ASPGulf is the Pan-Arab regionâ s well established and one of the most preferred mana

ged service providers with multiple data centers within the UAE. Established in
1999, ASPGulf started its operation as an ASP (Application Service Provider) now
commonly known as S-a-a-S (Software-as-a-Service) provider for delivering best-
of-breed enterprise applications over Internet. From beginning, ASPGulfâ s services w
ere designed to trim down complexity and total cost of ownership (TCO) of enterp
rise computing while improving the quality of IT services for small-to-medium si
ze businesses.
ASPGulf realigned its Services to the market needs and became platform-agnostic
by providing Managed Services for any vertical or horizontal applications on Mic
rosoft Windows, Linux & Solaris platforms. Over the years, ASPGulf has earned it
s distinguished position as one of the most preferred provider of managed hostin
g services for all types and sizes of businesses, currently with over 300+ serve
rs under management in its world-class data centers.
ASPGulf is part of Al Bawardi Enterprises (AE) Group head quartered in Abu Dhabi
, UAE. AE Group enjoys an impeccable pedigree, soaring reputation and solid fina
ncial base. The Group is known for its successful track records in all its spher
es of businesses locally, regionally and globally. The coveted accomplishments a
nd accolades earned by AE Group as a whole will corroborate the solid edifice on
which ASPGulf is built.
As a trusted provider to manage the Clientsâ onsite infrastructure, hosted infrastru
cture and business applications, ASPGulf has embarked on a unique methodology to
transform all available corporate resources and energies toward satisfying thei
r strategic business objectives. ASPGulf helps insulate its Clientsâ from fiscal and
operational impacts of technology obsolescence by providing those with scalable
infrastructure to match their growth and to ensure that the offered Services wi
ll continue to meet the highest possible performance and universally accepted se
curity levels and standards.
In addition to Managed Services as a core Service offering, ASPGulf also provisi
ons Professional Services in the field of: (a) consulting, (b) technical and (c)
application design & development. Consulting Services include: requirements stu
dy and solutions-architecting. Technical Services include: implementation of th
e solution proposed or new functionality; managing the production site; roll-out
of application; review and audit of IT practices. Application Development Servi
ce includes: scoping & sizing, proto-typing, coding and deployment of web-based
application.
With more than 100-man-years combined experience in-house, ASPGulf is certain th
at it will continue to earn its clientsâ trust by delivering real, measurable busine
ss benefits and substantial cost-savings on infrastructure costs and IT skills.
Why ASPGulf?
Pioneers of the trade
ASPGulf has established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Managed Ser
vices arena. Light-years ahead of its peers, ASPGulf are geared to service Clien
ts with its flexible, customizable Manage Services that are suitable for the Pan
-Arab/Middle East region and coupled with consultative selling and partnership a
pproach to the market space. This unique business mindset and approach has lead
to its unconditional and universal acceptance by the IT fraternity in the Middle
East.
Practice of proven methodology
ASPGulf practices the proven sales methodology of: (a) understanding the busines
s drivers; (b) understanding the current & future requirements, the work environ
ment and specific concerns; (c) right-sized solutions that actually work in a pr
oduction environment; (d) and genuinely putting itself in the shoes and wallet o
f the Client.
ASPGulf understands that the application reigns supreme and all layers below it
must synergistically function to support the application in a production environ
ment. The above process involves high-level understanding of the application whi
ch includes its functional overview, functional components and certified environ
ment. During the Discovery phase, while understanding the business drivers or im
peratives, ASPGulf attempts to identify the: (a) pains & concerns; (b) improveme
nt in the business processes; (c) potential realignment of costs. ASPGulf is the
regionâ s first ISO 9001:2000 certified (recently recertified for ISO 9001:2008) for
its internal as well data centre processes and currently in the process of gett
ing certified for ISO 27001 and ISO 20000.
Flexible Hosting Solution Offers
ASPGulf offers a wide-array of Managed Services flavours which encompasses: (a)
Dedicated Hosting â Physical Servers; (b) Dedicated Hosting â Virtual Private Servers;
c) Co-location Hosting; (d) Shared Hosting; (e) pure Managed Service with no hos
ting component (for select opportunities); (f) Managed Services at the client si
te (for select opportunities); and (g) any combination of Services. In addition,
ASPGulf provisions Disaster Recovery Services, Mirror-Sites or Replication site
s and Managed Storage Services (using de-duplication). ASPGulf also manages the
application-layer for select applications including: Microsoft Exchange, VMware,
Citrix, Plesk, mDaemon, At Mail, etc.
Data Centre Facilities
ASPGulfâ s Data Centre facility is at par with international standards. The Internet
feed comprises of collective feeds via multiple STM-4 connections with multiple
redundancy between the data center and EMEX and between Dubai & Abu Dhabi. Power
is backed by twin primary feeders, a high capacity bank of diesel generators, U
PS Systems and battery banks. The air-conditioning systems closely monitor and r
egulate temperature and humidity. The facility has physical and electronic secur
ity which includes 24x7 security personnel, access card readers, biometric scann
ers and video camera surveillance. The fire protection system includes high-sens
itivity smoke detectors and high-speed-deployment fire suppression gas. Above al
l, to ensure that the protective measures are in tact and flawless and fully fun
ctional, periodic mock drills are also done. All exercises are always done with
our clients in mind.
ASPGulf offers managed hosting solution on Dedicated Servers, Co-located Servers
and Virtual Private Servers (VPS) that can be tailored specifically for your un
ique business requirements, cost effectively. Our managed dedicated server hosti
ng solutions cater widely to the Middle East region including GCC countries such
as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. Being an UAE based dedic
ated hosting service provider, our services cover in length and breadth all the
seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates namely Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajm
an, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. As part of our highly consultati
ve design process, the managed hosting solution architecture can be scalable to
accommodate your business growth and organizationsâ expansion plans.
Managed Hosting Services model is designed to offer complete solution to your on
line requirement so that you can simply focus on your core hosted application to
enhance your business. Under managed hosting services, ASPGulf provides:
Salient Features
* Dedicated Server/hardware infrastructure
* Operating System software and related middleware software
* Advanced network components
* Manages and maintains the above provisioned infrastructure
 * Basic managed hosting service covers OS Management
* Optional managed hosting service covers Application Management
* Backup Management are our default managed hosting practices
* Network Management
* Security Management

Advantages
By opting for Managed Hosting Services be it on Dedicated Servers, Co-location S
ervers, Virtual Private Server (VPS) or combination of all, you chance to benefi
t from its already proven value proposition. Due to various reasons be it financ
ial, skill scarcity, scalability and flexibility factors, end Clients are convin
ced that an outsourced managed hosting services model facilitates faster time to
market thus accelerating your business growth.
* Reduce CapEX and converts them to OpEX
* Clients can focus on the core application
* No need to manage the hosted server infrastructure
* No in-house skills required for server administration, networks, internet,
security etc