International Information Technology service provider Ignition supported the relocation of the Cayman Islands Government to their new building by providing records management services by scanning, indexing and storing more than 30,000 documents for the Department of Planning.
The relocation of the Department of Planning is part of a wider phased approach by the government to move many departments to the new Government Administration Building. To support this initiative, the team at Ignition is providing services on-site and off-site to ensure all Department of Planning documentation is managed appropriately.
“Ignition is using state-of-the-art scanning equipment and indexing expertise to oversee the project,” said Mrs. Stephanie MacDonald, a group marketing specialist with the firm.
Earlier this year, Digicel introduced an initiative that availed businesses of virtual clouds in conjunction with Ignition.
The companies have partnered to offer on-demand services solely on the Internet.
Cloud-based technology is the ability to store all of a company’s data on a virtual server, thus eliminating the cost of buying hardware, as well as providing for its maintenance. Other benefits include remote access at a reduced cost, as well as easy and time-saving applications and upgrades and energy conservation, Digicel says. With cloud technology, paying for servers that age and malfunction, software programmes that must be continually updated and re-licensed and technicians who come out to troubleshoot the system are issues of the past, Digicel says.
Applications such as Microsoft Windows, Exchange and Office arrive from a remote central system and programmes are delivered through the Internet.
The initiative targets small- to medium-sized businesses and will allow companies to access the latest software and run it on their own applications without incurring the costs of having to become IT experts, according to Digicel representatives.
Also, when applications and files are cloud-based, they are always available from anywhere via the virtual office cloud, according to the company.
According to Ignition’s Senior Vice President Michael Branco, Ignition has 20 employees in the Cayman Islands.
“Cloud-based technology has been around now for about six to seven years and we have been investing in it for about three years. The breakthrough in the market came with the advent of bandwidth, as this facilitates the concept of cloud based data storage and systems,” he said.
Sonya Sherman, senior business analyst for Ignition added: “We are delighted to support the Department of Planning in their move. Not only will this reduce the need for physical storage space at the new location, but the department will be able to offer faster access to its records and improved customer service. The digital images provide added value for backup and disaster recovery.”
The Department of Planning project is being approached in phases, with phase one expected to conclude by September this year.
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