Cloud for everyone

The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has launched its Data Centre and Cloud Computing Services, the launching ceremony for which was held at the Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore, said a statement issued by the board today.

This marks the establishment of the Government’s first Public cloud by PITB.

The PITB cloud will offer all required services of a Tier-III (Intl. Standard) compliant Data Centre to host applications and services of public and private sector at the Arfa Software Technology Park Data Centre.

During the event a detailed description was given to the attendees regarding the technological features, services, and benefits of cloud computing.

The cloud computing services project, which is named “Cloud for Everyone”, offers public and private sector four packages VPS Hosting, Hosted Exchange, Sharepoint Hosting and Website Hosting.

All plans come on Windows platform. These services have the capability to cater hosting and IT needs of well-established businesses as well as start-ups at an affordable price range, says the statement.