SunGard sets up centres at Thane, Noida

Information availability and business continuity services provider SunGard has announced its expansion in India by setting up two new workplace recovery facilities located in Thane and Noida.

The opening of these new centers follows the signing of a workplace recovery contract with a major international bank, and aims to meet the demand from international businesses for high levels of resilience for their key operations. Noida centre will serve businesses in Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon

The Thane center is positioned to provide recovery capabilities to the companies located in west Mumbai, as well as those in Navi Mumbai and upcoming business centres near the airport at Santacruz and Bandra Kurla.

These centers provide the option for future phases of development in line with industry.

Commenting on this, Keith Tilley, managing director, UK and executive vice-president, Europe for SunGard availability services said, "This expansion is as a result of direct demand from global businesses – particularly in the financial sector – for the same levels of security and resilience that they enjoy in their other territories. Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of the effect that major disruptions can have on their business, wherever it’s located. In the current economic environment, it’s unthinkable to have large swathes of your workforce out of action as a result of a business disruption."

SunGard availability services has a significant presence within India through a 250-strong team of dedicated professionals, including software development support for SunGard’s business continuity management software.

"SunGard’s unrivalled heritage for robustness and scalability, combined with our existing knowledge of the Indian business landscape – including the challenges peculiar to the competitive Business Process Outsourcing sector – means we are well placed to deliver cost-effective availability solutions of high global standards for businesses located in India. We see this as just the initial phase of our expansion in India and are reviewing options for additional services as well as locations," he added. Sungard has recently opened a global technology solution centre in Pune.