ABU DHABI, 5th March, 2015 (WAM)-- Etisalat, the UAE’s leading telecommunications operator, is taking its collaboration with Intel to a new level by joining hands to set up a cloud computing platform, leveraging Intel’s technology leadership and expertise in cloud technology.
The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in the presence of senior executives from both compabies.
The collaboration will enable Etisalat’s corporate customers make better, more informed purchasing decisions and ensure optimal performance for their cloud applications and services.
Under the agreement, Etisalat will join the 'Powered by Intel Cloud Technology' programme, which enables transparency, improvement in service performance, reliability and security to Etisalat’s customers purchasing cloud services.
As part of this agreement, Etisalat and Intel will partner to grow the cloud catalogue with an innovative set of services that targets several industry verticals. It will enable the telco to assist cloud customers to expose and manage their APIs’ based on Intel API Management and Exposure platform – Mashery. The two companies will also work on establishing a demonstration environment lab for technology innovation in cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) services.
With the latest Intel Xeon processor E5 family, Etisalat ensures its cloud platform delivers the best performance and security for all its cloud customers. Intel’s Cloud Technologies will enable Etisalat to deliver services that provide visibility, control, and compliance in a multi-tenant environment where cloud workloads run on trusted compute pools, enabled by Intel Trusted Execution Technology. It also promotes pervasive encryption by reducing the associated performance penalties based on Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions.
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