Why SMEs should outsource to datacenters

Gujarat is a haven for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) with over three lakh units in this sector. There is a rising demand for IT infrastructure to meet the requirements of SMEs with IT as a supporting business.

Uninterrupted flow of data and its safety is not guaranteed in an internal datacenter. Loss of data has the potential of inflicting irrecoverable damages to any enterprise, and SMEs are no exception. And for any enterprise, safeguarding data is an expensive affair. However, most enterprises fear hiring professionals to safeguard their data. If the enterprise needs to focus on other important aspects of the business, this fear needs to be overcome. The solution to this problem is to outsource to datacenters that adhere to international standards given for efficiency in data protection.

Why should SMEs consider IT outsourcing

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There is a rising demand for IT infrastructure to meet the requirements of SMEs with IT as a supporting business. As a result investments in IT solutions is becoming an integral part of the SME strategy. Bishwajit Sikdar, VP-business development, Neesa Group, which provides data center facilities under the banner of DATAFIRST, explains the importance of datacenters and how the initial skepticism about the data centers is now giving way to acceptance amongst SMEs.

A datacenter is essentially a physical facility that houses the servers, network equipments as well as storage and data security appliances.