Three reasons smart Dimension Data execs read CRN

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Three reasons to subscribe to Channelwire

1. Top news about Dimension Data customers

We cover the big wins, such as Dimension Data's support of ING Direct's Zero Touch project that saw Simon Andrews named iTnews CIO of the Year for migrating onto a Microsoft, NetApp and Cisco private cloud.

Email security vendor Mimecast recently went live in Australia. Dimension Data was one customer on hand for the launch, and is also a channel partner for Mimecast.

CRN covered the news that Deloitte Consulting commissioned Dimension Data as its cloud service provider for its clients, meaning Dimension Data's Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) would be used as the cloud for Deloitte to host the application layer developed for clients.

Earlier this year, the Federal government added nine more suppliers to its Cloud Services Panel, including Dimension Data Australia, along with SMS Management & Technology, Infront, iiNet, RXP Services, Envisian, Emantra, Cloud Solutions Group and Hypernode.

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2. Stories on Dimension Data's partners

ANZ included Dimension Data among the panel of tech experts to guide the bank on emerging technology and digital and social media trends. Dimension Data's senior vice president of strategy and engagement, Gerard Florian, joins execs from Twitter, PayPal and Procter & Gamble.

CRN was on site when Dimension Data and partner Canberra Data Centres opened a new facility in the nation's capital, with the Department of Human Services revealed as one of the first beneficiaries, hosted on Dimension Data's 14th Managed Cloud Platform.

When Dimension Data was named one of Cisco's top partners at the Cisco Live conference in Melbourne, CRN was there to cover the news. Dimension Data took out the Cloud Solution Excellence Partner and the Community Contribution trophies as a company, while staffer Lee Stafford was recognised with an individual Technical Excellence award.

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3. Insight into Dimension Data's competitors

To help drive its growth in enterprise IT, JB Hi-Fi recently hired former Data#3 and Dimension Data sales manager Carlos Gouveia as general manager of professional services. Gouveia spent four and a half years as professional services manager at Data#3 before joining JB Hi-Fi. He was also professional services manager for Dimension Data for three years in South Africa.

Australian IT outsourcer Kinetic IT has been kicking goals, winning a $45 million Qantas deal, as well as pitching against Dimension Data, CSC, Datacom, Fujistu, HCL, NEC, IBM, Telstra and Hitachi competing for Victorian government work previously supplied by CenITex.

Dimension Data wasn't the only supplier to join up to Cisco's Intercloud initiaitive – so did telcos Telstra and Optus. Optus was also the first carrier in Australia to offer a contact centre-as-a-service using Cisco's hosted collaboration technology.

There's plenty more must-read news every day on CRN.

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