Amman, February 2, 2022: The Jordan Kuwait Bank signed a cooperation agreement with Zain Jordan, to benefit from the services of Zain's regional center for data and information storage and disaster recovery (The Bunker), which is the first of its kind in the region.

 The agreement was signed at the center's headquarters located in King Hussein Business Park, where it was signed by the CEO of Zain Jordan, Mr. Fahad Al-Jassem, and the CEO of Jordan Kuwait Bank, Mr. Haitham Al-Batikhi.

 This cooperation on the part of Zain came within the framework of its keenness, through the umbrella of "Zain Business", to provide the latest global communications and information technology solutions and business solutions that serve major companies, institutions and banks operating in the Kingdom, in a manner that meets the aspirations of its partners from various business sectors, to be a distinguished partner that serves the objectives of The work that they seek to achieve, and through this step, Zain seeks to enhance the digital transformation processes by providing all the necessary tools to ensure the efficient work of all systems at all times and in all circumstances, which adds more reliability and security.

 Under this agreement, Zain will provide a private room in its regional center (THE BUNKER) to host the Jordan Kuwait Bank (Colocation) information center servers, in addition to emergency offices equipped with advanced communications solutions and protection and monitoring devices around the clock at any time, or in emergency cases so that the bank can: It is used when needed to monitor, manage and maintain its devices, and it is managed by a specialized technical team, in addition to providing communication lines and data link services.

 The Zain Regional Center for Data and Information Storage and Disaster Recovery (THE BUNKER) is located on an area of ​​4,300 square meters in King Hussein Business Park, and contains the latest communications and information technology solutions, which make it an ideal data center that ensures data protection and security at the highest levels and according to international standards, through Infrastructure and service readiness around the clock, where the center has many characteristics that make it distinctive, including its fortified and low location 12 meters below the surface of the earth, and it contains concrete walls resistant to natural disasters, and the presence of protection systems from nuclear strikes, and thus it is the first and only center in The region, which is characterized by these characteristics, which also places it in the list of the most developed centers in the world, as the fortification and protection system of the center is comparable to what is in place in military facilities, as its entry must pass through five points to verify identity, which made the center a first choice for banks, companies and institutions To be able to maintain the continuity of its work and provide its services under any circumstances, by managing and protecting its data, archiving and retrieval with the highest standards of security and safety. Protection and technical competence and technical excellence.

 The center provides data and information storage and disaster recovery services for government institutions and local and regional companies operating in various sectors, such as the financial, health, education, insurance, aviation and others. It contains server hosting rooms (Colocation DC), some of which are common, and separate and private In addition to the presence of emergency offices that can be used in case of need to manage the devices of the company or organization, in addition to the availability of cloud services of various kinds, and the center relies on optical fiber technology that connects the data center with international cables, allowing companies to expand and benefit from International growth potential, and also guarantees 99.982% of work continuity and uninterruption. In the event of any malfunction on any of the devices or equipment, another device will do the same work without any impact.

 The Executive Director of the Bank of Jordan, Mr. Haitham Batikhi, praised this partnership with Zain to benefit from the services of this distinguished regional center, which is the first and only center in the region, to protect and store data and information and recover from disasters, as this step aims to contribute to raising the level of the bank's readiness to deal With emergency events, which will provide the ideal environment suitable to maintain business continuity and provide services to valued customers under any circumstances, through data management, protection, preservation and retrieval with the highest standards of security and protection, and technical and technical efficiency, using the latest advanced technology in this field.