About AKAZA

Overview

On demand access to a multiple array of information technology related services has become an imperative of corporate enterprises, who have therefore drawn heavily on the cloud platform as the default mechanism to carry out business today. In a Sri Lankan context this paradigm shift towards the cloud has been slower considering the uncertainty in relation to data and information security. It is in this backdrop that Akaza, the national cloud platform of Sri Lanka Telecom has truly delivered. Local corporates are now able to utilize shared configurable computing resources via locally hosted internet servers, and pay in line with usage. This groundbreaking venture has addressed the essential requirement of securing confidential data which is where the bottleneck has been.

Akaza’s technology typically integrates all of its cloud services inclusive of Iaas, PaaS, DaaS, SaaS and CaaS with the business management platform of corporate enterprises. Effectively, a gamut of services ranging from infrastructure to software can be accessed by way of a self-service catalogue online, centralizing user management. The need for manual intervention in the form of technical support for provision of services has become obsolete thereby empowering the user. The end result? A cost effective means to secure management of essential data and information, reduced downtime to maintain and troubleshoot, significant improvement in IT related service delivery speeds, and ultimately a means for improvement of internal efficiencies.

Your questions, our answers

What is Cloud Computing?

The on-demand delivery of IT resources, applications and software via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.

How Does it Work?

Cloud Computing provides a simple way to access servers, storage, databases and a broad set of application services over the Internet. Users virtually share the platform infrastructure, bandwidth etc.

What is AKAZA?

SLT's cloud computing solution is 'AKAZA' , hosted locally in SLT’s state-of the art Data Center can be used to store, access, and utilizes data by remote means using the Internet or IP VPN.It is Sri Lanka’s first fully automated Cloud computing platform with a comprehensive self -service portal.

What are the Basic Benefits from AKAZA?

•Pre-paid / Post paid options
•Service Monitoring/Alerts
•Single bill for all the services

•Automated Service Delivery
•Pay as you use
•Managed Services

Who can use AKAZA?

'AKAZA' is a fully fledged cloud platform that enables diverse businesses ranging from top enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), micro level business organizations and government institutions as well as mobile customers to leverage on SLT's vast ICT resources, which includes being connected to the largest fibre optic backbone infrastructure in the country. Customers who are adopting a cloud strategy in their IT projects to benefit from the scalability and cost efficiencies of delivering IT services to business requirements.