As a longstanding partner of IBM, Acclivis has announced a collaboration with IBM to deploy Cloud Satellite across Asia. Together, Acclivis and IBM will leverage hybrid cloud to help enterprises, including those in highly regulated industries – accelerate digital innovation while complying with data sovereignty and compliance regulations. The partnership will combine IBM’s strength in delivering secure and open hybrid cloud and see IBM leveraging the regional data centre coverage of Acclivis in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand to host and manage data in compliance with data regulations.

Value Proposition

As financial institutions expand their offerings to support customers and overcome the disruption caused by COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, regulatory scrutiny has increased to protect consumer data and adhere to data sovereignty regulations. The need to process sensitive data at its source without data crossing borders while delivering consistent global processes is more critical than ever. Acclivis is able to use IBM Cloud Satellite to extend services such as IBM Watson to its client’s data centres, bringing analytics closer to where the data resides. For example, retailers could use IBM Watson services via IBM Cloud Satellite at the edge in stores to analyse data gathered on the shop floor for stock inventory and achieve “just in time” logistics to fulfil customer demands.

To date, Acclivis has leveraged IBM Cloud Satellite to bring managed cloud services to a private cloud environment for an Indonesian fintech startup focused on mobile payments. IBM Cloud Satellite helps to unify a management portal and process tools to the customer. This environment serves as a sandbox for the regional fintech industry to move workloads at the edge and deliver a more frictionless user experience. This has enabled the start up to deliver cost effective services to customers at speed and avoid expensive non-compliance issues.

IBM Solutions Used

IBM Cloud Satellite