Du, a leading company in communication and digital services, has unveiled two new offerings aimed at reinforcing the UAE’s status as a regional hub for digital resilience and data protection. These offerings include a Risk Data Protection and Continuous Operation Service (DRaaS) and a Backup as a Service (BaaS). This initiative highlights Du’s commitment to ensuring digital resilience for businesses across the UAE through its advanced du Tech service portfolio, designed to provide the infrastructure necessary for data sovereignty and effectively counter digital threats. This move comes in response to the growing cyber challenges faced by businesses, as periods of digital downtime can lead to significant financial losses. Recent data indicates that 94% of companies in the region experienced cyberattacks last year, with the average cost of a breach amounting to approximately $2.9 million, affecting operational functions for around 60% of businesses due to data disruptions.
Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of Du, stated, “At Du, we place data security and business continuity at the forefront of our commitment to enterprises in the UAE. As the digital landscape accelerates, we aim to empower government entities and businesses to progress with confidence through a resilient, secure, and sovereign digital infrastructure. By integrating advanced local capabilities with global resources, we provide a multi-layered ecosystem that combines sovereign protection within the country and backup capabilities abroad, ensuring uninterrupted business readiness while maintaining the highest levels of security and flexibility to adapt to various changes.”
The du Tech solutions target various vital sectors, offering enhanced data protection for government entities through the national cloud, high-capacity backup capabilities for the financial sector, and ensuring patient data protection in healthcare. They also support the retail and e-commerce sectors in combating data breaches and enhancing customer trust.
These services rely on state-of-the-art Tier III data centers located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, ensuring compliance with data localization requirements, alongside partnerships with global cloud service providers to secure business continuity across multiple sites.
This integrated ecosystem enables Du to help institutions mitigate digital threat risks while focusing on growth and innovation, achieving operational readiness of up to 99.9%, thereby enhancing their ability to confidently tackle future challenges.