Dimension Data

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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