Dimension Data

This article is about the company. For the cycling team, see Dimension Data (cycling team).

Dimension Data
Company typePrivate
IndustryInformation technology
Founded1983
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Area served
Global
Key people
Alan Turnley-Jones (CEO), Barry Curtin (CFO), Jay Reddy (CDO)[1]
Services
  • Managed services
  • System integration
  • Consulting
  • Security
  • Education and learning
Revenue$7.5 billion (2014)
ParentNTT
Subsidiaries
17 subsidiaries
  • AccessKenya, AlwaysOn, ContinuitySA, earthwave, Euricom, Internet Solutions, JQ Network, Merchants, Nexus, NextiraOne, Oakton, Plessey, Security Assessment, SQL Services, Training Partners, Viiew
Websiteservices.global.ntt

Dimension Data was a company specialising in information technology services. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa,[2] the company maintained operations on every inhabited continent.[3] Dimension Data focused on services including IT consulting, technical and support services, and managed services.[4][5][6] The company was the official technology partner of the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España and also sponsored a team of the same name.[7][8] In 2010, the company was fully acquired by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).[9] On 1 July 2019, all Dimension Data operations, excluding those in the Middle East and Africa, became part of NTT Ltd.[10]

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