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Logicalis US to CIOs: On-Demand is the Future of ITNEW YORK, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- We live in a "right now" society where services are available on demand – videos on demand, cell service on demand. So why wouldn't business users expect the same of their computing capabilities? The problem for CIOs today is that they're accustomed to providing efficiencies and capabilities while their users are looking for an experience. Corporate users want the same right-now experience they're accustomed to in their outside-of-work lives. According to Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider (www.us.logicalis.com), delivering a consumer experience inside the corporation requires a whole new way of thinking among corporate IT leaders; it requires an underlying shift from IT as a provider of "always on" technology to a department that supports a service-defined enterprise able to offer an array of a la carte computing experiences when and how the organization's users need to access them. "Changing the way IT leaders think about technology is the first step in the process," says Bob Hankins, Vice President, Data Center Solutions, Logicalis US. "Technology still forms the foundation for the services that corporate users want and need, of course. For example, you could start with an HP converged infrastructure, then add operational analytics, orchestration and automation software as well as an array of implementation and managed services; those are the key ingredients. But in order to evolve to a 'right-now' IT environment, you have to map the technology to the SLAs that match the organization's overall goals and objectives. Simply providing technology that works is not the goal anymore, it's the expectation. That's why so many CIOs are considering changing the name of their 'IT' departments to more closely reflect the service-defined nature they are adopting. The goal has shifted from simply providing security, availability and performance management to providing the same levels of service at better price points in the right-now way line-of-business users want and need to work." Logicalis predicts that CIOs who embrace the service-defined movement will regain control of the IT department, redefine shadow IT, and will make their departments more relevant to their organizations as a whole. Accepting what changes need to take place and implementing a services-led IT transformation is, perhaps, the most difficult part. To help, Logicalis data center experts have identified six key benefits common to successful on-demand, service-defined environments. Six Benefits of an On-Demand Infrastructure
About Logicalis Logicalis employs over 4,000 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, specify, deploy and manage complex IT infrastructures to meet the needs of almost 6,000 corporate and public sector customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM, EMC, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and ServiceNow on an international basis and has specialized solutions for enterprise and medium-sized companies in vertical markets covering financial services, telecommunications, media and technology, education, healthcare, retail, government, manufacturing and professional services helping customers benefit from cutting-edge technologies in a cost-effective way. The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of over $1.5 billion from operations in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific and is one of the leading IT and communications solution integrators specializing in the areas of advanced technologies and services. The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges, with revenues of approximately $6 billion. For more information, visit www.us.logicalis.com. Business and technology working as one Media contacts: Karen Franse, Communication Strategy Group for Logicalis US Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130828/MM71035LOGO-a To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/logicalis-us-to-cios-on-demand-is-the-future-of-it-300088094.html SOURCE Logicalis US |