PLDT, Smart step-up cloud strategy, establish Cloud Center of Excellence

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 10:17
Ramping up cloud initiatives, the Philippines’ leading integrated telco network PLDT and wireless unit Smart have established its Cloud Center of Excellence, paving the way for a stronger, more customer-focused, future-proof, and cloud-confident workforce.

PLDT to build world-class ‘hyperscaler’ data center facility, a first in the Philippines

Submitted by mcco on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 12:44
PLDT, together with ePLDT, is set to build the first and biggest data center in the country designed to service the massive power and IT requirements of global hyperscalers. It will be telco neutral and will incorporate sustainability in its design and operations.

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ePLDT inaugurates the biggest disaster recovery facility in the Philippines—VITRO Clark DR Site

Submitted by epeder on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 19:07

Industry-leading enabler of digital solutions ePLDT Inc., together with PLDT Clarktel, officially launches the first stand-alone disaster recovery (DR) facility in North Luzon with the VITRO Clark DR Site, to service Philippine enterprises. Strategically located beside the VITRO Clark Data Center, the site is the country’s largest DR facility to date—boasting of an expansive 6,909sqm floor area. 

ePLDT transforms first purpose-built data center in the country through partnership with Schneider Electric

Submitted by epeder on Fri, 06/14/2019 - 13:26

ePLDT, Inc., the country’s leading enabler of digital solutions, fortifies its capabilities and leadership in the local data center space through the transformation of its first purpose-built data center in the Philippines. 
 

Growing tourism industry warned as hackers target visitor information

Submitted by epeder on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 14:46

The local travel industry has grown more competitive in securing bookings with the continuous rise in the number of tourist arrivals in the country. Last year, the Department of Tourism posted a record-breaking 7.1 million international tourist arrivals, surpassing the 6.6 million arrivals in 2017 by 7.68 percent despite the six-month closure of Boracay. An influx of this magnitude and the amount of personal information it comes with call for industry players to strengthen cybersecurity measures even more.