"With IT Force we get vetted, professional people quickly."
Ciaran Tobin, Helpdesk Manager, KBC Bank
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IT Force partners with leading storage virtualisation company 22 November 2011
22nd November, 2011: IT Force partners with the leading storage virtualisation company in Ireland, DataCore.IT Force partners with Leading Storage Virtualisation Company
Global storage virtualisation software provider DataCore has appointed Rupert Collier as regional manager for Ireland, as well as new Irish resellers, IT Force.
Joe O'Reilly, Director at IT Force, said, "We are delighted to be partnering with the leading storage virtualisation company in the market. Through the use of their software and with our other strategic partners, Microsoft and Citrix, we can now provide the best virtualisation solution right through from the desktop, application, server and storage layers."
"We see high potential in the Irish market and over the coming year we will be investing more here as we look to strengthen our channel and grow our customer base,” said Collier.
“Our technology is ideal for data centres and cloud environments and Ireland probably has the most attractive climate in the world for investment in this sector, with the temperature rarely rising above 23°C or below -5°C. Storage demands are higher than ever with information growing at an exponential rate.”
To read more visit www.businessandleadership.com.
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IT Force ranked in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 24 October 2011
24th October 2011: IT Force today announced that it ranked for the first time in the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.IT Force ranked in Deloitte Technology Fast 50
IT Force attributes its growth to it's two appreciating assets - staff and customers.
Dublin, Ireland, October 24th, 2011 — IT Force today announced that it ranked for the first time in the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years.
IT Force’s Managing Director, John Bergin, credits the growth to IT Force’s two appreciating assets – staff and customers. He said, "To be successful we need to keep reinventing ourselves with an absolute focus on our clients' evolving needs. Our customer centric approach and the continuous improvement of staff skills will lay the platform for further growth.”
Now in its twelfth year in Ireland, the Awards recognise exceptional business growth, technological innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. The programme ranks the 50 fastest-growing technology companies and covers both public and private companies in all areas of technology, from internet specialists to life sciences, computers to semiconductors, software to telecommunications.
Announcing the winners of the Technology Fast 50 programme, David O’Flanagan, Partner, Deloitte said: “Looking at the list of Deloitte Fast 50 winners in 2011, it becomes clear that we are witnessing the second wave of Irish technology companies starting to mature. In 2001, companies such as Conduit, Horizon Technologies and Iona were riding high as Fast 50 winners; ten years on and there are new kids on the block who mirror their predecessors in having great ideas and understand that to grow they have to go global.”
The awards took place in the Dublin Convention Centre on Friday 21st October. Industry figures speaking at the event included Maurice Mortell, Managing Director, Telecity Group Plc (former CEO Data Electronics) and Regina Moran, CEO, Fujitsu. Sponsors of the event were William Fry and Tughans.
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IT Force in Silicon Republic today: Cloud sourcing – €350k deal connects global workforce 15 September 2011
15th September 2011: IT Force implements Citrix XenDesktop which allows Mercury Engineering to share the information needed to manage and support business operations around the globe.Cloud sourcing – €350k deal connects global workforce
Engineering firm Mercury Engineering has signed a deal valued at €350,000 to roll out virtualisation technology from Citrix that will connect its global workforce.
Citrix XenDesktop allows Mercury Engineering to share the information needed to manage and support business operations around the globe. It has created an application delivery network that delivers standardised applications to 530 users and 800 client machines on three continents.
The solution, which was deployed by DataSolutions and IT Force, has enabled Mercury Engineering to enjoy savings of up to €500,000 and is expected to pay for itself in less than a year.
Savings include €150,000 in support costs, as everything is centrally supported from one location; network savings of €200,000 with the introduction of Citrix Branch Repeaters; and power savings from implementing virtualisation technology of around €70,000 per annum.
Pictured: Niall Gilmore, Country Manager, Citrix; Derek Mizak, Group IT Manager, Mercury Engineering and Joe O'Reilly, Head of IT Contracting, IT Force
According to Joe O'Reilly, head of IT contracting, IT Force: “Before Mercury upgraded, its systems ran relatively slowly. This challenge varied by location, but in some, it was painstakingly slow and this made it very difficult for the engineers to work efficiently. Now remote users have the exact same experience when they log into their desktops as users in head office, which in turn makes them more effective.”
Read the full story at Silicon Republic.
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Resourcing Model Suits More Professionals 03 July 2011
3rd July 2011: Resourcing Model Suits More Professionals - A good cost saving option for organisations who might not need someone on-site all the time.When talking about IT contracting solutions, it is important to consider the resources themselves - the actual IT professionals doing the work. The resourcing model has become increasingly attractive to many experienced IT professionals during the current downturn, according to Joe O'Reilly, head of IT contracting, IT Force.
Read the full story by Dermot Corrigan in Computers in Business.
Pictured: Joe O'Reilly, Head of IT Contracting, IT Force
