PLDT to offer services hosted by Oracle

MANILA, Philippines - Leading telecommunications service provider PLDT announced that they would be offering Database as a Service (DBaaS), Middleware as a Service (MWaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). The services will be hosted on Oracle’s engineered systems to provide high performance computing to enterprise and government customers. Companies can pay a monthly subscription for the services through PLDT’s corporate business group, PLDT ALPHA Enterprise.

The PLDT Group is one of the largest users of Oracle database and Oracle engineered systems in the Philippines. 

“PLDT has a long standing association with Oracle and we use them to power our business.  It is certainly fitting to offer products to our customers that we ourselves use, because of their proven reliability and performance.  The new services at PLDT Cloud are the result of a close working relationship with Oracle and we aim to leverage our expertise with Oracle to help local companies transform into world class enterprises.  Cloud computing has certainly made modernization of business much more simple and affordable,” said Eric Alberto, group president and CEO of ePLDT and executive vice president of PLDT. 

 â€œAt PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, we are always listening to our customers and challenging ourselves to innovate and meet those needs.  Providing the world’s premiere Database and Middleware with flexible Cloud deployment models in PLDT Data Centers or in ‘On-Premises’ facilities, is certainly a game changer in the Philippines,” said Jovy I. Hernandez, first vice president and head, PLDT ALPHA Enterprise.

 â€œOracle offers the most comprehensive portfolio of cloud solutions to its customers. PLDT is a leading Cloud Service Provider in the Philippines, providing high speed networks and the security of infrastructure through VITRO Data Centers.  Oracle is delighted to work with PLDT in the Philippines and extending the Cloud value proposition to our customers,” said Sujith Abraham, group vice president, strategy and sales development, Oracle Asia Pacific.