The Core of Your Business

The network is the core infrastructure of an organisation’s operational capabilities; in most cases it has spiralled from supporting initial functions such as file and print services to a myriad of business-penetrative and network-dependant applications. Its role in transmitting information, enabling processes, optimising costs, supporting diverse communication needs and generating revenue is integral to a business’s success and future growth. As such, your organisation needs network solutions and services that will meet your business requirements quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively, resulting in sustainable, secure and highly available networks.

The complex nature of network architectures often demand considerable expertise in not only core networking, but the auxiliary areas of security, storage, convergence and operating systems. Dimension Data’s history as a global network integrator has given us extensive experience in the architecture, design, integration, support and management of secure and resilient enterprise, data-centre and service provider networks to connect users and support today’s – and tomorrow’s - ubiquitous communication needs.

Is your network ready for business?

Dimension Data publishes a range of thought leadership pieces on core networking trends, technologies and solutions and how best to ensure that your business is deriving the maximum benefits from them.

Recent thinking includes:

• The Straw that Broke the Network’s Back

• Dimension Data Network Barometer Report

• Our “Networked Life” issue of Précis: Thoughts on IT in Business

Dimension Data has engaged with clients around the world to help them procure, design, implement, support and manage their core networking infrastructures. To read more, please see our case studies online.

Ensuring your network supports your business

Dimension Data tailor-designs solutions based on your business and technology requirements. Our core networking solutions ensure your service-bearing IT infrastructure delivers the availability and performance your operations depend on.

We offer a full suite of services, including IT supply chain services, network architecture and Design, managed network services and network tower IT outsourcing, across the following network infrastructures:

• Campus Networks

• Data Centre Networks

• Converged Networks

• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks

• Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

• Service Provider Networks

Without strategic network planning, organisations run the risk of reactive purchases, increased downtime and security failures. Organisations depend on the functionality, availability and successful management of their networks – most simply could not function without it. Dimension Data’s Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) approach focuses on helping organisations to plan their network infrastructures over multi-year periods, allowing them to optimise their return on assets.