Dimension Data has
been appointed Sun Microsystems
Preferred Education Partner in Australia. To initiate the new partnership, Sun and Dimension
Data are offering Australian universities the opportunity to apply for an
education grant to spend on a data profiling consultancy.
Under the agreement, signed in November 2005, Dimension
Data will work closely with Sun Microsystems to deliver enhanced data centre
and security solutions to the education sector, encompassing K-12, tertiary,
university and research institutions
Dimension Data has been a key Sun Microsystems partner in
Australia for over 10 years. In August 2005, Dimension Data was recognised in
Sun’s annual partner awards as Sun ServiceManager(SM) of the Year, and System
Provider of the Year in both Victoria and Western Australia.
Dimension Data has a proven track record in the education
sector, providing plan, build and support services to research and
educational institutions throughout Australia for more than 15 years.
Dimension Data’s clients in this sector include University of Technology Sydney, Deakin University, Queensland Department of Education and the Arts, Adelaide University and Edith Cowan University.
Sun and Dimension Data are offering Australian
universities the opportunity to apply for an education grant to spend on a
data profiling consultancy valued at up to $10,000. The data profiling
service provides organisations with a detailed view of the capacity,
underlying nature (including ageing and duplicate file analysis) and file
system information of their storage environment. The offer is open for
applications until Friday, 16 December 2006, and enquiries can be directed to
Andrew Boulus at andrew.boulus@sun.com.
