IT Management Architect Rob Akershoek of Logicalis SMC has been appointed as Chairman of the Open Group IT4IT Forum.

For the past three years, Logicalis, an international IT solutions and managed services provider has conducted a global survey of CIO pressures and priorities. These studies have been highly effective in uncovering the trends and opportunities that, when realised, can transform IT departments from backroom cost centres to services-led partners to internal line-of-business (LOB) customers.

Logicalis UK, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announced the launch of four new Logicalis Optimal Services, creating a wider choice of consumption and operational models for its customers in core areas of both infrastructure and business collaboration. The services provide consumption of Data Centre, Networking/Security, Business Video and Collaboration services, and are available immediately.

On May 1st we opened a new Delivery Center in Fundão, Portugal, where we will develop and test new solutions and apps for our growing community of customers.

CRM is a new and smart app of Logicalis SMC, that facilitates real customer intimacy. It makes all your customer data always available in ServiceNow and covers the entire CRM lifecycle, from marketing and sales to Service & Support.

Logicalis SMC supports Wings and Roots by choosing fair share & direct trade coffee, the proceeds of which go directly to farmers in Guatemala, without the use of intermediaries.

Logicalis UK, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, has today announced the appointment of Steve Orton as UK Sales Director to help drive future growth for the business. The newest member of the UK senior management team, led by Managing Director Bob Swallow, Orton is also joined by Steve Fricker, who has taken up the role of New Business Sales Director, reporting in to Steve Orton, after recently moving to Logicalis from Dimension Data.

This week’s rollout of IT-Guardian at Delta Lloyd marked the next stage in the transformation to what the insurer calls ‘IT 3.0’: a completely updated Lean and Agile IT organisation based on the IT4IT Architecture Framework of The Open Group.

Logicalis UK, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, has today announced the appointment of Bob Swallow as Managing Director to steer the restructured and re-energised business through the next phase of planned growth. Bob takes on the role having previously been in place as Sales Director for Logicalis UK where he played a key part in defining the strategy, direction and structure of the business to better support its customers as they embark on the digital transformation of their businesses.