Tag: Logicalis

Logicalis snaps up Q

Posted on August 9, 2022 by - News

Logicalis has acquired Q Associates as part of a cunning plan to expand its Microsoft and data-centric IT service capabilities across the UK.

Other than being a Star Trek villain, Q is a NetApp, Cisco and Lenovo partner providing tech to UK universities, research councils, government security services, Home Office departments and commercial clients.

The company has its headquarter in Newbury with regional offices in London, Manchester and Newcastle as well as a Microsoft technical delivery team in Zimbabwe.

Datatec sees double digit revenue rise

Posted on May 25, 2022 by - News

Datatec has posted a double-digit rise in both revenue and profits for the year as both Westcon and Logicalis aced their results.

Revenues for the technology group were up 12.8 percent to $4.6 billion while EBITDA climbed 30.3 percent to $154.5 million.

Datatec CEO Jens Montanana said the group delivered a strong operational and financial performance across all divisions during FY22 despite global semiconductor shortages and ongoing supply chain constraints which have resulted in a growing backlog.

“While we see continued demand for our products and services across the world, and have positioned our operations to take full advantage of this, the supply chain headwinds compounded by various factors, including the war in Ukraine, lockdowns in China and global inflationary pressures will impact our performance in 2023”, he said. 

CIO role has changed but development half baked

Posted on March 3, 2022 by - News

CIOs are moving to more strategic roles as they came under pressure from their bosses to keep the pace of change high and innovation flowing.

According to research from Logicalis the shift has had an impact on those in the channel that support customers as they need to protect customers while the change is happening.

Logicalis chief technology officer Toby Alcock said CIO demands had changed and the business expects more from  them and the pace they need to work.

“More businesses are looking for the technology to be closer to their outcomes and to their customers, so the CEO is having to respond to that anyway, but I think it’s been accelerated through the pandemic”, he added.

“The rate of change and the acceptance of the change has helped, but so too has the need to come up with more innovative ways to connect with customers during the pandemic, change and pivot the business, and drive new outcomes. That pressure has been on the CIO like never before,” Alcock said.

Logicalis restructures UK and Irish operations

Posted on July 27, 2021 by - News

Logicalis has restructured its UK and Ireland operations so that it is a single business unit with 336 staff.

The new outfit will be known as Logicalis UK and Ireland and it will have a new regional structure and management team.

The company was quick to deny that it was a cost-cutting exercise and confirmed that its UK and Ireland headcount won’t shrink as part of the process.

Logicalis snaps up Siticom

Posted on June 3, 2021 by - News

Logicalis has written a cheque for  Siticom, which specialises in network infrastructure and 5G.

The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, gives Logicalis access to an 11-year-old business that has a staff of 130 experts based in five German locations, and will be the foundation of an EMEA centre of expertise in 5G networks.

Logicalis CEO Bob Bailkoski said: “The strategic decision to acquire Siticom is driven by the growing demand for broadband services and fibre optics expansion as we continue to deliver speed, scale and agility for global customers. As a Cisco Global Gold Partner, we are already developing SD-WAN solutions and together with Siticom we can build on our partnership to create end-to-end 5G offerings for the business of the future.” 

Logicalis buys a third of cloudy Kumulus

Posted on August 7, 2020 by - News

Logicalis has snapped up  a 30 percent stake in Kumulus, a company specialising in cloud and data managed services. With this investment, Logicalis strengthens its ability to assist its cloud business.

Kumulus was founded in 2017 by former Microsoft engineers with expertise in cloud computing, application modernisation, DevOps, and data analytics, including machine learning and AI. Headquartered in Brazil, Kumulus is a player in public cloud services, having its team of experts certified by Microsoft and AWS.  The company has migrated dozens of customers to the cloud and has been sustaining cloud environments for companies of different sizes in various industries.

Suppliers named on NHS Cybersecurity Services framework

Posted on May 28, 2020 by - News

The new NHS Cybersecurity Services framework has been announced with Softcat, Logicalis and MTI are among the 25 suppliers listed.

The framework has an estimated value of up to £250 million and runs until February 2024. Other reseller names on the supplier list include Trustmarque, CGI, NCC and Novosco.

The framework comprises three Lots.  The first deals with Emergency Cyber Incident Management and has an estimated total value of £90 million and 11 suppliers. The second lot is centred on Cybersecurity Consultancy Services and has a total value of £80 million and 19 suppliers, while the last is focused on Security Personnel, also with a total value of £80 million and 15 suppliers.

Logicalis UK scores framework in

Posted on October 2, 2019 by - News

Logicalis UK announced that it had been awarded a place on Jisc Services Network Equipment framework, under three lots: Lot 3 Cisco, Lot 8 F5, and Lot 8 Infoblox.

Logicalis was named as the top-ranked supplier for Cisco solutions to the sector and is the only nominated F5 supplier.

Logicalis takes new tech from Cisco and Hopf Vertriebsgesellschaft

Posted on September 25, 2019 by - News

Logicalis has boosted its IoT capabilities after taking over the European wide Cisco-focused Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) team from Hopf Vertriebsgesellschaft.

The addition of this European team will bolster Logicalis UK’s IT and OT capabilities, making it the only UK Cisco partner able to offer an integrated IT and OT service.

Logicalis gets key Health and Social Care Network certification

Posted on May 10, 2018 by - News

Medieval-Doctors-Dissection-of-a-CadaverIT solutions and managed services provider Logicalis UK, announced it has achieved Stage 1 CN-SP compliance on the government’s new Health and Social Care Network.

The certification comes after meeting stringent criteria to establish Logicalis UK’s services as fit for purpose, value for money and interoperable for use in health and social care. The Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) aims to provide a reliable, efficient and flexible way for health and care organisations to access and exchange electronic information.

Bob Swallow, MD of Logicalis UK, said: “Accomplishing this level of compliance is a great recognition of our hard work. Becoming an official HSCN supplier will help to drive forward our own development and further strengthen our commitment to the healthcare sector, in which Logicalis already has a long track-record of success.”

By achieving Stage 1 CN-SP compliance, Logicalis UK now has the opportunity to provide HSCN connectivity and overlay services. It is already embarking on the process of achieving Stage 2 certification, meaning it will then be able to physically connect and deliver live network services for HSCN customers by early summer this year.

Bob Swallow added: “Gaining Stage 1 compliance demonstrates a clear level of trust in our quality of service, but it’s just the beginning. Logicalis UK is committed to the HSCN programme long term. We look forward to supporting our customers in taking full advantage of what HSCN has to offer, with the end goal of allowing them to transform the services they provide by enabling them to have reliable access to vital systems and information.”

Through the HSCN, customers have the option of three routes to market for their procurement process, including the existing and established Network Services framework (known as RM1045), on which Logicalis UK is represented on eight of the 10 lots. HSCN went live in 2017 and replaces the outgoing N3 network, which has been in operation for 13 years.

Logicalis enters Cisco Gold

Posted on December 14, 2017 by - News

maxresdefaultLogicalis has become Cisco’s sixth Global Gold partner.

Cisco added the Global Gold tier to the top of its partner programme in May, allowing partners with certifications in different regions to access the same benefits across all their regions.

Each partner needs a total of 12 accreditations across Cisco’s global territories, and has to hit services and renewal targets.

Mark Rogers, CEO at Logicalis, said: “We are really happy to see that our investments in our team skills, our solid business processes and our truly integrated operations around the globe are now recognised.

“Most important is that our clients can be further assured of Logicalis’ unparalleled expertise and unwavering commitment to keep continuously reinvesting in the technologies and services that support their business.”

Logicalis joins the five firms that were announced as Global Gold partners in May: BT, Dimension Data, Ericsson, IBM and Orange Business Services.

Logicalis UK has operating loss

Posted on January 4, 2017 by - News

LossLogicalis is reporting that its UK operation took a hit.

For the 12 months ending 29 February 2016, the UK arm of the Cisco, HP and IBM partner saw revenue drop from £169.8 million in the previous year to £153.9 million, while operating profit swung from £6 million to a loss of £2.1 million.

For the year ending 29 February 2016 the Logicalis Group saw revenue drop from $1.51 billion to $1.4 billion while operating profit fell from $68.1 million to $52 million.
Logicalis parent company Datatec reported its half-year figures on the London Stock Exchange in October, showing a revenue decline of 7.6 per cent year on year to $3.13 billion for the six months ending 31 August 2016.

The company is vendor dependant on the likes of IBM, Cisco and HP and if any one of the principal vendors to the company terminates, fails to renew or materially adversely changes its agreement or arrangements with the company, it could materially reduce the company’s revenue and operating profit and thereby seriously harm the company’s financial condition and results of operations, the company said.

The Logicalis UK claimed that the IT industry continues to be a “rapidly changing environment“and management recognises the need for the company to continually adapt and grow.

“The directors remain optimistic about the company’s future prospects, and are executing a transformation programme which will ensure that it is best suited to deliver its customers in the long term.”

 

Logicalis buys into wi-fi outfit

Posted on September 2, 2014 by - News

Clouds in Oxford: pic Mike MageeIT firm Logicalis said it has taken a 51 percent stake in a German company.

ITUMA, which is privaly owned, offers wi-fi services including 3D in location navigation, product promotions and retail ordering.

Why is Logicalis interested in this kind of stuff?  President and COO Mark Rogers said because it can get exclusive rights to the wi-fi products and services.  He said: “[It] is expected to achieve significant market penetration, driven off the back of customers’ investment in wireless or in pre-packaged managed and cloud services.”

He also said that will complement its existing partnership with Cisco and Logicalis will offer services across all the countries it operates in.

The software ITUMA has allows indoor navigation, product information and location.

ITUMA CEO Simon Marg said that the deal will allow it to spread its wings to Logicalis’ customers and companies across the world.

Logica man gets Logicalis job

Posted on November 14, 2013 by - Moving People, News

Gary Bullard, LogicalisGary Bullard will be the next CEO of Logicalis.

Bullard will take over the role of current CEO Ian Cook from the 1st of March next year.  Cook will become a non-executive chairman of Logicalis.

Bullard has a long background in IT. He was UK CEO and EMEA CEO of Logica, and before that worked as MD of BT’s corporate business unit.

And he also held senior executives at Big Blue before then, as general manager of IBM’s golobal services EMEA and IBM Global Solutions in New York.

Bullard will join Logicalis in December as CEO in waiting. He said in a prepared statement: “I’m excited to be joining Logicalis and see a strong foundation on which to build momentum for growth in the areas of software defined networks, enterprise mobility and the cloud.”