Data centre and storage

Modern data centres face complex new challenges, while still having to counter traditional server and storage demands. Growth in the volume of both structured and unstructured data has increased management complexity, while more recent issues such as compliance, legal discovery, security and privacy concerns create new headaches for companies worldwide.

As old meets new, the discipline is seeing an alarming increase in computing and storage requirements, operational responsibilities and IT workload.

With over 8,000 servers and more than a Petabyte (1,000 Terabytes) of data already under management, Dimension Data is the partner of choice for Data Centre and Storage solutions to thousands of companies worldwide. We specialise in solving and easing the pain of complex server and storage challenges.

Clients trust us to reduce their risk of IT disruption, improve operational efficiency and reduce the cost and complexity of managing a data centre environment.

Quick facts

Dimension Data in South Africa has more than 1,100 servers under remote monitoring
First Content Addressable Storage Specialist in Australia (2006)
First Cisco Storage Network Support Specialist in Australia – including CCNA and CSNSS certified (2006)
Our storage architects and engineers in North America have overseen the deployment of:

2.5 Petabytes of EMC Storage
500+ Terabytes of HDS Storage
50+ Terabytes of NetApps Storage
150+ Terabytes of HP Storage
100+ Terabytes of IBM Storage
250+ Terabytes of Sun (non-HDS) Storage
4 Petabytes of pure-play Backup and Recovery