Leading provider of cloud services in the Caribbean and Latin
America, Cloud Carib now joins the VMware Sovereign Cloud
Initiative, helping clients better protect national sovereignty
within its region of operation. The tech firm headquartered in
Nassau, The Bahamas, made the formal announcement after
recently attending VMware Explore 2022 Europe conference in
Barcelona, formerly VMworld.
VMware Sovereign Cloud partners offer key sovereign capabilities to
nations ensuring classified data is protected, compliant, and
resident subject to laws within national territories.
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Dec. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A
leading provider of cloud services in the Caribbean and Latin
America, Cloud Carib now joins the VMware Sovereign Cloud
Initiative, helping clients better protect national sovereignty
within its region of operation. The tech firm headquartered in
Nassau, The Bahamas, made the formal announcement after
recently attending VMware Explore 2022 Europe conference in
Barcelona, formerly VMworld.
Today, 100+ countries have their own laws governing how data
should be managed and stored within their sovereign borders, and
most of these regulations are constantly changing. Cloud Carib, as
a VMware Sovereign Cloud provider, meets the significant
capabilities in delivering more secure and compliant cloud services
to government organizations, those in the public sector and any
client with data residency requirements or concerns.
"We're extremely proud to be the first Caribbean company to join the Sovereign Cloud
Initiative and are committed to helping Digital Transformation
Initiatives realize sovereignty for the protection of the
communities we serve. We're dedicated to bringing sovereign cloud
services to our clients, advancing the region's data protection and
sovereignty commitments, and supporting nations as they modernize
and protect their data within their borders," remarked Stelios
Xeroudakis, Cloud Carib's Founder and Chief Technology Officer.
The VMware Sovereign Cloud initiative helps customers engage
with trusted national cloud service providers to meet geo-specific
requirements around data sovereignty and jurisdictional control;
data access and integrity; data security and compliance; data
independence and mobility; and data analytics and innovation.
"There is no data sovereignty without cloud sovereignty. And
sovereignty does not have to come at the expense of cloud
innovation," said Rajeev Bhardwaj,
Vice President, Cloud Provider Platform Solutions, VMware. "VMware
Sovereign Cloud providers such as Cloud Carib can help customers
innovate and drive digital transformation while reducing the risk
of unlocking the value of data."
New research conducted by Vanson Bourne[1] commissioned by
VMware reveals that over the next two years, 96% of all companies
surveyed believe data will be a source of revenue, and 50% believe
it will be a significant revenue source. As economic uncertainty
intensifies, it is not surprising that more business leaders are
zeroing in on their data as an untapped revenue source. Yet the
downside is just as big: respondents identified data sovereignty as
one of the key challenges facing organizations, with 95% admitting
it is a concern. Organizations that fail to comply with data
sovereignty regulations often must pay fines in the hundreds of
millions of dollars and suffer damage to brand reputation because
of data compromise.
"The first jurisdiction to benefit from this rollout is our home
base in The Bahamas. Joining the
Sovereign Cloud initiative amplifies our decade-long commitment to
this region," said Cloud Carib CEO Scott
MacKenzie. "So, this really is just the beginning as we aim
to further that commitment by offering Sovereign Cloud to each
country in the region as regulations evolve and security demands
increase."
About Cloud Carib
Cloud Carib is the region's premier provider of managed cloud
services founded upon the principles of delivering quality,
agility, and value for every client. Solutions range from complex
bespoke dedicated private cloud offerings to hybrid cloud services.
Every solution provides clients with controlled costs, unrivalled
levels of service, and unparalleled levels of data protection and
privacy – when and where privacy matters.
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[1] "Multi-Cloud Maturity Research Report," Vanson Bourne, October
2022,
https://news.vmware.com/media-library/multicloud-maturity-index-report
Media Contact
Olivia Dorsett, Cloud Carib
Limited, 1242 6030837, olivia.dorsett@cloudcarib.com
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