Digital transformation has become a priority for nations as integrating digital-based solutions can positively transform many areas such as the economy, governance, society, and every area of work. Efficient and profitable digital-based solutions help government agencies provide better public service and empower companies to be more efficient, innovate, and create new profitable business models that lead to business survival.
We at BeeInfoTech PH believe that data centers play a huge role in making sure digital transformation efforts succeed. Here, we talk about the ways data centers provide efficient and profitable solutions for businesses and even the government that can help the Philippines make the most out of technology in achieving its development goals.
1. Provide efficient data storage options
Data has become the lifeblood of today’s economy as it powers decisions. Logistics companies, for instance, use digital solutions to be more efficient by analyzing data to optimize routes, predict demand, and give transparency to the entire supply chain. Meanwhile, government agencies utilize data to deliver public services efficiently. The National ID System is one such government project that deals with data in order to provide a basis for verifying identities. In the process, however, both logistics companies and the National ID System have to contend with the growing amount of data generated. The number of people shopping online is increasing, while the National ID System has to collect the data of more than 100M Filipinos. Fortunately, data center partners provide the ideal storage for data. Flexible data centers, such as ours at BeeInfoTech PH, can seamlessly scale storage solutions for an efficient way of collecting and managing huge volumes of information. Furthermore, data center partners can host and operate cloud-based storage solutions, which make data more easily accessible.
2. Ensure 24/7 connectivity and security
There are services that the public expects to be provided with 24/7, without any hassle at all. Online banking solutions, for example, should always be ready to deliver as transactions are made any time. Likewise, online-based government solutions such as loan application portals in the websites of agencies like SSS or Pag-IBIG must always be available to those in need. Disasters, downtime, and cyber-attacks, however, can render these services unavailable. To prevent this, organizations can co-locate their infrastructure to a data center as these are specially designed to withstand disasters and maintain uptime. Our BeeInfoTech PH data center, for example, is seismic zone 4-compliant and also telco-neutral, which ensures disaster preparedness and enhances client access by connecting them to multiple Internet Service Providers for maximum uptime. In addition, our data center has a Security Operations Center that immediately responds to cyber threats such as DDoS attacks to make sure servers keep running.
3. Help optimize IT spending
Alongside the growing demand for digital services is rising IT costs. The IT spending of organizations is constantly on the rise, with every new technology solution that comes along and the increased use of technology overall. Furthermore, the subject of budget in the public sector is critical as the money comes from people’s taxes. To be efficient and profitable, organizations can co-locate their IT infrastructure to a data center partner as this removes the cost of building and maintaining their own data center. Moreover, there are data center partners that excel in offering solutions that lower ownership costs. BeeInfoTech PH, for example, is a data center partner that allows clients to scale resources up or down, thereby providing a fully efficient OpEx subscription model where clients pay only for the resources they use. Any savings accumulated can then be channeled to other worthy endeavors, such as investments to the core business operations.
With more people adopting digital solutions and new concepts like AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) entering, countries and companies all around the world rely on data center partners to serve as the backbone for digital transformation. Organizations in the Philippines must share that outlook as well to develop digital capabilities and improve services. Through data center partners, companies can integrate new solutions to keep up with demand, and ultimately, it results in a digitally transformed society with an enhanced quality of life that’s enabled by increased productivity and more growth opportunities.