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OpSource and Standing Cloud: legacy system modernization is the new 'killer' cloud app
Aug 5, 2011 OpSource and Standing Cloud: legacy system modernization is the new 'killer' cloud appThis report falls under the following categories. Click on a link below to find similar documents.
Dimension Data Boosts Its Cloud Cache with OpSource Buy
Jul 28, 2011 Dimension Data Boosts Its Cloud Cache with OpSource BuyDimension Data, a $4.7-billion Microsoft global alliance partner based in South Africa, radically expanded its cloud practice in July with the purchase of enterprise cloud pioneer OpSource (see "Dimension Data Acquires OpSource").
OpSource will become part of a new centralized Cloud Solutions Business Unit that will report directly to Dimension Data CEO Brett Dawson. According to Dawson, the time is right for Dimension Data to accelerate its cloud efforts.
Cloud Provider Global Performance Ranking – June
Jul 27, 2011 Cloud Provider Global Performance Ranking – JuneHere we are again with our monthly results gathered via the Global Provider View, ranking the response times seen from various backbone locations around the world. Please welcome the latest entries: Bluelock, Claris Networks and two new sites from Voxel.
New DiData Aus CEO as Nola does cloud
Jul 25, 2011 New DiData Aus CEO as Nola does cloudIn a global announcement made on Friday, group CEO of DiData Brett Dawson praised Nola's efforts in his decade-long Australian tenure.
"Under Steve's leadership, the Australian business has grown from revenues of US$365 million in 2002 to over US$1 billion today. Steve has also successfully transformed the Australian business from a reseller into an IT outsourcing and managed services focused business.
Dimension Data Names CEO of Newly-Formed Cloud Solutions Business
Jul 21, 2011 Dimension Data Names CEO of Newly-Formed Cloud Solutions Business
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT services provider and NTT Holdings subsidiary Dimension Data (www.dimensiondata.com) announced on Thursday it has named Steve Nola the CEO of its newly-formed cloud solutions business unit.
Dimension Data Taps New Cloud Chief
Jul 21, 2011 Dimension Data Taps New Cloud Chief
Fresh off of its acquisition of cloud contender OpSource, Dimension Data Thursday named a chief executive for its newly-formed Cloud Solutions business unit.
This Week in Cloud
Jul 14, 2011 This Week in Cloud
Dimension Data (which was bought by NTT last year) bought cloud and managed hosting player OpSource. Read this CRN article for more detail.
Innovation in Japan: Samurai go soft
Jul 14, 2011 Innovation in Japan: Samurai go soft
“A SAMURAI would never write software!” barked a senior executive at one of Japan’s biggest electronics firms, as drinks flowed at a dinner party. His view is widely held in Japan. Monozukuri (making things) is macho. From sword-forging in feudal times to machines and microchips today, real men toil tirelessly to make things you can see. Services are for sissies.
Dimension Data Acquires OpSource: Buy vs. Build Strategy for Cloud Infrastructure Services
Jul 14, 2011 Dimension Data Acquires OpSource: Buy vs. Build Strategy for Cloud Infrastructure ServicesSubscription Required.
Cloud Hosting Reaches an Inflection Point
Jul 12, 2011 Cloud Hosting Reaches an Inflection Point
OpSource was recently acquired by Dimension Data following closely on the heels of other high-profile acquisitions of Terremark, Savvis, NaviSite and other cloud/hosting companies. This is an indication that the cloud hosting model is reaching an inflection point. The trend is unmistakable: traditional server-based hosting models are evolving into self-service-based cloud models. Two main factors are driving this trend:
Telcos Move to the Cloud with OpSource
Jul 10, 2011 Telcos Move to the Cloud with OpSource
A subsidiary of the Japanese telecom NTT Holdings, Dimension Data, will acquire OpSource to become their key Cloud Solutions Business Unit.
Five Companies That Came To Win This Week
Jul 8, 2011 Five Companies That Came To Win This Week
Dimension Data's acquisition of cloud and managed hosting provider OpSource Thursday is a major step forward in the global systems integrator's "services journey," Dimension Data CEO Jere Brown told CRN this week.
Dimension Data targets managed hosting opportunity with OpSource acquisition
Jul 6, 2011 Dimension Data targets managed hosting opportunity with OpSource acquisition
Dimension Data is acquiring OpSource in order to grow its global cloud computing and managed hosting revenue. OpSource, on the other hand, gains access to Dimension Data's global enterprise accounts.
OpSource acquisition floats Dimension Data into the cloud
Jul 6, 2011 OpSource acquisition floats Dimension Data into the cloud
South African solution provider Dimension Data has given its global cloud computing strategy a kick-start with the acquisition of OpSource, an enterprise cloud services provider.
Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
Jul 6, 2011 Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
Provider of ICT services and solutions Dimension Data (News - Alert), a subsidiary of NTT Holdings, has acquired OpSource, an enterprise cloud company. The company expects to accelerate its cloud computing services offerings via this latest acquisition. “We believe OpSource (News - Alert) provides us with an accelerated time-to-market as their infrastructure and services are well-established and tested,” said Brett Dawson, CEO at Dimension Data.
Why Dimension Data pulled the trigger on OpSource
Jul 5, 2011 Why Dimension Data pulled the trigger on OpSourceRegistration Required.
DiData buys into the cloud
Jul 4, 2011 DiData buys into the cloud
Dimension Data has announced that it has acquired OpSource, an enterprise cloud company, in a deal that will see Dimension Data, now a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Holdings, accelerate its cloud computing services offerings. At the same time, Dimension Data, a US $4.7 billion ICT services and solutions provider has created a centralised Cloud Solutions Business Unit which will report directly into Dimension Data’s CEO, Brett Dawson. OpSource will become part of the Dimension Data Cloud Solutions Business Unit.
Dimension Data Planning Cloud Boost With OpSource Acquisition
Jul 4, 2011 Dimension Data Planning Cloud Boost With OpSource Acquisition
IT solutions provider Dimension Data has moved to acquire OpSource, a provider of enterprise cloud hosting services. According to the company, OpSource will form Dimension Data’s Data Cloud Solutions Business Unit which will be handled by Dimension Data CEO Bret Dawson.
OpSource Acquisition Is a Sign of the Channel Times
Jul 4, 2011 OpSource Acquisition Is a Sign of the Channel Times
There’s old saying about there being no need to buy the cow when the milk is free. That maxim applies to cloud computing in that from the perspective of the solution providers in the channel there is no shortage of cloud computing services to partner with.
Cloud M&A: Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
Jul 1, 2011 Cloud M&A: Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
Dimension Data, the $4.7 billion IT solutions provider arm of NTT Holdings, announced the acquisition of OpSource, the enterprise cloud company that took the No. 1 spot on the inaugural Talkin’ Cloud 50 list of top service providers. Dimension Data plans to integrate OpSource into its Cloud Solutions Business Unit, reporting directly to CEO Brett Dawson. It’s all part of Dimension Data’s play to extend its expertise in systems integration to the cloud.
OpSource Gets Bought
Jul 1, 2011 OpSource Gets BoughtOpSource, the cloud house, has been bought by Dimension Data, a $4.7 billion global ICT services and solutions provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Holdings headquartered in South Africa.
As it happens NTT is an investor in OpSource, or was. Dimension Data has now bought NTT's piece out.
NTT's Dimension Data takes another step into the clouds with OpSource acquisition
Jul 1, 2011 NTT's Dimension Data takes another step into the clouds with OpSource acquisition
NTT Communications' (NYSE: NTT) subsidiary Dimension Data is enhancing its cloud services strategy by acquiring OpSource, an enterprise cloud company. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Euronews: Ericsson Buys, Vodafone Sells
Jul 1, 2011 Euronews: Ericsson Buys, Vodafone Sells
Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC),Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD), Nokia Siemens Networks , Everything Everywhere Ltd. , T-Systems International GmbH and Dimension Data feature in today's overloaded basket of EMEA news.
DiData buys Silicon Valley's OpSource
Jul 1, 2011 DiData buys Silicon Valley's OpSource
Dimension Data, a subsidiary of telecoms giant NTT, has bought Silicon Valley-based OpSource for an undisclosed amount, to accelerate is cloud computing services. DiData was bought out by Japan-based Nippon Telegraph and Telecom for R24 billion last year, and was then delisted from the Johannesburg and London exchanges. At the time, it said the deal would accelerate its growth, which includes a push into cloud-based services.
In Cloud Pursuit, Dimension Data Acquires OpSource
Jul 1, 2011 In Cloud Pursuit, Dimension Data Acquires OpSource(The Hosting News) – Opsource has been acquired by Dimension Data, the company announced in a press release on Thursday.
With the transaction, Dimension Data is looking to expand its offerings with cloud capabilities. The company provides IT communication services for its clients.
