Datacraft Addresses Clients’ Datacenter Virtualisation Demands with VMware Platform

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 01, 2008 – Datacraft, the region’s leading IT services and solutions company, announced that it will offer a broad range of datacenter virtualization and consolidation services based on VMware’s industry-leading datacenter virtualisation and management suite, VMware Infrastructure, for clients throughout Asia Pacific. This new partnership enables Datacraft to address the widely acknowledged need among businesses for more efficient server utilisation and reduced datacenter footprint, in the face of mounting pressure to cut costs, reduce energy consumption, and minimise environmental impact.

According to Andy Cocks, Datacraft’s Director for Solutions and Alliance,  datacenters in many Asian companies are getting increasingly crowded, as corresponding new servers are added, resulting in challenges such as limited floor space; inadequate server cooling; slow application provisioning; ineffective backup and disaster recovery and low server utilisation rates.

“By working with VMware, we are now able to address our clients’ datacenter virtualisation requirements more holistically. The VMware platform allows Datacraft to help companies more easily manage the operations of their datacenter. This process results in greater efficiency and allows the number of servers in a data centre to be consolidated – saving money, space and increased capacity for future growth,” said Cocks.

“We are pleased to be working with Datacraft to implement server virtualization for its extensive blue-chip clientele across 13 countries in Asia Pacific,” said Manish Sharma, Senior Director, VMware, Inc.”We value our relationship with Datacraft and aim to continue providing partners like Datacraft with the tools and services they need to deliver top notch virtualisation solutions” .

About Datacraft
Datacraft is the leading independent IT services and solutions company in Asia Pacific. The company helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Microsoft solutions, data centre storage and contact centre technologies, with advanced skills in consulting, training and managed services, to craft IT solutions for businesses.

A member of the Dimension Data Group, Datacraft is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. Headquartered in Singapore, Datacraft operates in more than 50 major offices and has over 1,460 employees across 13 Asia Pacific markets. More information can be found at www.datacraft-asia.com.

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