The document discusses evolving data center strategies to enhance business performance through technology, focusing on cost reduction and risk management as companies transition from CAPEX to OPEX models. It highlights the importance of data-driven organizations utilizing big data and analytics for actionable insights and innovation, particularly in the financial and retail sectors. Dimension Data's services aim to enable businesses to achieve growth through cloud solutions, IT transformation, and optimized IT infrastructure in alignment with strategic business objectives.

1. Damian Hamilton
Business Lead - NGDC
accelerate your ambition
Evolving your data centre into a
next-generation innovation centre

2. Global Data Centre Credibility Video (2 mins)

3. Harnessing
technology as a
business enabler
improve
performance
reduce risk
lower costs
Corporate buyers
spend more than CIOs
Pursue alternative service models to allow
capex to opex
Match IT spending
with consumption
Correct capacity
at the right time
Our Clients are changing
the way they look at technology

4. Internet facing
Variable usage
Agility
Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, Social Apps
Productivity
Operating cost
Email & collaboration, ERP,
HR Management
Core IP
Sustain & Develop
Core Applications (e.g. Core banking,
supply chain), transactional systems,
analytics
Our clients’
technology
needs are
changing
Revenue Generation
Client
Facing
IT
Differentiation
Genetic
IT
Standardisation Generic
IT

5. “ICT is increasingly recognized as a key source of
innovation that can generate increased economic
growth and new sources of high-value-added jobs.
This ability to innovate is essential in the current
information revolution that is transforming economic
and social transactions in our societies.”
The Global Information Technology Report,
World Economic Forum and INSEAD, 2013

6. Innovation Strategies through Cloud
desiging the Future Digital Bank
“Banks that recognize they do not have to create any financial products, they
just need to deliver them in the most customer intimate way.”
- Banking On Demand: The Customer-Focused Bank, Chris Skinner, SAP, 2014
Treasury Operations
Management (B2B)
Budgeting integrated with
social media
Microfinance platforms
providing Peer2Peer financing

7. Innovation Strategies with Big Data and
Analytics providing Actionable Insights
“A data-driven organisation would be highly capable of using data to manage its
exposure to risks in marketing, supply chain and finance.”
- Going beyond the data: Achieving actionable insights with data and analytics,
Data Modeling to provide Consumer
Insights for Sales and Marketing teams
Big Data and Data Scientists providing
analysis and scenarios for business strategy
KPMG Capital, 2014

8. Dimension Data is helping
our clients innovate

9. Retailer moves business systems to cloud
enabling Business Growth & IT alignment
Business Objectives Dimension Data provided Global Cloud Services
Launch new stores with minimal investment
Focus on core business for rapid growth
Expand into new markets overseas
ITaaS in Multiple Geographies
Cloud planning and migration services
Global network to optimise data traffic between Geo’s
Service Desk for 24x7 support of IT services

10. Utility company enabled by “always
on, always available” business
Business Objectives
Dimension Data delivered an Active-Active Data Centre
Consolidation of data sources into unified storage platform
Plan, Design and Build of Active-Active DC – Storage Network
Project Management to deliver project on-time and within budget
Implemented IT architecture to
deliver Regulatory Compliance
Protected the businesses Core
IP in their business platforms
Simplified and standardised IT to
Reduce Operating Costs
99.999%
availability

11. Conglomerate outsources enabling IT
Transformation to support the business
Business Objectives
Reduce operating costs for IT
Cost transparency to the business users
Improve access to business systems
Availability and protection of client Information
Dimension Data delivered Managed Service, DR Plan and IT Transformation
IT Outsourcing for Infrastructure Systems
DR plan and strategy, technical architecture to support business systems
Utility IT model to align IT spend with business projects and change
DD Relocation services and Co-Location with NTT Communications
Ongoing IT Transformation Services for IT processes and technology innovation

12. The next-generation data centre

13. Data Centre solutions
Core infrastructure solutions Workload infrastructure solutions Data Centre transformation
Microsoft
Application
Workloads
Desktop
Virtualisation
Data Centre
Build
Data Centre
Consolidation
Relocation
Virtualisation/
Converged
Infrastructure
Storage Backup and
Recovery
Virtualisation
and Cloud
SAP
Application
workloads
Cloud and enablement services Data centre outsourcing
Data Centre Managed Operations

14. DD take a holistic approach to Next Generation Data Centre
IT Strategy Data Centre/Cloud Strategy Operations/Process Strategy
Strategy Operations
User Applications
Next Generation Desktop
What Apps /
workloads is a
Client running?
Mobility MDM
Global cloud
data centre
Cloud
Operations
Virtualisation
Application Platform
applications, storage
Storage Data
Management
Converged infrastructure
Facility
Virtualisation
Operations
Workloads,
Network
Compute Storage Network
Business Resilience High Availability
Security
What Infra is
the Client
running the
apps /
workloads on?
Data Centre Network + Software Defined Network
What is the
client’s IT
Strategy?
1
2
3
New users New devices New applications New locations Big data
and workloads
Security
Facility
Cloud services
Internet,
enterprise network

15. Leading engagements with a Consultative Framework
Consult,
Discover
Validate
Requirements
Data Centre Development Model (DCDM)
Workshop
3
Engage
Client
Identify
Opportunities
Position NGDC
Value Prop
Identify
Opportunities
2
Plan
Focus Accounts
NGDC
Account Plans
1
NGDC
Top 10
Client Outcomes 4 + Business Value
Develop
Propose
Solution
Cloud / Outsourcing / SI Services
Commercial
Services
Technology
Proposal
Deliver
Solution
5
Integration Migration
ITaaS Data Centre Networking Comms End-user
ITO
SI
Computing
Security
+

16. the starting point
Identify an opportunity to bring innovation
into your business through IT
Perform a GAP analysis and develop a roadmap
Create a Business Case to support your plan