Kenya Data Networks Opens State of the Art Data Centre for Corporate Clients

KDN’s, Data Centre Manager Mr. Johan Badenhorst (left) and KDN Chief Commercial Officer Atul Chaturvedi,(right) cut the ribbon during the  unveil of the state of the art Data Centre.

Nairobi Kenya September 6, 2011 – Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced the completion of their state - of - the art Data Centre to be used for hosting data and software applications. The data Centre, which is now ready for occupation, is a unique facility offering reliability and convenience for corporate clients and financial institutions looking for international standards.

Announcing the completion, KDN Chief Executive Officer Mr. Rikus Matthyser said the center was designed with typical KDN customer in mind and offers world-class services while guaranteeing safety of the data stored in it.

“This Data Center is testament to our commitment to provide world class services in the field of ICT in this part of the world. The unique facility will enable our clients achieve their business objectives while cutting down on their overheads in telecommunications and data storage infrastructure,” said Mr. Matthyser.

The Data Centre, which is located at the newly completed Sameer Business Park along Mombasa Road, is set to alter the landscape in the data business in the wake of rising demand for data solutions and storage.

“As KDN, we are committed to providing convenient service through innovative products in telecoms in the region and are looking to develop our clients’ efficiency.The center is a facility set up to provide physical environment that will ensure the day-to-day running of various communication equipment and application systems with a main objective of ensuring availability levels meet clients expectations at an affordable cost,” Mr. Matthyser said.

The CEO noted that center is targeted at a global market focusing mainly on offer of hosting services to clients in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and also International Telecoms with need for Point of Presence solution.

KDN’s, Data Center Manager Mr. Johan Badenhorst, remarking during the launch said the Data Center would provide physical space for use by customers’ with hardware equipment that provide communication and application services to end-users.

Mr. Badenhorst said: “The product Scope is limited to providing physical space; Server room floor/rackspace, Sufficient Dual Input Power, Elaborate Security system and sufficient- Computer Room Air Conditioning.”

“The Data center is offered as a ready to use server room space with adequate and redundant power, cooling, fire suppression to ensure full time operation of communication equipments that run critical services to the end-users,” Mr. Badenhorst added.