Deutsche Telekom continues to lead the field in cloud computing

• Top marks in Experton’s Cloud Vendor Benchmark 2016
• Top rankings for SaaS, IaaS and cloud services for SMEs
• Deutsche Telekom acknowledged leader across 15 categories

Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems held on to top position in the Experton Group’s annual Cloud Vendor Benchmark: the Group maintained its leading role in Germany, particularly in the categories of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Experton also acknowledged Deutsche Telekom’s excellent standing as a provider of managed services for SMEs. But the Group also plays a leading role in areas such as cloud transformation and platform as a service (PaaS).

2016 marked the seventh annual Cloud Vendor Benchmark survey. In view of the uninterrupted growth of the cloud computing market, the Experton Group divided its market survey into two parts this year: the results just released concern the first part, in which the analysts assessed services related to cloud transformation and operations as well as the attractiveness of the cloud services of over 150 providers in the German market.

Good marks for Dynamic Workplace
T-Systems earned top positions particularly in the provision of workplaces from the cloud: the company’s Dynamic Workplace product is an end-to-end solution comprising a basic package, standardized add-ons and personalized extension options. In addition to praising the solution itself, Experton made special mention of T-Systems’ wide-ranging project expertise and the strength of its local references. According to Experton’s analysts, T-Systems has become the “vendor of choice” among corporate customers when it comes to cloud workplaces.
IaaS: Deutsche Telekom a strong competitor for U.S. providers
The company also occupies a top position in the IaaS category. Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems have already become an important counterweight to U.S. providers in the public cloud field, which is why the Group is currently extremely popular with international customers, including those outside its traditional markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Interest has grown also because of its partnerships with Microsoft (Azure Cloud) and Cisco (Intercloud). Some of T-Systems’ cloud services are operated in the company’s own high-security data centers in Germany. T-Systems’ IaaS offerings are state of the art, too, as evidenced by its public cloud product Open Telekom Cloud, which utilizes hardware from Huawei and the OpenStack cloud operating system.

According to Experton, Deutsche Telekom’s IaaS solutions from the managed private cloud are highly respected – especially thanks to the company’s very high security standards, which have been certified to ISO and TÜV (Germany’s technical inspection agency). The Experton analysts also praised the professionalism of Deutsche Telekom support services. The company scores points in particular with SMEs for being a partner on an equal footing.

Winning over SMEs with Deutsche Telekom’s Managed Services
In Experton’s words, Deutsche Telekom’s cloud services for SMEs give it "a unique position in the SME market." According to the analysts, Deutsche Telekom’s high profile and its strengths in local delivery, sales and support put it in a position to address SMEs across a broad spectrum. Numerous partnerships with key cloud providers such as Microsoft and VMware represented a further factor in the company’s success.

Top position in highly competitive PaaS market
In Experton’s opinion, the market for cloud platforms – which are used to create, operate and monitor applications (PaaS) – is becoming more and more competitive. Compared with the previous year, many providers have been forced out of this cloud sub-market due to inadequate references or low revenues. By contrast, Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems have succeeded in positioning themselves as the market leader. Among other things, the company’s PaaS offerings boast high security standards: Deutsche Telekom has numerous certifications and, alongside its existing products such as AppAgile, it also plans to offer its customers Managed Services from the cloud based on Microsoft Azure Germany.

T-Systems has been partnering Informatica for around a year now, providing the latter’s data integration software Data Orchestration as a Service (DOaaS) from T-Systems’ highly secure cloud data centers in Germany. According to Experton, this combined offering from Informatica and T-Systems is currently the best iPaaS solution on the market.

Joining the cloud for a fixed price
As was the case last year, T-Systems once again topped the Experton rankings for its consultation and integration services. According to the analysts, T-Systems has strategically positioned itself as a cloud transformation partner. Its outstanding cloud expertise, comprehensive experience from more than 250 cloud transformation projects and high levels of customer satisfaction provide convincing arguments not only for large enterprises but, increasingly, for SMEs. What is more, T-Systems has scored points with its new Cloudifier program – a service package consisting of consultation, transformation and operations that the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary uses to migrate its customers’ applications to the cloud at a fixed price.

About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with more than 156 million mobile customers, 29 million fixed-network lines and around 18 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2015). The Group provides fixed-network/broadband, mobile communications, Internet and Internet-based TV products and services for consumers, and ICT solutions for businesses and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom has a presence in more than 50 countries and employs about 225,200 people worldwide. The Group generated revenues of 69.2 billion euros in the 2015 financial year – roughly 64 percent of it outside Germany.

About T-Systems
As one of the leading global ICT service providers, T-Systems supplies integrated solutions for business customers. These solutions are based on global offerings in fixed-network and mobile communications, highly secure data centers, a unique cloud infrastructure built around standardized platforms and global partnerships, and top security in line with Germany's strict data protection regulations in response to customer demand. With a footprint in more than 20 countries, 46,000 employees, and external revenue of 7.1 billion euros (2015), T-Systems is your ideal partner in digital transformation. Alongside traditional ICT services, T-Systems' portfolio also offers cloud access, custom infrastructure, and platforms and software from the cloud, as well as innovative projects in promising new business areas such as big data, the Internet of Things, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and Industry 4.0.