Telekom Malaysia’s outsourcing arm VADS has joined with cloud platform company Parallels to expand cloud offerings for small and medium businesses in Malaysia.
VADS chief executive officer Ahmad Azhar Yahya said the partnership includes the deployment of Parallels Automation, which allows the automatic provisioning of Microsoft Office 365 to small and medium businesses [SMBs], reducing the high risk of errors from traditional processes as well as providing end customers with enhanced service experience.
“Our customers are looking to leverage on products in the cloud, such as Microsoft Office 365, and they want to be able to use the services immediately upon request,” said Ahmad Azhar. ” Our partnership with Parallels not only enables us to implement a solution that delivers speedy provisioning and billing of the Office 365 platform, it also allows us to bundle it with any additional cloud services that we plan to offer in the future.”
He said this latest move was part of VADS’ strategy “to further strengthen its leadership in cloud services and for its business expansion in Malaysia. The move also helps the company future-proof its IT infrastructure to cater to the escalating cloud demand from its rapidly growing portfolio of SMB customers.”
“SMBs are looking for opportunities to expand their businesses in the fastest, most cost-efficient way possible,” said Pavel Ershov, vice president, service providers business, Parallels Asia Pacific and Japan.
“VADS is an innovative company that understands the ‘pain points’ of SMBs in Malaysia and by using Parallels Automation, it underscores VADS’ reputation as a leading provider of cutting-edge technology and communications solutions and services that SMBs find critical in realizing their business objectives – without having to make huge investments,” said Ershov.