T-Systems Signs Major Deal With SABMiller
As part of a strategic review of its global infrastructure, SABMiller has awarded T-Systems the contract to provide its global backbone and European network. New network capabilities to be introduced by T-Systems will increase the volume of traffic that is supported on available bandwidth while reducing total cost of ownership.
“At SABMiller we are globally integrating our business, and as a result we are ensuring our technology is ‘fit for purpose’ and ‘value for money’. We have decided to implement a multi-vendor global data network. T-Systems is a well-positioned partner for our technology infrastructure inEuropeand core services, offering us the capabilities we require from a world-class network, and capable of supporting SABMiller’s future growth,” says Peter Brickley, SABMiller Global CIO.
The new network will deliver access to data for approximately 12,000 SABMiller end-users. In addition, T-Systems will provide capabilities such as Security; Telepresence; Remote Access; IP-VPN and Application Performance Monitoring.
“We are delighted to have secured this very important agreement with SABMiller and are proud to be given the task of transforming their network infrastructure to maximise performance across their business. In today’s complex IT landscapes it is critical that we excel at partnership models with other parts of a customer’s eco-system of suppliers. Our combined IT and telecoms depth of experience coupled with our service integration heritage give us the confidence and skill to optimize collaboration with other partners in the SABMiller supply chain to deliver added value,” says Casper Malig, UK managing director at T-Systems.
Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions. T-Systems provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. The company’s some 52,700 employees combine industry expertise and ICT innovations to add significant value to customers’ core business all over the world. T-Systems generated revenue of around Eur10 billion in the 2012 financial year.
