New IT Outsourcing Strategy Sees Domino Appoint Acora

International printing technology specialist Domino Printing Sciences plc has appointed IT outsourcer, Acora, to deliver a five year managed storage contract.

The deal will see Acora manage Domino’s entire storage estate for over 2,200 employees worldwide, provide round the clock monitoring and support 365 days a year and implement a disaster recovery strategy. The contract will ensure business continuity and safeguard data associated with Domino’s day to day activity with 200 distributors spanning 120 countries.

The partnership with Acora follows Domino’s decision to outsource more of its key business functions.

Dick Wallin, Group IT Director at Domino Printing Sciences plc, explains: “The business has grown dramatically over the last two years and this has placed extra demands on our infrastructure. Partnering with a business whose main objective and key area of expertise is managing and safeguarding corporate data is reassuring. Our work with Acora will enable us to focus on our core strengths and play a role in growing the business even further.”

In 2010 Domino achieved a turnover of £300m and is listed  in the FTSE 250 share index. Working within the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, the business has manufacturing facilities inthe UK, China, Germany, India, Sweden and the UK.

Carl Grieves, Chief Sales Officer at Acora, adds: “Our experience of managing data storage for enterprises with a complex set of requirements and who operate in multiple countries means that we are well placed to support Domino. As a high growth business we fully understand Domino’s needs and believe that we will help take them to the next level of growth by allowing them to focus on doing what they do best.”