DIMENSION DATA MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
for us ,” Buys du Plessis says , pausing for breath . “ Quite a large spread - it might sound very confusing . It ’ s not . We basically work with our clients from a consulting engagement , all the way to managing the IT operation on behalf of our client .” Finally , she makes sure to note networking and security ,
Dimension Data ’ s original domain . We ask how security services have developed since the early days . “ Security is and always will be big business ,” Buys du Plessis explains . “ Big dollar figures are quoted in terms of what cyber security is doing to the world . “ Globally , and in the Middle East , security is enabling digitisation . If you look at fintech or technology businesses , they are leading this charge , and we see this in the Middle East as well . Many of these businesses are asset light , whilst ensuring secure transactions , so we think that security expands beyond the physical perimeter into the cloud environment .”
This benefits businesses ; it enables them to have quick deployments across multiple cloud platforms . This process is especially relevant to contemporary Middle Eastern businesses , where according to Buys du Plessis , a large amount of rightsizing , downsizing and mergers and acquisitions take place . She tells us that the Middle East is “ very visionary , very innovative … going out there and pushing the internet of things ”.
Buys du Plessis explains how cloud technology contributes to this progressive sector . “ We love cloud technology ,” she laughs . “ We ’ ve basically acknowledged that for most of our clients there ’ s going to be both cloud and non-cloud components , but with cloud playing a very strong role . Dimension Data has invested a significant amount of money in our capability over the past five to six years . The strategy is two-fold - one side is for our own organisation to make sure that we are agile enough to serve our clients best , the second is to build the cloud into the centre of everything we do with our clients .”
216 May 2017