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Focus Softnet accelerates global
business expansion with Tata’s
IZO Cloud Platform
By using the Tata Communications’ cloud hosting platform, Focus Softnet has achieved an agile, flexible,
scalable and cost-effective delivery model for global customers. The company has been able to sign on 40
plus new customers – 30 plus on a shared platform arrangement and 10 plus on dedicated virtual servers.
ocus Softnet, a leading software
development and enterprise
applications provider, has
announced that it is partnering with Tata
Communications, a leading global digital
infrastructure provider, to host its cloud-
based ERP solutions on the IZO Private
Cloud platform.
Tata Communications’ IZO Private Cloud
platform is enabling Focus Softnet to offer
its cloud-based ERP solutions either as a
public cloud SaaS solution or as a private
cloud option.
“We are proud to partner with Focus
Softnet, which is moving their Focus 9
solution to our IZO Private Cloud, after a
successful proof of concept on the Tata
Communications cloud platform. During
the six months of operations after start-up,
Tata Communications has been actively
helping Focus Softnet onboard 40 plus new
customers.” said Rajesh Awasthi, Associate
Vice President – Managed Hosting and Cloud
Services, Tata Communications.
Ali Hyder, Group CEO of Focus Softnet,
said: “Customers globally have common
demands such as flexible operational
payments, scalability requirements, usage
agility and the option of global delivery
anywhere and anytime, which are now met
by the IZO Private Cloud platform.
“We now have a single point of contact to
support our ERP software solutions. With the
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cloud service, we know immediately if there
is a problem and can quickly fix it remotely.
There is no need for on-premise visits. Tata
Communications’ enterprise-grade service
and support and its global footprint were
deciding factors in our decision to migrate to
IZO Private Cloud platform.”
Prior to the migration to Tata
Communications’ IZO Private Cloud platform,
Focus Softnet was offering customers onsite
perpetual licensing and was looking for a
suitable partner for global hosting of its
cloud-based Focus 9 application. With Tata
Communications’ IZO Private Cloud platform,
Focus Softnet is able to offer customers
scalability and agility with its cloud software
licensing, which is a flexible pay-as-you-go
model, and can deliver anytime, anywhere.
Focus Softnet can now provide an end-to-
end solution and round-the-clock support for
its global customers. When new customers
are onboarded, Tata Communications’
engineers work closely to understand their
needs and size the IZO Private Cloud offering
accordingly. Depending on the customer
requirements, Tata Communications can
offer either a dedicated virtual machine or
shared cloud model.
“With Tata Communications’ IZO Private
Cloud, there are no bottlenecks and it is
affordable to our small and medium business
(SMB) clients. Faster set-up and greater
network performance have opened the
Ali Hyder, Group
CEO, Focus Softnet
Rajesh Awasthi,
Associate VP – Tata
Communications
door to business expansion. We adopted
a flexible multi-cloud model to offer the
best experience to our clients. This helps
cement their loyalty while opening new,
recurring revenue streams. The move to Tata
Communications’ IZO Private Cloud means
we get better support everywhere. Their
resources make a distinct difference,” Mr.
Hyder said.
Due to its global reach, Tata
Communications matched the requirement
of having its cloud nodes closest to Focus
Softnet’s customers, thereby reducing
the latency or sluggishness of response
to application refresh. The company’s
customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia and India are
using Focus Softnet’s solutions on the IZO
Private Cloud platform.
Focus Softnet has adopted a
multiple business cloud model from Tata
Communications to offer the most stable and
cost-effective cloud experience to its current
and future global customers.
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