Logicalis: Business and technology working as one

“It’s not just IT solutions, It’s IT global know-how.”

Business and technology now go hand-in-hand in almost every industry and Logicalis is aiming for such a future while working as a multi-skilled solution provider who aids in digital enablement services to help customers access digital technology easily for innovative business outcomes.

Logicalis has a vast customer base which is spread geographically with provides the company access to various markets like financial services, TMT (telecommunications, media, and technology), education, healthcare, retail, government, manufacturing and professional services. They have also worked with some of the biggest names in the industry like Cisco, HPE, IBM, CA Technologies, NetApp, Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, and ServiceNow.

Beginning

Logicalis began its operations in 1998, headquartered in Slough, UK, that grew into a leading industry name with more than 6500 employees working in key areas like cloud services, security, and network infrastructure, workspace communications and collaboration, and IT operation modernization. The Logicalis Group has an annual revenue of $1.7 billion, from its operations worldwide.

One of the major breaks that Logicalis received was from IBM for handling its Australian and New Zealand businesses which concluded in 2004 and since then Logicalis has been acquiring companies throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia Pacific, solely focusing on IT integration solutions and network and enterprise systems. The company is an internationally acclaimed IT solution and managed services provider with solutions spanning from the cloud and managed services to communication and data solutions with over 10,000 corporate and public sector customers.

What do they do?

Logicalis specializes in end-to-end information and communications technology (ICT) delivery which is founded on superior knowledge and expertise in a plethora of fields like communication & collaboration, business analytics, professional and managed services, data centre hosting and cloud solutions.

They provide full lifecycle management for its customers' ICT solutions right from planning, design, implementation, and integration to support optimization. Their portfolio consists of managed and hosted managed services that encircle end-to-end management of their multi-vendor, multi-technology ICT environments which enable its customers to take a flexible approach to IT operations and other complex transformation projects.

Managed Services

It is almost impossible for enterprises to function without trustworthy and appropriate on-going maintenance services for its IT infrastructure, applying to user devices through to data centre platforms. Logicalis Managed services help in monitoring and managing IT systems including servers, networks, storage, and security and are underpinned by a detailed Service Level Agreement.

Logicalis has Managed Services capability on a global scale that has proven to be an extremely effective and cost-efficient solution, with virtually no latency for remote connections from one place in the world to another – regardless of distance, with 24/7 access to expert technicians, tools and processes along with a common service delivery framework.

Businesses often choose Managed Services provision when they are seeking to resolve significant pain points within their IT organization. However, there is a myriad of practical and financial benefits that you can gain when you choose to go down the Managed Services route. Having top-tier accreditations with international strategic partners has enabled Logicalis to build solutions that support legacy technology platforms of businesses.

Logicalis as a Market Leader

Logicalis was recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScape Report on Worldwide Network Consulting Services Vendor Assessment.

"We are committed to providing digital enablement services to help our customers harness digital technology and innovative services to deliver powerful business outcomes. We embrace and shape change to continuously improve our customers’ competitiveness and efficiency. Being included as a leader in the report showcases this commitment." - Mark Rogers, CEO.

The IDC MarketScape study is done to assess the capabilities and strategies of prominent network consulting firms. The evaluation is done using a comprehensive framework and follows several parameters that are most favorable to success in providing network consulting services.

Meet the visionary

Mark Rogers joined Logicalis in 2003 as Finance Director for Logicalis UK, within a year he became the Chief Financial Officer, European Operations. Further in March 2007, he has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer for Logicalis Group and in March 2015 he became the CEO for Logicalis Group. Mark acquired his vast experience working in the technology and service sectors internationally. He was part of the Racal Electronics/ Thales for more than 20 years working at the finance director level. Whilst at Thales he was also Chairman of Citylink Telecommunications, a joint venture company that had secured a £1.2 billion, 20 year PFI contract with London Underground. Also, he has significant M&A experience including the sale of Racal Telecom to Global crossing for £1 billion as well as experienced in the acquisition and integration of smaller businesses.

Awards

-- Global

 Cisco Global IoT Partner of the Year Award, Logicalis Europe

-- APAC

2019 ARN Innovation Awards: Partner Value – Enterprise

2019 ARN Innovation Awards: Personal Innovation – Management Excellence: Awarded to Damian Zammit

NetApp Australia/New Zealand Partner of the Year: Gold – Thomas Duryea Logicalis

-- EMEA

Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year, Europe

Cisco IoT/Industry Partner of the Year, Germany

Cisco Transformation/Innovation Partner of the Year Award, Portugal