Cloud Carib’s expertise provided a secure, sovereign hosting environment for the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s public-facing digital services.
The Challenge
The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) sought to launch a public website for its e-phytosanitary certification, import e-permitting, and eInspection services. As a national regulator supporting exporters, traders, and other public stakeholders, BAHFSA required a robust solution that ensured:
- Data remained within the Bahamian jurisdiction
- Reliable access to essential digital services
- Enterprise-grade security and protection
- A trusted local partner for deployment, hosting, and support.
The Solution
Cloud Carib established a CaribDC Virtual Data Centre in Nassau, providing a reliable, secure, and compliant hosting environment. Key features include:
- Sovereign Cloud Hosting: Data remains within Bahamian jurisdiction.
- Dedicated Compute and Tiered Storage: Supports the Authority’s website and digital services.
- Public IP and Carrier-Grade Fibre Bandwidth: Ensures reliable connectivity for exporters, traders, and government stakeholders.
- Structured Onboarding: Managed deployment involves needs assessment, provisioning, backup, monitoring, and testing.
- Layered Security: A next-gen firewall enhances on-site security for BAHFSA’s hosted platform.
- 24/7 Support: Local provider offers continuous technical support.
The Results
- In Country Hosting: BAHFSA hosts data and services locally.
- Trade-Critical Availability: Reliable infrastructure for e-permitting, eInspection, and certification services.
- Layered Protection: Enterprise-grade firewalls enhance security.
- End-to-End Protection: Hosting and next-generation firewall delivered by one trusted local partner with 24/7 support.
