Officials
of Dimension Data Africa have reassured the readiness of the company to
accelerate enterprise migration based on cloud adoption.
This
was made known with the launch of its anticipated comprehensive cloud
assessment programme aimed at aiding organisations in developing their cloud
strategy while mitigating operational and deployment risk.
The
chief executive officer, Dimension Data’s Cloud Solutions Business Unit, Mr. Steve
Nola, gave this indications, saying that in order to support the expanding role
cloud services are playing across enterprise information technology (IT),
Dimension Data, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services and
solutions provider, launched several new cloud readiness services designed to
help organisations assess their ability and readiness for migrating
applications to the cloud.
Dimension
Data’s approach, he said, addresses readiness across four critical aspects of
cloud computing: business alignment, organisation, infrastructure and
applications.
He
noted that with expertise in networking, virtualisation, security, data
centres, application migration, Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud
technologies, Dimension Data’s team of consultants deliver a cloud roadmap to
help organisations realise the benefits of cloud computing more immediately.
“The
lack of a long-term cloud strategy can result in costly re-architecture and
reintegration measures down the line,” he said, stressing that Dimension Data
brings a rich heritage in building multifaceted enterprise IT and hybrid cloud
solutions, enabling organisations to build a cloud roadmap that preserves
business agility and operational efficiencies even as their business needs
evolve.
Equally
speaking, Head, Consulting and Professional Services at Dimension Data Global,
Mr. Jeff Packard said, moving to the cloud is a complex process, but there are
many aspects to consider such as security, application migration, internal
readiness, billing, authentication, single sign-on, and integration with other
applications.
‘Even
the most sophisticated IT organisations find the process of migrating to the
cloud challenging,” he said, noting that leveraging the expertise across
traditional IT and cloud services, Dimension Data now offers its clients a
suite of consulting services to help them prepare for their cloud journey.
Dimension
Data’s cloud readiness service is comprised of four elements namely online
cloud self-assessment, cloud readiness workshop, cloud readiness assessment and
cloud total cost of ownership (TCO).
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