Pironet NDH continues to strengthen its market position as one of the leading cloud computing providers
Cologne, 22 May 2012 - The market for cloud computing in
Germany is booming: the Experton Group has evaluated twice
as many providers in its major comparison study as it did
the year before. In this fiercely contested market, this
market researcher firm has found for the third time running
that Pironet NDH is one of the leading providers of cloud
computing services. For Germany's small and medium-sized
enterprises in particular, known as the Mittelstand,
Experton analysts stated that Pironet NDH ranked among the
top quarter of providers, underscoring the fact that
Pironet NDH has not only solidified its market position,
but expanded upon it as well.
In addition this was the first time that the ICT service
provider made it also into the top group in the "Managed
Private Clouds" category, defined by the study's authors as
cloud infrastructures that have been customised to meet the
requirements of individual business customers in order, for
example, to dynamically supply software applications that
are especially business-critical using hardware resources
in the cloud.
Clear price structure, high service quality, German cloud
locations
Experton analysts concluded in their study that: "In terms
of small- and medium-sized enterprises Pironet NDH has once
again demonstrated this year that it can deliver excellent
cloud services. With Pironet NDH, customers are able to
benefit in particular from the clear and transparent
structure of its service portfolio with regard to SLAs and
pricing, as well as from the high quality of the services
themselves. The fact that its data centres are located in
Germany is yet another advantage for many Mittelstand
customers."
"An exclusive cloud concept is not a recipe for success
with small and medium-sized enterprises"
Felix Höger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pironet NDH,
believes that the company's success is the result of its
strong focus on the core requirements of small- and
medium-sized enterprises: "It was already clear to us three
years ago that what many consider to be the essence of
cloud computing, i.e. standardisation at all costs, would
not lead to success in the commercial sector. Our approach,
on the other hand, is comprehensive, which also allows us
to upgrade existing system landscapes with cloud
technologies while facilitating a flexible and smooth
transition to modern IT supply models and on-demand
services."
German business cloud
Pironet NDH's range of outsourcing and cloud computing
services is targeted primarily at the upper end of
Germany's Mittelstand. The company operates its customers'
business-critical applications using a managed hosting
model, while offering standard applications and hardware
resources as on-demand services from its business cloud, a
protected cloud infrastructure that has been tailored to
meet the requirements of commercial customers.
Pironet NDH also makes it possible for its customers to
connect their various business locations to the business
cloud via corporate networks. Pironet NDH produces all of
its cloud and outsourcing services solely in its own
high-security data centres in Germany.
New integration service is ranked straight away
Market researchers placed Pironet NDH's new integration
service in the upper echelons for the first time. With this
service, the cloud specialist helps larger Mittelstand
companies and large firms to plan and build their own IT
and cloud systems and to operate them in their own data
centre. Experton analysts are expecting corporate demand
for integration expertise to rise sharply in coming years
as companies seek to deal with the long-term transformation
of their IT landscapes towards cloud computing and new IT
supply models.
"Naturally we are pleased that our integration service
managed to be ranked among the key providers right off the
bat. The fact that this product was evaluated so highly
underlines the competitiveness of our portfolio in this
sector as well. We will be continuing to expand our market
presence for our integration services in the months and
years to come," stated Felix Höger.
About Pironet NDH Datacenter
Pironet NDH Datacenter is a leading ICT outsourcing vendor
for German small- and medium sized businesses (SMBs) and
offers a full range of services for the efficient and
secure operation of business applications and ICT
infrastructures. Core services include holistic solutions
and flexible cost/use billing models for the provision of
IT resources according to modern on-demand concepts like
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or Cloud Computing.
The centralization and outsourcing of, for example,
business applications from SAP and Microsoft, as well as
the use of a network infrastructure also provided by
Pironet NDH Datacenter allows SMBs to significantly reduce
their investment and operational expenses for the
management of information and communication and concentrate
on their core business tasks.
All the supply and operational aspects of the ICT
outsourcing product lines are certified in accordance with
strict and internationally recognised guidelines, including
in accordance with DIN ISO/IEC 27001. For the client, the
certification represents the operational excellence of
Pironet NDH in all processes, as well as in maintaining
high technical and safety-related standards.
Customers include numerous SMBs as well as international
corporations.
Press contact:
Pironet NDH Datacenter
Thomas Sprenger
Von-der-Wettern-Str. 27
51149 Cologne, Germany
Tel.: +49.2203.93530-1324
Fax: +49.2203.93530-99
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