EHDF Newsletter | 19th Edition

Dear Valued Customer and Business Partners,

As we move into the 3rd Quarter CY 2019, we are very conscious of how businesses are approaching their digital transformation vision to match their business objectives. And in their quest for moving applications into a multi-cloud scenario, they are paying heed to performance, ROI and compliance.

We at eHDF are committed to providing organizations with solutions that work, and in our quest to always strive for something new, have developed a 360-degree approach to consulting, migrating, deploying and managing workloads, be it on-premise, collocated, locally hosted or hosted on a Public Cloud.

In our mobile and connected ecosystem, data and information protection have become of prime importance. Beyond the economic and financial realms of a business, we see that authenticating people, their identity and access rights is becoming an increasingly pressing need and priority. Customers want to allow for openness and interconnection with their various stakeholders, while maintaining control on privacy and security, a tough balancing act indeed.

Without doubt, the security market is seeing an upward trend and we are witnessing a good change in our customers approach to their security posture. As this trend grows, we as a leading Managed Hosting and Cloud Services Provider, see security as one of our biggest strengths. In the past six months, we have strived very hard to deliver some cutting-edge projects and also introduce innovative solutions to further strengthen our Managed Security Services portfolio. Like always, we have built up our market-leading portfolio through internal innovation and collaboration with leading vendors.

2019 has been an eventful year so far with many developments on the technology innovation front and strategic customer acquisitions. We have a lot planned for the second half of the year as well so stay tuned for the announcements of additional capabilities that eHDF will bring to the market. With our experience, we are in a unique position to help customers in their endeavors to capitalize on the benefits of private clouds as well as public clouds, taking into consideration many variables related to governance, performance and cost optimization.

With your trust and support, eHDF is committed to remain at the forefront of technology and service excellence and to bring about unmatched value to our customers and partners.

Driving Innovation by aligning Cloud and Business
	3X the ME’s Cloud applications market size by 2020 to $2.4bn	71% organisations are likely to move more of their business functions to the Cloud in the coming years
The role of Cloud as an IT and business tool is now more than a decade old. Globally, IT departments are migrating their business applications from on premises to Public Cloud platforms at a continuous pace. Gartner expects this rate to pick up as legacy systems reach their end of life support and migration projects get underway. However, on the flip side, many enterprise CIOs have still to announce and formulate a well-defined cloud strategy for their internal IT and business end users. If well thought out and articulated, a cloud strategy can become a blueprint for the roll out of revamped and forward looking, digital processes, job roles and change in organisational structure. Here is a checklist of pointers on how CIOs can build their Cloud strategies.

The Rise of the MSSPs
There are several factors driving the growth of the Managed Security services market –not least the ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape. But what are customers looking for in an MSSP? And why should they consider adopting this approach to manage their cybersecurity requirements?

In an increasingly connected world, the cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly
changing. Additionally, hackers are using more sophisticated tactics. To counter this situation more organisations are turning to Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to tackle their cybersecurity needs to build on their security needs and help protect their networks and data.

60%
of all threats
target SMBs

6.7%
expected CAGR of
the global MSS market during
the period 2018 to 2022

$47.7
billion MSS market
size by 2023

eHDF’s Media Iftar 2019
During the holy month of Ramadan, eHDF invited leading industry media to an annual Iftar gathering, which took place at The Address Dubai Marina. The Iftar gathering facilitated our team to interact with and further enhance relationships with the media.

Managed Security Services
for 24/7 threat monitoring

Benefit from Private Cloud
Services in the UAE

How can Data Centre
Owners and Managers
ensure Cyber-Resilience?

The increasing use of Big Data and the onset of the Internet of Things has only added to the intensity of the need to prioritize the UAE Cyber Security within Colocation Data Centers. One is also mindful of the ongoing regulations and compliance needs that have shot up.

This sets the pace for a far more holistic approach to UAE Cyber Security which comprises of a well-rounded Security strategy that involves both governance and the operations angles. It includes a combination of data security, information system security as well as physical security. And the framework must be in a strong position to identify, protect, detect, respond as well as recover data.

Network Security
segment in the region
is growing! Here’s why…

The tremendously rising use of mobile devices and the growing demand for integrated Data Security services are some of the major factors that are fueling the growth of the regional Network Security market.

In addition, a significant rise in the regulatory compliance requirements is also an important factor contributing to the growth of the overall network security market. Also, the growing popularity of Software-as-a-Service-based Network Security solutions is considered as a major factor encouraging the growth of the overall market.

About eHDF

Established in 2001, eHDF is a part of the MIDIS Group and amongst the 1st providers of Cloud Infrastructure Services, Managed Hosting & Security Services in the Gulf region. It owns and operates multiple T3 Data Centers, delivering Managed Services through reliable infrastructure, 24/7 support and guaranteed uptime, and is the only Services Provider in the ME to offer credit-based Service Level Agreements.

eHDF is the pioneer in the region to introduce Hosted Managed Private Cloud solutions and was the 1st in the UAE to launch Public Cloud services which can be bought from an online storefront. eHDF obtained the PCI-DSS and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Certification, becoming the 1st company in the region to achieve this. It also achieved the acclaimed ISO 22301 certification for Business Continuity and was amongst the 1st companies to achieve ISO 9001 / 20000 / 27001. In addition, eHDF owns a Cyber Defense Center (CDC) for which it achieved the CREST Maturity Model Certificate.