RailTel bags order for capacity enhancement of WB-SDC

New Delhi: RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a CPSU under Ministry of Railways has bagged an order from Webel Technology Ltd (WTL), a Govt of West Bengal undertaking for Capacity Enhancement of West Bengal State Data Centre (WB-SDC). The work order is valued at Rs 98.56 Crore (including GST). This order has been acquired through open competitive bidding process and reaffirms RailTel's expanding customers' base in this field.

WTL is a Govt of West Bengal Undertaking under the aegis of Information Technology and
Electronics Department, Government of West Bengal and is the State Nodal Agency and State Implementing Agency for implementation of all e-Governance related activities in the State. SWAN SDC infrastructure of the State Government is spearheaded and managed by
WTL.

West Bengal State Data Centre (WBSDC) is a critical IT infrastructure of the State of West
Bengal, which has been performing as Shared, Secure and Reliable Infrastructure Services-
center for hosting and managing various e-Governance. Among its many services, some of
the key functionalities are Central Data Repository, Secure Data Storage, Online Delivery of
Services, Citizen Information/Services Portal, State Intranet Portal, Remote Management and Service Integration.

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The Awarded Work entails supply, installation, commissioning and integration of Hyper
converged Infrastructure with Necessary HCI compatible Network, Load Balancing, Backup
Software, Software, Network Security, DLP Software, Application Performance
Management Software and Centralized Monitoring Software.

Scope of Work also covers the Non-IT Part of Data Centre. Proposed SDC centralized cloud environment will be used to host multiple-governance, citizen centric applications with simplified operations and increased application responsiveness.

Talking about it, Sanjai Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, RailTel said,
"RailTel has developed its domain expertise in the field of establishing and managing data
centers for its clients using cutting age technology. Securing this prestigious project from
Government of West Bengal is an endorsement of RailTel's key position in the domestic IT
space based on its strong technology expertise, process excellence and superior execution
capabilities. Once this project is completed, e-governance will further get boost in West
Bengal. We are committed to provide best services to our all stake holders. With such job
orders, RailTel is well- positioned to win other State Data Centre (SDC) projects as well."

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