Rogers Communications Launches Canadian Public Cloud with OVH
Canadian telecom Rogers Communications has launched a public cloud service to provide IaaS to businesses in Canada. Through a partnership with OVH, Rogers will offer a range of customizable cloud storage and computing options, hosted in OVH’s Canadian data centers and backed by Rogers cybersecurity and 24×7 service.
Rogers Public Cloud provides fast implementation and provisioning, real-time data and capacity and IP monitoring through its web portal, according to an announcement this week. It also touts its public cloud as offering environmental benefits due to the OVH data center’s cooling mix of 30 percent outside air and 70 percent liquid.
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“Businesses that have made the transition to the cloud quickly realize the significant financial and operational advantages, but the reality is that Canadian customers do not have enough options for simple, cost effective cloud computing solutions,” Mark Schrutt, Research Vice President, Services and Enterprise Applications, IDC said in a statement. “New services like Rogers Public Cloud will make it easier for businesses to adopt cloud solutions and could ultimately foster more innovation as customers get access to more efficient, cost-effective IT as-a-service solutions.”
Rogers operates 17 data centers in Canada, and will run its public cloud from four Tier III certified locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Ottawa, ensuring consistent uptime and availability, the company said.
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France-based OVH entered the Canadian market with a data center in Montreal in 2013. The company became a platinum sponsor of the Let’s Encrypt project late last year.
The Canadian government has been considering additional data protection measures for some time, but is not expected to introduce major regulatory changes applying to cloud services in the near future.
Source: TheWHIR