Red Hat, YTL Comms complete 1BestariNet cloud platform ahead of schedule

Published: Wednesday September 18, 2013 MYT 4:38:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday September 18, 2013 MYT 4:39:21 PM
Red Hat, YTL Comms complete 1BestariNet cloud platform ahead of schedule

KUALA LUMPUR: Red Hat Inc and YTL Communications Sdn Bhd have completed the cloud platform for e-learning in schools under the 1BestariNet project six months ahead of schedule.

Red Hat said on Wednesday the scalable, cost-effective cloud platform service was also completed within budget, while achieving lower cost of ownership and reducing project risks.

“With Red Hat’s open source solutions, virtual learning environments (VLEs) for 10,000 schools were built and deployed within the first six months of the project,” it noted.

It said the collaboration provided additional cost management to YTL Communications via the Red Hat subscription model, which gave YTL Communications access to Red Hat software, updates, upgrades, technical support, and security fixes.

YTL Communications chief executive officer Wing K. Lee said Red Hat was selected as a key partner for the 1BestariNet project as it could provide a cost-efficient platform by leveraging open source software.

“We wanted the best possible resources to help us implement the solution due to the aggressive time frame as well as to counter the length of the project, which is designed to last up to 10 years,” he said.

Under the 1BestariNet cloud, as many as 10,000 virtual learning environments (VLEs) and schools are deployed, enabling all schools to access their individual school’s virtual learning environments (VLE) via 1BestariNet or through any Internet connection.

Wing added the success of this project has spurred YTL Communications to take the VLE one step further.