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The PRWIRE Press Releases http:// 2013-05-09T23:41:00Z Dimension Data acquires earthwave 2013-05-09T23:41:00Z dimension-data-acquires-earthwave

For further informationSharmin Jassal Kenny McGilvary Corporate Communications Manager Acumen Republic Dimension Data Tel: +61 2 8908 5206 Tel: +61 2 8249 5415 Email: kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com Mobile: +61 422 065 611Email: sharmin.jassal@dimensiondata.com DIMENSION DATA Acquires earthwave Managed Security Services Provider to Enhance Dimension Data’s Outsourcing, Cloud and Enterprise Mobility ServicesSydney, Australia, 10 May 2013 - Dimension Data today announced that it is has fully acquired Earthwave Corporation Pty Limited (‘earthwave’), a privately owned Australian Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP). The value of the acquisition has not been disclosed. The acquisition extends and strengthens Dimension Data’s managed security services, and supports the Group’s growth in the areas of cloud services, IT outsourcing and enterprise mobility. “Dimension Data’s acquisition of earthwave provides us with access to intellectual property, technology and processes that we can immediately apply to our services practice here in Australia, whilst further strengthening our global threat intelligence and security services,” said Rodd Cunico, CEO for Dimension Data Australia. “While organisations increasingly recognise outsourcing, cloud services and enterprise mobility as enablers for innovation and transformation, security concerns are one of the major inhibitors to the adoption of these services. At the same time, cyber threats from individuals through to state-sponsored groups continue to rise,” continued Mr Cunico. A privately owned Australian company founded in 2000 with two Sydney-based security operations centres (SOC), earthwave is a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that specialises in proactive network security management through a comprehensive and integrated set of offerings. In 2010, earthwave received a ‘Strong Positive’, the highest possible rating, in Gartner’s MarketScope for Managed Security Services in the Asia/Pacific Region* and has maintained this ranking for three consecutive years. earthwave offers a broad range of on-premise and cloud-based services, including: managed security services; in-the-cloud security services; secure internet gateway; cloud security; and professional security services. earthwave also specialises in secure operations centre enablement, from architecture, to best practice operational management and SOC augmentation services. “earthwave offers a set of complementary security services to Dimension Data – in fact, we have been working in partnership with earthwave for more than ten years, so this was a natural step for us to take,” said Neil Campbell, director of solutions, Dimension Data. “Where there is cross-over with Dimension Data’s existing security services, notably in both managed and professional services offerings, the acquisition will significantly strengthen our current security practice,” continued Mr Campbell. Dimension Data has an established Security Solutions business with more than 15 years’ experience. Dimension Data’s security expertise covers managed services, consulting and professional services. With the earthwave acquisition, Dimension Data now has a team of 160 in its Australian Security Solutions business and over 500 globally. “While Dimension Data’s focus is on organic growth, we always evaluate the option of ‘build versus buy’. Based on the demands of our clients, we had a clear requirement to extend our security capabilities. In the case of earthwave, the time and cost required for Dimension Data to achieve the security certifications required to extend the scope of our services made this acquisition a logical choice,” said Mr Cunico. The earthwave SOC is certified to the levels of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (data centre is 27001 certified), DSD Highly Protected Gateway, PCI DSS, Cisco MSCP and ASIO-T4. earthwave’s operational systems and processes adhere to Australian Government Information Security Manual, the standard which governs the security of government ICT systems (formerly known as ASCI 33) and is certified in ISO9001 Quality Management Systems. With the acquisition, earthwave founder and CEO Carlo Minassian will become Dimension Data’s general manager for Managed Security Services, reporting to Darren O’Loughlin, general manager – Connectivity and Security Solutions practices. Mr Minassian will continue to have responsibility for earthwave, which will function as a separate business division of Dimension Data, maintaining its existing operations. “Over more than a decade at earthwave, Carlo has built up a very professional and high quality services organisation, backed by best practice methodologies, industry-recognised certifications, systems and technologies. We look forward to the positive impact that Carlo and his team will bring to the Dimension Data business, both here in Australia and also globally,” said Mr Cunico. “It’s been a pleasure working with Dimension Data as a partner for over a decade, and I am looking forward to the next phase for me and my team as we become part of a global organisation,” said Mr Minassian. “The acquisition is a great opportunity to industrialise and globalise earthwave’s services, and it also opens up incredible career opportunities for earthwave’s staff, both here in Australia and internationally.”The earthwave acquisition is one of a number of strategic acquisitions made by Dimension Data in the Australian region. With its earlier acquisitions of Bellerephon Group Pty Ltd, BlueFire and Netforce, Dimension Data has successfully incorporated the intellectual property developed by these Australian IT services companies into its business, both locally and internationally. Information security is a high priority for the Dimension Data group. Dimension Data parent company NTT Corporation recently announced that it would establish a new R&D centre in San Mateo, California to accelerate the development and provision of highest-grade information security and cloud computing technologies. “Incubating earthwave’s intellectual property here in Australia and developing new services for the global business is very exciting. There will also be an opportunity for us to collaborate with NTT’s new R&D facility in the US. However, Dimension Data’s priority during the acquisition process is to ensure that earthwave continues to provide services to its existing clients. We have taken that approach with similar acquisitions in the past – and it’s especially critical given the type of security services that earthwave delivers,” said Mr Cunico. -ENDS- About Dimension DataFounded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. www.dimensiondata.com *Gartner Inc. “MarketScope for Managed Security Services in the Asia/Pacific Region” Andrew Walls, 9 October 2012, http://www.gartner.com/id=1437331. See also earthwave press release, 22 October 2012: http://www.earthwave.com.au/press/earthwave_receives_Strong_Positive_Rating_2012.pdf 1

Dimension Data introduces tiered storage across its global cloud 2013-05-07T23:57:00Z dimension-data-introduces-tiered-storage-across-its-global-cloud

AlgoSec Delivers Innovative Application-Centric Security Policy Management 2013-05-02T00:46:00Z algosec-delivers-innovative-application-centric-security-policy-management-1

AlgoSec Delivers Innovative Application-Centric Security Policy Management New Release includes BusinessFlow™ to align application owners, security and operations teams for improved service delivery Sydney, Australia – May 2, 2013 – AlgoSec, the market leader for Network Security Policy Management, today announced the general availability of AlgoSec BusinessFlow as an integral product of the AlgoSec Security Management Suite. BusinessFlow bridges the gap between application, security and operations teams by delivering innovative application-centric security policy management that ensures faster service delivery and maximises application availability. BusinessFlow provides a centralised and consolidated view of business applications and their connectivity needs, translates vague connectivity requirements to the underlying security policy and ensures application availability by providing change impact analysis. Application-Centric security management enables faster deployment and maintenance of business applications for enhanced business agility, and safe application decommissioning for tighter security. “Network complexity is increasing with the number of applications intertwined with different components and with evolving business needs dictating more changes at a quicker pace,” said Guy Givoni, VP, GM APAC, AlgoSec. “With the AlgoSec Security Management Suite we have filled a critical vacuum in the security management process, tying together business applications and the security policy to minimise security gaps and enable application availability and faster service delivery.” The AlgoSec Security Management Suite combines AlgoSec BusinessFlow, AlgoSec FireFlow and AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer to streamline security operations and change management, ensure continuous compliance, maximise application availability and service delivery, and deliver a tighter security policy that offers better protection against cyber attacks. Additional capabilities include: • Automatic Translation of Connectivity Requirements to Firewall Rules – Quickly and accurately process changes for application connectivity requirements by automatically computing the necessary changes to the underlying firewall rules and triggering the relevant change requests in AlgoSec FireFlow.• Impact Assessment of Network Changes on Application Availability –Understand the impact that network changes, such as server migrations, may have on business applications and trigger the necessary firewall change requests to ensure application availability.• Secure Decommission of Applications – Safely remove network access that is no longer required for decommissioned applications to ensure that the security policy is hardened without impacting the availability or performance of other business applications.• Centralised Application Connectivity Portal – A consolidated and up-to-date view of required application connectivity enables security and network teams to communicate more effectively with business application owners for accelerated service delivery.• Discovery and Mapping of Underlying Rules and ACLs to Applications – Powerful discovery capabilities enable firewall and router access rules to be mapped to existing applications, dramatically reducing the time and effort to populate the application repository.• Integration with the AlgoSec Suite and Existing CMDB Systems - BusinessFlow ties into the existing network environment by leveraging AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer for policy analysis, traffic simulation and visualization, AlgoSec FireFlow for security policy change management, and existing CMDB systems to simplify implementation and management. AlgoSec BusinessFlow is available now. Pricing for BusinessFlow starts at A$85,000. AlgoSec will be demonstrating the AlgoSec Security Management Suite, including BusinessFlow, at AusCERT stand 57S. About AlgoSecAlgoSec is the market leader in network security policy management. AlgoSec enables security and operations teams to intelligently automate the policy management of firewalls, routers, VPNs, proxies and related security devices, improving operational efficiency, ensuring compliance and reducing risk. More than 1000 of the world’s leading enterprises, MSSPs, auditors and consultancies rely on AlgoSec Security Management Suite for unmatched automation of firewall operations, auditing and compliance, risk analysis and the security change workflow. AlgoSec is committed to the success of every single customer, and offers the industry's only money-back guarantee. For more information, visit http://www.algosec.com/. Online Resources:• Hear from AlgoSec Customers• Visit the AlgoSec blog, Playing with Fire• Follow us on Twitter• Like us on Facebook• Follow us on LinkedIn• Find us on YouTube

Following Record Growth, AlgoSec Expands its Presence in the Australian Market 2013-04-18T00:37:00Z following-record-growth-algosec-expands-its-presence-in-the-australian-market-1

AlgoSec Expands Channel Partner ProgramFollowing Record Growth, AlgoSec Expands its Presence in the Australian Market Security Policy Management Company Appoints Business Solutions Architect and Announces Distribution Deal with Observatory Crest Sydney, Australia, 18 April, 2013 – AlgoSec, the market leader for Network Security Policy Management, today announced the expansion of its presence in the Australian market with the appointment of a Business Solutions Architect based in Sydney and the agreement of a partnership with leading distributor Observatory Crest. These announcements come on the heels of 148% increase in sales growth over the past two years in Australia. “Since Australia became an active region for us several years ago, we have experienced strong sales and in turn a growing customer base that we’ve worked very hard to keep satisfied,” said Guy Givoni, GM of APAC, AlgoSec. “We believe our increased investment and focus in Australia will allow us to further enhance our service to enable our customers and partners to meet complex security management challenges.” AlgoSec’s new business solutions architect, Mike Landwehr, has extensive experience in the Australian IT market, previously as Director of Product Management for Asia Pacific with Symantec and previously heading business development for Precise Software. “With Mike’s deep technical and business experience and Observatory Crest providing a distribution channel for the AlgoSec Security Management Suite, we now have the resources in place to help large Australian organisations with complex networks improve both their security and business agility. These moves, in addition to our existing relationships with key partners such as Dimension Data, BT and IBM, position us well for continued growth.” The AlgoSec Security Management Suite enables more than 1000 organisations worldwide, including three of the four largest banks and two of the three largest telecommunications firms in Australia, to automate security policy management for all major firewalls, routers, VPNs, Secure Web Gateways and related security infrastructure. The AlgoSec Security Management Suite combines AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer, FireFlow and BusinessFlow to streamline firewall operations and change management, ensure continuous compliance, improve service delivery and business application availability and deliver a tighter security policy that offers better protection against cyber-attacks. “Network security infrastructure and policies are only increasing in complexity, which impacts both security and the operations of a business,” said Martin Christmas, Director Observatory Crest. “We see AlgoSec adding tremendous value to our security solutions portfolio and helping our customers reduce complexity with necessary visibility of business applications and the underlying security policies. This in turn leads to actionable policy analysis and automation to maintain viable and sound security policies and firewall configurations over time.” About AlgoSecAlgoSec is the market leader in network security policy management. AlgoSec enables security and operations teams to intelligently automate the policy management of firewalls, routers, VPNs, proxies and related security devices, improving operational efficiency, ensuring compliance and reducing risk. More than 1000 of the world’s leading enterprises, MSSPs, auditors and consultancies rely on AlgoSec Security Management Suite for unmatched automation of firewall operations, auditing and compliance, risk analysis and the security change workflow. AlgoSec is committed to the success of every single customer, and offers the industry's only money-back guarantee. For more information, visit www.AlgoSec.com. Online Resources:• Hear from AlgoSec Customers• Visit the AlgoSec blog, Playing with Fire• Follow us on Twitter• Like us on Facebook• Follow us on LinkedIn• Find us on YouTube

SPEND ON UNIFIED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES AT RISK WITHOUT USER ADOPTION 2013-04-11T02:24:00Z spend-on-unified-communication-and-collaboration-technologies-at-risk-without-user-adoption

For further informationSharmin Jassal Kenny McGilvary Corporate Communications Manager Acumen Republic Dimension Data Tel: +61 2 8908 5206 Tel: +61 2 8249 5415 Email: kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com Mobile: +61 422 065 611Email: sharmin.jassal@dimensiondata.com SPEND ON UNIFIED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES AT RISK WITHOUT USER ADOPTION Dimension Data research shows the need to survey and profile employees is vital to ROI success Sydney, Australia – 11 April 2013 - IT decision-makers in large organisations are predicted to spend US$53 million (A$50.8 million) on unified communications and collaboration (UCC) over the next two years, as uptake in UCC as a strategic business opportunity increases. However, this spend could be at risk without user adoption. That’s according to new research released today by global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data. Earlier this year, Dimension Data commissioned research firm Ovum to conduct a global UCC survey across the USA, Australia, Asia, Europe, and South Africa. Over 1,320 enterprise ICT decision-makers and 1,390 employees in a broad spectrum of industry verticals in 18 countries were interviewed. According to the Dimension Data 2013 Global UCC Study over 78% of the IT decision-makers polled said they have a current strategic plan and budget to implement “select components” of UCC. Additionally, 43% have a budget for ‘most components’ of UCC, while 42% of decision-makers indicated they have a budget to proceed with investment in “all or most aspects” of UCC. “This is a surprising shift,” says Craig Levieux, Dimension Data’s general manager for Converged Communications, “especially when economic conditions and operational constraints normally put the brake on enterprise communications investment. Typically, UCC has not been the subject of strategic ICT planning. In fact, until recently, UCC was largely synonymous with the corporate PBX, and the idea of formulating and rolling out a UCC strategy – even among large organisations – was alien.” “Of those IT decision-makers who had made major UCC investments in the past two years, a high 61% cited measurable cost savings, employee uptake and employee productivity. This sends a strong message to organisations that don’t recognise unified communications as a strategic productivity and cost-saving weapon.” Meanwhile, the UCC aspirations of organisations don’t match those of their employees. “Our research tells us that organisations are failing to profile and assess their employee requirements,” explains Levieux. “This lack of employee awareness could pose a risk to the success of those UCC investments on today’s boardroom agendas – especially since decision-makers expressed that they are basing their UCC investments on improved business processes and productivity. “When we analysed the strategic approach that enterprises are taking towards UCC, the BYOD trend, the focus on mobilising UC and social collaboration, and aspirational goals to increase business agility, we were surprised that only 38% of large enterprises reported that they profiled their users. Of those who don’t profile users, around 20% have simply not thought of doing it. More alarming is the fact that 21% believe their employees all have the same requirements, while 13% did not see the value in profiling. “For organisations looking to formulate or refresh a UCC, employee feedback is critical. In a world where more employees bring their own devices to work, a gap in understanding between decision-makers and employees could come at a very real cost. User uptake is a critical success metric for UCC investments, especially as more UCC applications will be delivered to employees, who expect multiple device support and applications that match their requirements. If not, uptake will continue to lag behind aspirations, as has been the case with many standard UCC applications to date,” explains Levieux.Other key findings of the Dimension Data global UCC survey include: the BYOD challenge should be approached as part of an overall enterprise mobility strategy; standard UC, mobile UC clients and social collaboration are key; cloud will come, but managed UCC is here; and business process, agility play as much of a role as cost. -ENDS- About Dimension DataFounded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. www.dimensiondata.com About Dimension Data’s 2013 Global UCC StudyIn August 2007, Dimension Data commissioned research firm, Ovum (then Datamonitor), to conduct a primary research study on the attitudes towards unified communications, its adoption and perceived benefits. 390 IT Managers and 524 technology users from 13 countries where interviewed. This year's study has drawn even greater levels of participation with over 2,700 respondents from 18 countries. The report provides managers with a tool to understand current market conditions and identify best practices. The content of the report is ideally leveraged in the development of a UCC strategy. http://www.dimensiondata.com/Solutions/UCC 1

DDLS receives 2012 APAC Citrix Authorised Learning Centre of the Year Award 2013-02-25T23:59:00Z ddls-receives-2012-apac-citrix-authorised-learning-centre-of-the-year-award

Press Contact:Kenny McGilvaryAcumen Republic+61 2 8908 5206 kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com DDLS receives 2012 APAC Citrix Authorised Learning Centre of the Year AwardSydney, NSW – 26th February 2013 – Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) today announced that it is the recipient of the Citrix Asia Pacific Partner award for Learning Centre of the Year. "It is an honour to present DDLS as a Citrix APAC 2012 Partner award winner," said Nicholas Thomas, Citrix APAC Readiness, Education Manager. “The Citrix Authorised Learning Centre (CALC) Award recognises DDLS’s performance and achievements as a Citrix business partner in fiscal year 2012.”Citrix Partner awards reflect a partner’s performance in driving revenue growth, and the award demonstrates DDLS’s alignment with Citrix, including support for Citrix programs and the company’s number of certified instructors.In addition to the CALC award, DDLS instructor Terry Griffin was awarded the 2012 APAC Instructor of the Year Award for the second year in a row. Terry was recognised due to the high number and quality of his course deliveries, and for maintaining his high level certification status.“These awards from Citrix demonstrate our ability to add value to our clients by understanding specific business requirements. At DDLS we have shown we have the innovation and flexibility to provide clients with market leading learning solutions and we have the skills to deliver,” added Mal Shaw, General Manager DDLS. About DDLSDimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) is Australia’s largest provider of technical IT training, certification and professional development. DDLS training courses cover technology, process and people, with 20 years experience providing high quality learning solutions. DDLS enables customers to successfully deploy technology, effectively manage processes and deliver quality service. DDLS has experienced multi-certified instructors, high-end training equipment and latest course releases to meet customer specific training and business requirements. DDLS has national training facilities with premises in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.For more information www.ddls.com.au.

Dimension Data Awarded Network and Telephony Systems Contract for Wheatstone Project 2013-02-18T23:45:00Z dimension-data-awarded-network-and-telephony-systems-contract-for-wheatstone-project-1

Dimension Data Recognised by Riverbed as Global System Integration Partner of the Year and Global RASP Partner of the Year 2013-02-18T03:47:00Z dimension-data-recognised-by-riverbed-as-global-system-integration-partner-of-the-year-and-global-rasp-partner-of-the-year

Dimension Data introduces WAN Optimisation across its global cloud 2013-02-13T01:06:00Z dimension-data-introduces-wan-optimisation-across-its-global-cloud

Dimension Data appoints new ACT State Manager 2013-02-12T00:54:00Z dimension-data-appoints-new-act-state-manager

For further informationKenny McGilvary Acumen RepublicTel: 02 8908 5206Mobile: 0416 830 470Email: kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com Dimension Data appoints new act state manager Sydney, Australia – 12 February 2013 – Dimension Data, the ICT services and solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Steve Thompson as State Manager for the ACT. Reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer, Ken Westwood, Thompson will take charge of the ACT business during a critical period of growth that has seen staff numbers double over the past 24 months in response to growing demand for services and solutions. A Canberra local, Thompson comes to Dimension Data following ten years at SAP Australia & New Zealand where he was General Manager Federal Government and ANZ Defence. Under Thompson’s direction, SAP experienced an extended period of growth fostered by his ability to successfully manage and realise the value of effective partnerships. Prior to SAP, Thompson worked extensively within the ACT ICT industry, holding CEO and Country Manager positions with companies including Distributed Data Processing (DDP), Ericsson, Optus and Siebel. “Steve’s extensive experience in Services and IT are perfectly aligned with our business strategy in Canberra so we are delighted to have him on board,” stated Ken Westwood. “With our continued growth in the region and our recent move to Majura Park, ACT, there couldn’t be a better time for Steve to take charge of the business.” Previously based at Brindabella Business Park for eight years, the new larger Majura Park premises accommodate Dimension Data’s growing staff numbers. The new premises contains the latest technology innovation and supports Dimension Data’s sustainability program. “The move to Majura Park signifies our on-going confidence in the ACT market and the appointment of Thompson is pivotal in bolstering the continued success of Dimension Data in the region,” added Westwood. -ENDS- About Dimension DataFounded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. www.dimensiondata.com

DDLS wins Cisco's APJC Top Quality Learning Partner of the Year award 2013-02-05T00:08:00Z ddls-wins-cisco-s-apjc-top-quality-learning-partner-of-the-year-award-2

Press Contact:Kenny McGilvaryAcumen Republic+61 2 8908 5206kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com DDLS Wins AJPC Top Quality LP of the Year Award for FY’12 at Cisco Global Learning Partner Conference Australia – 05 February 2013 – DDLS today announced that it is the recipient of the Cisco APJC Top Quality LP of The Year Award for FY’12. Cisco unveiled the winners of its 2012 Regional Learning Partner Awards at its Global Learning Partner Conference, Jan. 23, 2013, in Cancun, Mexico. Cisco Learning Partner Awards are designed to recognise exemplary Learning Partners that demonstrate best-in-class business practices and serve as a model to the industry. Areas of consideration include collaboration with Cisco and other Learning Partners; innovation in developing new programs to enhance the student experience; acceleration of growth; and top quality, recognising an overall commitment to the highest-quality training and enablement. “DDLS is delighted to receive the 2012 Regional Learning Partner Award from Cisco”, said Mal Shaw, DDLS General Manager. “For more than twenty years, DDLS has strived to deliver high quality training and enablement in its classrooms in six capital cities of Australia. Our team works hard to prepare and deliver the latest Cisco courses and we are very proud to win this award, which highlights our focus on the best possible student experience and client outcomes. We thank Cisco for this recognition and for Cisco’s leadership in our industry.” “Cisco Learning Partners are an essential element of the Cisco channel strategy, providing best-in-class technical and business readiness authorised training and enablement that propels individuals to achieve successful careers, and their employers to boost profitable sales growth,” said Andres Sintes, senior director, Worldwide Learning Partner Channel for Cisco. “With this recognition, DDLS further demonstrates its capabilities, as well as depth and breadth in Cisco’s technical architectures and business solutions, to deliver world-class innovative training and enablement.” About DDLS DDLS is the largest and most experienced provider of Cisco technical training in Australia. We enable organisations to successfully deploy technology, effectively manage processes and deliver quality service. Choose from the latest vendor authorised technical courses, as well as a range of industry certified process and project management programs, customisable professional development and end user skills activation courses.Train your people to implement technology successfully and see a more flexible and responsive business, faster adoption of new technology and better return on investment. Visit www.ddls.com.au for more information. Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.

Dimension Data joins Riverbed Authorised Support Partner Program 2013-01-23T23:38:00Z dimension-data-joins-riverbed-authorised-support-partner-program

Dimension Data launches Cloud Readiness Service to Accelerate Enterprise Migration to Cloud 2013-01-22T00:41:00Z dimension-data-launches-cloud-readiness-service-to-accelerate-enterprise-migration-to-cloud

Dimension Data positioned as a Leader in 2012 Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services 2013-01-15T01:46:00Z dimension-data-positioned-as-a-leader-in-2012-magic-quadrant-for-communications-outsourcing-and-professional-services

New IT Assessment Service helps organisations prepare for traffic onslaught brought on by cloud and mobility 2012-12-17T01:37:00Z new-it-assessment-service-helps-organisations-prepare-for-traffic-onslaught-brought-on-by-cloud-and-mobility

NEW IT NETWORK ASSESSMENT SERVICE HELPS ORGANISATIONS PREPARE FOR TRAFFIC ONSLAUGHT BROUGHT ON BY CLOUD AND MOBILITY Up to 70% of network managers do not know what they have running on their network Sydney, Australia, 17 December 2012 - Dimension Data, the USD 5.8 billion global ICT solutions and services provider today announced the availability of a network assessment service that helps organisations review the traffic patterns, flows and volumes they have running across their networks, and improve visibility to accelerate business performance. Available globally, the Network Optimisation Assessment involves technical interviews, and deploying an appliance on the client’s network for a defined period of time - typically seven to 14 days - to collect data and a wide variety of information about the network. Gregg Sultana, Dimension Data’s national manager, Network Integration says, “In addition to the dramatic growth in traffic volumes on network, the type of traffic is changing, and the number of networked devices is exploding. This is making high end-to-end performance difficult to achieve, given changes to underlying ICT infrastructure such as mobility, virtualisation, consolidation, and cloud.“With our Network Optimisation Assessment, we’re able to provide clients with a detailed traffic discovery of all voice, video and application traffic flowing over the network, as well as all information relating to protocols, ports, VLANs, traffic direction, and active hosts. Our experts in protocols, networking, data centres and applications provide a detailed report and are able to make recommendations on how the network performance can be improved. This is critical as organisations ready their networks for the emerging trends of video, mobility and particularly cloud,“says Sultana. Cloud computing is the most network-centric computing paradigm and it would simply not be a proposition without a resilient, stable, high performance network underpinning it. According to a Cisco’s Global Cloud Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2010–2015 Report, Cloud IP traffic will grow at a CAGR of 66% between 2010 and 2015. In addition, Cloud IP traffic will account for 30% of organisational data centre traffic by 2015.Sultana cites a global shipping company that Dimension Data performed an assessment on: “The client took action on the recommendations and was able to consolidate a significant portion of its branch infrastructure into centralised data centres, with no performance degradation. This resulted in savings for the client across its 200+ branches while maintaining end user quality of experience when connecting to applications. ”The business case for a performance optimisation project is compelling and the payback period on a typical WAN optimisation project is between four and eighteen months, and the Network Optimisation Assessment is a good starting point,” Sultana concludes. Benefits of the Network Optimisation Assessment• Provides visibility into and breakdown of existing network traffic patterns• Provides accurate performance statistics on how the existing network is performing• Identifies top network resource consumers (users and applications)• Identifies network performance problems• Enables more informed network planning, e.g. reviewing the network for voice, video or even cloud computing• Allows for better selection of performance optimisation and network performance management solutions, e.g. which areas of the network would benefit from WAN optimisation or application delivery 10 Top Questions Network Managers and IT Directors should ask themselves 1. What traffic is currently running across the network now?2. Do we have visibility into the traffic patterns on my network?3. Do I understand the performance characteristics of my network?4. Where are my network performance bottlenecks?5. Are our users experiencing difficulties accessing applications over the network?6. What network performance problems are we faced with right now?7. Do I know how much user recreational traffic (low priority web, user video, P2P etc) is on our WAN?8. What applications are we deploying or planning to deploy, and has the access to these applications been fully tested at remote sites and branch offices?9. Is our network ready for cloud, video, mobility etc?10. How often do users complain about poor performance on the network? -ENDS- About Dimension DataFounded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. www.dimensiondata.com For further informationSharmin Jassal Kenny McGilvary Corporate Communications Manager Acumen Republic Dimension Data Tel: +61 2 8908 5206 Tel: +61 2 8249 5415 Email: kmcgilvary@acumenrepublic.com Mobile: +61 422 065 611Email: sharmin.jassal@dimensiondata.com