting and cloud computing initiatives in India.

The agreement will expand access to Savvis' managed hosting and cloud services to enterprises operating in or expanding into India. Savvis will extend its infrastructure and service platforms in existing Airtel data centres throughout India and establish local operations teams to support both local and global clients.

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Savvis expects to begin the roll-out of its services through Airtel's Bangalore data centre in early 2011 with future expansion into other Airtel data centres located in New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Chennai.

"India is a huge potential market that requires the scale and local reach that only airtel with Savvis' enterprise-grade cloud platform can deliver," said Jim Ousley, chairman and CEO of Savvis. "Our global clients have been asking us for capabilities in India, and partnering with airtel enables us to provide the quality facilities and support both our clients and theirs require. This collaboration not only enables us to leverage Airtel's existing infrastructure and client reach, but also its reputation as one of the best known and admired brands in India."

"Our strategic partnership with Savvis is a major leap forward and will unlock the potential of the rapidly-growing hosted IT services market in the country," said Drew Kelton, president, enterprise services, Bharti Airtel. "Our world-class network connectivity and next generation data centre architecture, combined with Savvis' technical expertise, will help us to offer best-in-class hosting and security services to our customers."