Biznet Gio Introduces NEO WEB, a Cloud Computing Service for MSMEs

Biznet Gio, a subsidiary of Biznet which is engaged in providing cloud computing services, released NEO WEB, a website infrastructure platform to reach MSME entrepreneurs and individuals who want to digitally transform. The potential is still wide, especially the momentum that is right in the midst of a pandemic, decides Biznet Gio to dive into this segment.

In a virtual press conference held today (31/3), Biznet CEO Gio Dondy Bappedyanto explained, NEO WEB is an integrated infrastructure for MSMEs with a complete range of services in an ecosystem. Apart from performance and speed, customers need to feel secure when placing their data on Biznet Gio.

"We see that there are a lot of MSMEs in Indonesia. If you want to do digital transformation yourself, the costs will be very large. That's why we want to help them accelerate digital transformation, especially now that it's still a pandemic so it should be done go digital, said Dondy.

NEO WEB has been launched since February 2021, has various features such as NEO Web Hosting, NEO Dedicated Hosting, NEO Domain, NEO DNS, to NEO Web Space which is an independent site creation service with a Graphical User Interface and Drag & Drop model. Prices start from IDR 10 per year for NEO Domain services and IDR 20 thousand per month for NEO Web Hosting.

Even though the price is affordable, in the NEO Web Hosting service, customers already get a domain name, a large capacity to put a website, to a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate. For larger needs, customers can upgrade to NEO Dedicated Hosting service or Cloud Server owned by Biznet Gio under the brand NEO.

"Our target is to reach MSMEs that need quality digital infrastructure at affordable prices because many of them want digital transformation but are confused about how and what services to use," added Biznet VP Sales and Marketing Gio Cornelius Hertadi.

It is hoped that this year's NEO WEB can reach new customers between 80 thousand to 100 thousand MSME players, from the current position of 20 thousand MSMEs.

Inaugurate the third data center

At the same time, the company also announced data center presence third place located in Banten to meet the needs of customers who require availability features (availability) and data storage in more than one data center. The first and second data centers are located in Jakarta (MidPlaza) and West Java (Technovillage, Cimanggis).

"Development of the third data center located in Banten is a form of commitment to become a local cloud computing player who can compete with foreign players who are starting to arrive in Indonesia, by continuing to provide services and features that comply with industry standards," said Dondy.

Another advantage that Biznet Gio brings is the connectivity between data centers through a closed network (private network) of 10 Gbps without passing through the internet network, which is provided without additional costs or additional installation to customers.

In terms of location, because it is located in a different province, customers can create a production environment (productionenvironment) on a single data center and backup environment (backupenvironment) or Disaster Recovery Site in other data centers of Biznet Gio services.

Meanwhile, in terms of security, the company only received SOC Type II certification earlier this month which stated that Biznet Gio had implemented aspects trust service service categories for customer privacy and security on the computing services offered. This certification complements the previous ones, namely ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS.

Dondy said there will be another data center that the company is preparing to reach more customers. “We are also preparing another additional data security certification.”

Currently, the company and other Biznet Groups are preparing Edge Computing for equitable access to digital content in several cities in Indonesia, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

“With the increasing need for access to digital content that occurs in all regions in Indonesia, we want to bring these contents closer to users with the Edge Computing service that we are currently developing. It is hoped that internet users in the regions will experience the same access experience as users in Jakarta," concluded Dondy.