eHosting DataFort Helps Geotab Middle East Map Clients’ Fleet

eHosting DataFort was appointed by Geotab Middle East to deliver a fully-managed services solution for its critical business application - the GPS Tracking System.

Geotab is a global leader in providing the world’s most sophisticated GPS fleet management solutions that help organizations develop company-wide management policies to improve driver behaviour, enhance driver safety, and increase on-road productivity. It manages 400,000 vehicles worldwide - measuring GPS data and trip activity, sending the information back to a server via GPRS, and then providing insight into how fleets can be managed more effectively.

The company’s GPS tracking application was required to have very low latency in order to offer clients nearly-live fleet data. The quick response time taken by the fully-managed services solution hosted at eHosting DataFort’s datacentres in Dubai contributed to achieving the desired minimal latency.

Geotab Middle East first went online in June 2013 and has already signed clients from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and Oman. With almost two decades of overall experience, it lists several Fortune 100 companies as its key clients. The company’s strategy to leverage eHDF’s services comes at a time when the uptake for its application witnesses significant demand in the region with more and more retail organizations shifting towards online shopping options.

The data collected by the GPS tracking system ranges from records of minute details such as the driver stopping the vehicle and opening his cabin door between two scheduled stops to idling, speeding or taking a detour.