Bangladesh data center hounded by pirated Chinese software
DHAKA, BANGLADESH — The National Data Centre (NDC) of the Bangladesh Data Centre Company Ltd (BDCCL) is grappling with storage problems as a result of unlicensed or pirated software supplied by China, according to a report by Bangladesh Live News.
The use of pirated software has led to a damaged firewall, the inability to update software and hardware fixes, and a significant loss in storage capacity. The NDC, which once boasted a capacity of 2.1 Petabyte, has been exhausted due to the system’s failure.
China has been criticized for providing substandard and faulty equipment, arms, and airplanes to neighboring countries. In this latest incident with Bangladesh, the Chinese-assisted National Data Centre has encountered a failure.
Chinese company ZTE has offered to reconstruct the NDC using its cloud service, but this solution may come at a substantial cost. Until the reconstruction is complete, the NDC is delaying the provision of full services.
Critics have noted a pattern where Chinese companies install flawed infrastructure and then demand exorbitant charges to rectify the issues and restore the system to full functionality.
In response to the failure of the NDC, the Bangladeshi government is actively seeking alternative data storage solutions for government data.
Oracle Cloud, a U.S.-based company, has already proposed providing cloud services located on a sovereign territory to the Bangladeshi government. Discussions are also underway with several UK-based companies.
