Dimension Data named APC Elite Partner of the Year

3 July 2012 - Dimension Data has been named Elite Partner of the Year Middle East as well as Business Development Initiative of the Year Southern Africa by APC Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services.

Dimension Data Middle East received the Elite Partner of the Year award and Business Development Initiative of the Year Award for Southern Africa at the APC Schneider Electric Partner Conference, held recently in Manila, Philippines.

“We are extremely proud of this achievement, as it stands testimony to our ability to consistently deliver against our clients' requirements and our partner goals. Our ability to innovatively plan, build and support client solutions is what sets us apart,” says Youssef Fawaz, Managing Director, Dimension Data Middle East.

Nicholas Shaw, General Manager: Advanced Infrastructure, Dimension Data South Africa, says that although Dimension Data has been a local and regional APC Partner for almost 14 years, it has held Elite Partner status for more than four years, and is one of only a handful of Elite Partners across the Middle East and Africa region.

“The Business Development Initiative award is one that shows our ability to actively seek innovative ways to provide relevant solutions to our clients. These awards underscore our longstanding and collaborative partnership with APC. As businesses strive to ensure they operate at maximum efficiency with minimal downtime, it has become critical that we ensure our clients continue operating no matter what happens to their physical infrastructure,” he says.

Dimension Data plays a pivotal role in assisting companies maximise their investment in technology while dramatically improving business performance. Dimension Data's unrivalled expertise in the physical infrastructure solutions space represents a key differentiator as an end-to-end systems integrator.

Olivier Delepine, Vice-President UAE and Gulf Countries at APC by Schneider Electric, says: “In addition to being the largest APC partner in the region, Dimension Data has embraced the partnership model and shown initiative to actively promote the full spectrum of Schneider Electric's solutions.

“When we engage with a partner, we not only make sure that we have common business interests, but also that we are sharing the same values. This is clearly the case with Dimension Data, which has shown true leadership and collaboration with the APC brand across the Middle East and Africa region. The company has also displayed its commitment to exploring larger opportunities, with APC fully behind Dimension Data,” he says.