Sify Technologies expects at least 35 per cent growth in its data centre services this financial year and expects data centre and VOIP carrier services to aid the growth of the enterprise business.

About $85 million out of the company’s $121-million revenue last financial year came from its enterprise business, which includes corporate connectivity, network management services and security. Data centre services contributed about 16 per cent.

Government and financial institutions are continuously upgrading their IT infrastructure and have started trusting third-party vendors such as Sify to maintain them. The demand for data centre services is driven by the growth in sectors including e-commerce, online banking and stock trading, corporate ERP and media and entertainment content.

“Overall, the pay-per-use model saves about 30 per cent of cost of IT ownership. The model gives customers the option to scale up or down anytime based on requirements. This would not be easy if they had to individually invest in their IT infrastructure,” said PK Saji, senior vice-president, global infrastructure operations technology, Sify.

The company has committed close to $100 million over two years to set up and maintain data centres. Sify has four data centres in Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai. Based on demand, the company plans to set up two more data centres in New Delhi and Bangalore within two years.

Sify’s significant wins for data centre services last year included General Insurance Corporation, State Bank of India and Vishal Retail.