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Zain’s Regional Center for Data and Information Storage and Disaster Recovery (THE BUNKER) received the Tier III Gold Certificate of “Operational Sustainability (TCOS)” by the American Uptime Institute, which specializes in classifying, studying, and evaluating the performance, flexibility, sustainability, and efficiency of global data centers. .
Zain Regional Center “THE BUNKER” was granted this certificate due to its commitment to the recommended international standards to achieve the full performance of the data center infrastructure, and the implementation of administrative practices and preventive, proactive and corrective maintenance programs followed to reduce the risks of business interruption, even in emergency situations, and avoid human errors, as well as Empowering the center’s employees and training them on standard operating methods and procedures and emergency operations procedures, in addition to implementing and activating maintenance plans and fault analysis programs, which ensure that customers receive the cloud computing services provided by Zain under the umbrella of “Zain Business” through the center with high efficiency and quality, as it demonstrated The Center demonstrated exceptional management and operational behaviors throughout the evaluation process conducted by the Uptime Institute.
Executive Director of the Corporate Business Department at Zain Jordan, Muhannad Odeh, expressed his pride and happiness in having Zain Regional Center obtain this certificate, saying: “This certificate reflects the company’s commitment to the international standards it adopts in operating the center, and it is evidence of Zain’s leadership in providing the best and latest services.” Communications and business solutions, the confidence of “Zain Business” customers, which was and will remain the focus of our attention, and the dedication of the work team in performing the tasks, stressing that this achievement will be added to the record of certificates obtained by the center, and will contribute to strengthening Jordan’s position among the most advanced countries in the field of information security and data preservation. "
The Institute's Certificate of Operational Sustainability (TCOS) provides owners and operators of certified data centers with a comprehensive assessment of operational processes and inherent and potential risks. It is also an essential guide to the efficiency and effectiveness of the center's design and operation and ensuring the provision of the highest levels of service and production.
It is noteworthy that Zain Regional Center had obtained the “Tier III” certificate for designing data centers around the world in 2018, and the “Tier III” certificate for establishing data centers around the world, accredited by the “Uptime” Institute. In the year 2019.
It is noteworthy that the Zain Regional Center for Data and Information Storage and Disaster Recovery (THE BUNKER) is the first of its kind in the region, and is located on an area of 4,300 square meters in the King Hussein Business Park. It provides the latest technical business solutions specialized in storing data and information and disaster recovery and provides services. Data protection and security for all institutions according to their needs to meet their requirements, and ensure the functioning of their business even during emergencies and natural disasters. It also provides services for protecting networks from intrusions and cyber attacks for various sectors, as it contains hosting rooms for servers (Colocation DC) and cloud services ( Cloud Services) of various types and at the highest levels and according to international standards, and the center owns more than 80% of the total market share of companies’ businesses in the Kingdom.
The center contains the latest communications and information technology solutions, which make it an ideal data center that guarantees data protection and security at the highest levels and in accordance with international standards, through infrastructure and service readiness around the clock. The center has many characteristics that make it distinct, including its fortified and 12-meter-low location. Under the surface of the earth, and containing concrete walls that are resistant to natural disasters, and the presence of protection systems from nuclear strikes, it is considered the first and only center in the region that is distinguished by these characteristics, which also places it on the list of the most advanced centers in the world, as the center’s fortification and protection system is comparable to What is the practice in military installations, as entry must pass through five identity verification points, which made it a first choice for banks, companies and institutions to be able to maintain the continuity of their work and provide their services under any circumstances, by managing and protecting their data, preserving and retrieving it with the highest standards of security and protection. And outstanding technical and technical competence.