Watania signs BIOS Middle East as business continuity provider

Watania signs BIOS Middle East as business continuity provider

BIOS Middle East, a specialist in disaster recovery services, has been appointed Disaster Recovery Service (DraaS) provider by National Takaful Company PJSC, "Watania", as part of a proactive strategy on the part of the Abu Dhabi-based insurance company to ensure business continuity and embed resilience across its operations. BIOSME is the first and only company in the Middle East to be recognized by Gartner as a "niche player" for DRaaS. BIOSME was appointed after an exhaustive search for local DRaaS providers. Watania sent out a detailed request for proposals to several potential partners and evaluated their expressions of interest against a specific set of criteria and BIOSME was determined as the overall best performer with respect to the financial institution's specific requirements, Watania officials confirmed. " ," said Gautam Dutta, CEO of Watania. Watania depends on reliable infrastructure and full-time application availability at all times, so any downtime and data loss could disrupt business continuity. When BIOSME came on board, the team identified over 30 workloads as critical to the business. These included core insurance applications, Financial System and Digital Platform to name few. BIOSME specialises in taking a bespoke, solutions-driven approach that focuses on each client's unique business requirements.