Advantage and Sify Technologies Enter into New Partnership

Relationship strengthens Advantage’s global reach across India

Advantage Communications Group, LLC (“Advantage”), a leading technology sourcing advisor for business customers worldwide, today announced that they have entered into a new partnership agreement with Sify Technologies, India’s most comprehensive ICT solutions provider.  This agreement enables Advantage to offer Sify’s full portfolio of telecom, data center, Cloud, system integration and managed services their global base of clients and partners.

Headquartered at Chennai, India, Sify is the largest service provider, systems integrator, and all-in-one network solutions company on the Indian subcontinent. They offer end-to-end technology solutions with a comprehensive range of products, delivered over their Tier 1 fiber MPLS network which spans 2,700+ PoPs across 1,600 cities and towns in India. Their network connects 45 data centers across the country, including Sify’s six concurrently maintainable data centers in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru, and will incorporate nine new centers scheduled to open in the next 48 months. Sify has over 8,500 business customers, and they interconnect with other major network operators to deliver global network solutions.

“Advantage is thrilled to add Sify and their impressive service capabilities to our global provider portfolio,” said Jesse Bernstein-Ansaldi, Director of International Sales for Advantage. “The India market is rapidly growing, and Sify’s extensive network and data center footprint, combined with the wide range of application and consulting services that they offer, will help us address client unique connectivity requirements across the region.”

“Established, well known U.S. channel partners like Advantage play a critical role in Sify’s growth strategy,” added Mark Lander, Client Director for Enterprise at Sify. "India has the fastest growing economy in the world with an Internet industry that’s expected to grow to $250 billion over the next three years. The country’s Internet eco-system sits on the Sify backbone, which will create exciting opportunities for Sify and Advantage moving forward.