Bespin Global opens cloud operations centre and training academy in Abu Dhabi

Cloud consultancy and management firm Bespin Global has announced the opening of its new Middle East and Africa headquarters in Abu Dhabi which includes a cloud operations centre and a training academy.

Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi, undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), Sameh Al Qubaisi, director-general of Economic Affairs at ADDED, and Abdulla Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, acting director-general of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), attended the launch event. The ceremony was also attended by Hoon Park, co-founder and global expansion team leader, Bespin Global, Mouteih Chaghlil, CEO of Middle East and Africa, Bespin Global, and Bazel El Sharif, vice president of Commercial, Bespin Global.

The headquarters, which is situated in Al Wafra Square on Al Reem Island, was established with assistance from ADIO’s Innovation Programme. A security operations center that keeps an eye on infrastructure risks and lessens the possibility of attacks is a part of the cloud operations centre. The facility also houses the network operations centre, which constantly checks on the condition of servers and applications to guarantee optimal performance.

AlShamsi said: “The opening of the cloud operations centre and training academy shows the progress that Bespin Global has made in advancing digital capabilities in Abu Dhabi, and demonstrates their ambition to promote innovation. ADIO will continue to support Bespin Global, a key partner in the Innovation Programme, as it develops cutting-edge cloud security solutions and enhances competencies.”

Park added: “The newly opened Middle East and Africa office in Abu Dhabi will become a cloud hall for the goal of ADIO and Bespin Global. Through the cloud operations centre and Bespin Global training academy, we hope that the cloud talents nurtured in Abu Dhabi will accelerate the emirate’s cloud transformation and further serve as a catalyst for digital transformation across the Middle East.”

Chaghlil commented that the company will be able to provide 24/7 service to its customers throughout the year due to the cloud operations centre, which will rely heavily on automation. “Cloud security is still nascent, so we intend to help clients navigate this territory with our expertise,” he said. “Even though the cloud operations centre is available on-prem, no other center that monitors the cloud exists in the region.”

“With the launch of the Bespin academy, our team will be able to offer and deliver authentic training courses to help partners, educational institutions, and students achieve their cloud technology learning objectives”, said El Sharif. “This will in turn facilitate the closing of IT skill gaps and match the market’s needs for cloud experts.”

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