Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank) announced a partnership with VMware in a move to virtualize its data center and meet the business demands of Myanmar’s growing digital economy. KBZ Bank will be modernizing its data center and infrastructure for the benefit of all 482 branches and representative offices in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
Virtualization across the entire infrastructure from compute to storage and network allows KBZ Bank to scale up or down based on business needs, driving down operational and ownership costs significantly and simplifying IT management. The stability of the environment also ensures system uptime of its ATMs and branches, and boosts the bank’s ability to respond faster to demand spikes.
KBZ Bank’s CEO and Advisor to the Chairman, Mike De Noma said about the “This is just one of the many steps we will be taking to do our part to support the government’s efforts to make Myanmar a digital leader in the decade ahead and to maintain its position as a mobile first nation.”
When asked about KBZ’s broader digital plan, KBZ Bank’s CEO and Advisor to the Chairman Mike De Noma replied, “This is just one of the many steps we will be taking to do our part to support the government’s efforts to make Myanmar a digital leader in the decade ahead and to maintain its position as a mobile first nation.”
“KBZ Bank is a prime example of how businesses in Myanmar are innovating and capitalizing on consumer simple and enterprise secure IT solutions to drive solid business results,” said Duncan Hewett, Senior Vice President & General Manager, APAC & Japan, VMware. “Our customers are on a transformation journey and VMware is committed to helping businesses in Myanmar surge forward with our solutions”, he added.
VMware will be supplying its softwaredefined data center (SDDC) stack of solutions including vSphere® with Operations Management™, vCloud, vRealize Operations Advanced, NSX®, Site Recovery Manager™, AirWatch and Horizon to help KBZ Bank deliver even more secure services and new applications to cater to the growing demand for digital services from corporate, SME and retail customers. Duncan Hewett, Senior Vice President & General Manager, APAC & Japan, VMware said “KBZ Bank is a prime example of how businesses in Myanmar are innovating and capitalizing on consumer simple and enterprise secure IT solutions to drive solid business results. Our customers are on a transformation journey and VMware is committed to helping businesses in Myanmar surge forward with our solutions”.
