Dubai, UAE : Dimension Data, the USD 6.7 billion global ICT solutions and services provider, today launched a new maturity tool that helps organisations assess their capabilities and prioritise initiatives for building a next-generation data centre.  The Data Centre Development Model – the first assessment that covers such a broad spectrum of the data centre  – was created off the back of strong demand from clients seeking guidance and actionable plans to make their data centres more responsive and agile.

According to Steve Joubert, Group Executive for Data Centres at Dimension Data, global competitive pressures brought on by social, mobile, analytics and cloud have had a tremendous impact on data centres to transform to remain relevant. “Every client we speak to, is looking for ways to transform their data centres to become more responsive to business needs. This is not an easy undertaking.”

With the expansion of the data centre beyond traditional boundaries to include cloud, networking and security, it’s important to look at these areas holistically and not in isolation. A change in one area can have a costly impact in another. Most IT departments still have siloed functions and don’t understand the impact of their projects on other parts of the infrastructure, including the data centre.  And deciding where to start for the maximum benefit, isn’t easy either.