STPI-Bangalore to set up disaster recovery center

Abhinav Singh

BANGALORE: The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Bangalore, will

offer virtual private network(VPN) services, set up a storage area network lab

and also a disaster recovery center in Bangalore shortly. These services the

first of their kind in India by any STPI will be offered to the IT companies

located in Bangalore to start with.






STPI Bangalore director, BV Naidu, remarked "in present times the issue of
security is of a major concern for the IT companies and so is the need of

securing networks, STPI will thus offer its Virtual Private Network Services to

different IT companies located in Bangalore". About 55 IT companies in

Bangalore have shown interest in availing our VPN service." He informed

that initially the services would be offered in Bangalore only.






BV Naidu further informed that STPI would also set up a Storage Area Network(SAN)
Lab and a disaster recovery center in Bangalore. He said that for setting up the

Storage Area Network Lab and the disaster recovery center, STPI has signed a MoU

with Brocade Communications. Under the agreement Brocade will be providing fiber

based disaster recovery equipment worth $100,000 for the STPI’s disaster

recovery lab and the storage area network center.






He also remarked that the lab and the center are expected to come up within a
three months time frame and the services being offered would be of immense use

for the medium and small scale IT companies that are looking for these services.