Reliance Communications takes cloud services to next level; launches Cloud X

NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications (RCom) today launched a next-generation cloud services delivery network in five cities of the country.

RCom has deployed Cloud Xchange ( Cloud X) nodes in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and plans to launch 120 such nodes across the globe by end of 2015.

Cloud X offers on-demand low-cost cloud services. Users can deploy cloud servers and applications and manage lifecycle of these resources online, the company said.

"Cloud X is changing the paradigm of cloud computing. The network must now undergo a profound transformation, from a static entity to a dynamic, intelligent, applicationaware fabric that can support multiple traffic requirements, diverse geographies and flexible pricing models," RCom (Enterprise) and Global Cloud Xchange CEO Bill Barney told reporters here.

The company said Cloud X is designed to deliver not only infrastructure provisioning but deployment of complex multi-tiered enterprise applications directly on to enterprise networks in minutes.

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani had said during the Digital India launch on Jul 1 that the company would achieve full deployment of its next-generation content and cloud delivery network by the end of this year.