ARN

KPMG selects Vblock for private cloud

Dimension Data will be involved in the integration process

Accounting firm, KPMG Australia, has developed a private cloud platform using Vblock infrastructure.

Dimension Data will be involved in the integration process. KPMG has been a Dimension Data customer for several years spanning across many IT project implementations.

The Vblock platform includes technologies from Cisco, EMC and Vmware. KPMG is one of the first out of the big four accounting companies to deploy this type of technology.

Part of KPMG's aim to deploy its advisory services on Vblock include delivering multiple cloud-based digital services and multiple revenue stream on single platform to help lower its operational costs and carbon footprint.

About nine months ago, the organisation hired a new CIO, Chris Robinson, and three months later hired a director of IT, David Banger. Both were put in charge of reviewing the company's IT function and aligning it with the company's overall broader strategy.

Banger said some of its prime challenges within its IT function was that it wasn't as relevant as what it could be to its advisory business. It also faced apprehension from employees within its organisation on the cloud computing concept. So instead of referring to it as the cloud, it embarked on calling it 'infrastructure optimisation.'

“We had a very extensive server refresh program ahead of us and we had extensive technology across our datacentres that we wanted to consolidate,” Banger said.“We're now in preparation phase to get inventory and relevant items for Dimension Data to come in and work with both EMC and Cisco.” He also stressed the importance of remaining vendor agnostic within its IT environment.

“We remain vendor agnostic and we have to be impartial,” he said.

Julia Talevski travelled to Cisco Live as a guest of Cisco

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

More about: Cisco, Dimension Data, EMC, KPMG, VMware
References show all

Comments

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Users posting comments agree to the ARN comments policy.
Login or register to link comments to your user profile, or you may also post a comment without being logged in.
Related Coverage
Related Whitepapers
Latest Stories
Community Comments
Tags: Cisco, cloud computing, EMC, kpmg, vBlock, VMware
ARN Directory | Distributors relevant to this article
Alloys , Avnet Technology Solutions , Express Data , Express Online , Multimedia Technology , NewLease , Wavelink , Westcon Group , Fusion Power Systems
ARN Directory | Vendors relevant to this article
EMC , VMWare
rhs_login_lockGet exclusive access to ARN's news, research and invitation only events.
ARN Distributor Directory
Find distributors by name | vendor | location
Channel Deals
/deals/aca-pacific/392_kodak-i2000-series-scanner-add-a-smart-touch-t
ACA Pacific

Kodak i2000 Series Scanner - Add a Smart Touch to your office.

More details »
ARN Vendor Directory
Find vendors by name | category

iAsset is a channel management ecosystem that automates all major aspects of the entire sales,marketing and service process, including data tracking, integrated learning, knowledge management and product lifecycle management.