Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading, global provider of technology solutions, announced that its U.S. operating division has been named a VIP Premier partner of the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition, formed jointly by Cisco and EMC with VMware. This certification authorizes Insight to augment, resell and deliver the Vblock™ Infrastructure Package.
“Insight is very excited to be able to offer our clients the Vblock solution to accelerate the realization of their virtualization goals,” said Brett Rushton, VP of the Insight Data Center Practice. “Insight is proud to be able to offer North American clients end-to-end support of the Vblock 0 Infrastructure. This authorization demonstrates our commitment and ongoing investment in our capabilities in support of cloud computing.”
“As a valued partner of VMware, Cisco and EMC, we are very excited to receive this accreditation from the industry leaders in cloud computing,” said Dave Casillo, SVP, Strategic Partnerships and Marketing, Insight. “The new offerings allow us to pair Insight’s world-class business IT services with the leading cloud solution for data centers, driving cost and complexity out of our clients’ IT infrastructures.”
Vblock Infrastructure Packages integrate best-of-breed virtualization, networking, computing, storage, security, and management technologies from Cisco, EMC and VMware for a simplified transition to virtualization and the private cloud. Insight qualifies for the Vblock partner network through its investment in technical certifications and partner designations for the Cisco, EMC and VMware products that comprise the Vblock Infrastructure Packages.
“VCE is excited to add Insight as a Vblock Qualified Partner,” said D Martin, VP, VCE Worldwide Channel Sales. “As we continue to see more customers turn to cloud computing to deliver on the promise of providing unprecedented gains in operational efficiency, quality of service and business agility, VCE looks to our valued Vblock Qualified Partners to deliver our pre-integrated, pre-tested Vblock Infrastructure Packages.”