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Logicalis US Gives Manufacturers Seven Reasons to Consider Managed ServicesNEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- All businesses have IT requirements, but manufacturers have their own unique challenges. In addition to the traditional technology concerns facing other organizations, manufacturing CIOs are also often struggling to support a global organization from a single location with a finite staff and budget. Simultaneously, they're expected to build competitive advantage and profitability for the business through the creative use of both IT tools and technical prowess. Adding infrastructure and personnel to keep things running smoothly while they concentrate on new business-boosting goals may be too costly. But outsourcing core IT management functions to an experienced managed services provider may offer a solution. Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider (www.us.logicalis.com), says managed services can take the burden of day-to-day monitoring and incident remediation off the IT team's shoulders, freeing them to focus on more strategic tasks. Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151026/280585LOGO "CIOs in manufacturing environments are expected to not only keep the compute environment functioning properly 24x7 as other CIOs do, but they are also expected to contribute to the manufacturer's productivity and competitive advantage through the creative use of their team's technical skills," says Ed Konopasek, Vice President, Cloud and Managed Solutions, Logicalis US. "Internal IT resources, however, are often so preoccupied with just keeping the proverbial lights on that they have no time for the kinds of strategic IT initiatives the company envisioned when they were originally hired. To mature their internal IT operations, manufacturing CIOs must realize that being responsible for IT doesn't mean they have to do everything in house. Managed services providers like Logicalis have grown into specialized teams of highly trained service professionals who can provide reliable, ITIL-based, SLA-backed remote monitoring and management of a manufacturer's entire IT infrastructure, regardless of where in the world that infrastructure resides, and deliver time savings, predictable costs and guaranteed uptime among other advantages that free the manufacturer's internal IT team for more creative, business-building tasks." Seven Reasons Manufacturers Need Managed Services
About Logicalis Logicalis employs over 4,000 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, deploy and manage complex IT infrastructures to meet the needs of over 6,500 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. It has specialized solutions for enterprise and medium-sized companies in vertical markets covering financial services, TMT (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 over $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 To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/logicalis-us-gives-manufacturers-seven-reasons-to-consider-managed-services-300166243.html SOURCE Logicalis US 
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