EMC is first global partner to deploy ViPR as part of its own worldwide service delivery capability
Dimension Data said it would use EMC ViPR and ViPR SRM in the delivery of its own Managed Service for Storage, enabling intelligent storage management for clients globally.
The company has made ongoing investments in its managed services automation platform to automate service assurance, fulfilment, services catalogue and a self-service portal. The addition of EMC’s ViPR products enables 24/7 access to the tools and services required for effective and proactive storage provisioning, orchestration, management and reporting across multiple vendors’ storage technologies announced the press release.
Steve Joubert, Group Executive, Data Centres at Dimension Data, said, “Storage unit costs are declining, but costs rise as much as 35% due to growing application utilisation, compliance, and data protection strategies.”
In a 2013 forecast, research firm IDC estimated that enterprises will spend USD 6.5 billion on storage in 2015. Based on IDC’s calculations, capital expenses for data storage account for only 20% of the cost; the true cost of storage comes from other operational factors. “This means that, on average, for every dollar organisations spend on storage, a further four dollars are spent on the operational elements of managing stored data,” explained Joubert.
Dimension Data’s Service is customisable to an organisation’s specific need, and is available in different consumption models.
Manuvir Das, Senior Vice President, Advanced Software, Emerging Technologies Division, EMC Corporation, said, “Dimension Data has the expertise to help organisations drive business transformation, and this initiative brings together their services with EMC’s ViPR and ViPR SRM technologies to help clients take full advantage of automated storage services to increase operational efficiencies.”
