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| Sify Tech to invest Rs 300 cr in 18 months |
| Rajesh S Kurup / Mumbai Dec 23, 2008, 00:55 IST |
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 Nasdaq-listed Sify Technologies will invest more than Rs 300 crore over the next 18 months to increase data centre capabilities in the country. The IT major is looking at setting up data centres worldwide across the world, starting with countries in West Asia.
“The data centre industry is growing at an average of 35 per cent annually and data centre operations are a key part of our services. We are focused on investing and developing our data centre business and are looking at building capacities both in the country and outside,” Sify Technologies Executive President (Enterprise Solutions) P J Nath said. In India, the company intends to double its data centre space to around 4 lakh square feet, from the present 2-lakh square feet. Sify’s data centres are located at various places such as Navi Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi among other places.
To begin with, Sify will add one more data centre each in Noida and Bangalore and will set up in other locations depending on the customer’s need. It’s also in discussions with a range of vendors to acquire hardware and the software for the data centres.
“We are in talks with other data centre majors in West Asia for alliances and will set up centres depending on the fulfillment of the alliances,” Nath added, while declining to divulge the names of companies.
Sify is also extending its operations to including data centre building practices, data centre migrating practices, managed services and security operations centre among others.
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