Cable & Wireless has been awarded a EUR400,000 contract to provide managed hosting services for the European subsidiary of online gaming company, Gala Networks Europe (GNE) at its Dublin data center.
The initial two-year contract covers building, hosting, management and network connectivity for GNE's European online gaming platform.
Cable & Wireless has six data centers across Ireland and the UK. Its Irish data center is based in Clonshaugh, Dublin and provides colocation, hosting and managed services to Irish and international organisations.
"We wanted a reputable data center partner that could provide us with the highest quality technical infrastructure and a scaleable platform to allow us to develop and grow our European gaming market. With always-on availability and high-levels of performance required, Cable & Wireless has given us a robust managed hosting solution with all the guaranteed levels of service that GNE and our gamers need," said Gus Hur, chief operating officer of GNE.