: Sophos plans new data center in Mumbai, India

Sophos has announced that it is entering the Indian market by introducing a new data center in Mumbai. According to reports, development on the facility will start in March 2022. 

Speaking about the opportunities the facility will bring for the area, Sunil Sharma, managing director of sales for India and SAARC, Sophos, said it will assist Indian organizations in the acceleration of their digital transformation and cloud migration, and highlighted India as “one of the most important markets.” Adding: “We already have a large base of our research and development in India, and the data center would enable Sophos to further build its leadership presence in the region by providing local data sovereignty and security solutions.”

Meanwhile, Raja Patel, senior vice president of products at Sophos, commented: “As a global cybersecurity leader, Sophos has been at the forefront of helping businesses of all sizes meet regulatory requirements to store data in-country as they rapidly adopt software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud and hosted services.” 

He outlined: “It can be very costly for businesses if they don’t have the proper data controls and compliances in place, and Sophos recognizes the need to accommodate the fast-moving changes in how the world is accessing and storing data. As organizations advance technically with cybersecurity, they should know their vendor and solutions provider take regulations in their region seriously.”