Teterboro, New Jersey – October
2009 – Computer Design & Integration
LLC (CDI) is uniquely qualified to deliver on a new integrated
data center design approach being championed by three of its
key vendor partners—Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp. and VMware
Inc.
That approach, called VCE, is the result of a new
strategic alliance formed by Cisco, EMC and VMware. Their goal
is to reduce data center infrastructure management complexity and
maintenance expenses while allowing organizations to focus new
IT investments on the foundation for next-generation enterprise-class
“cloud” computing. That foundation will let organizations develop,
launch and embrace new enterprise applications and services according
to their strategic needs not according to tradition infrastructure
limitations.
VCE advocates an integrated approach to virtualizing
all data center infrastructure: servers, network devices and storage.
While many virtualization projects are planned and managed separately,
VCE aligns key technologies from these three technology leaders
so organizations can consolidate these efforts. Under the alliance,
the three technology providers are planning reference architectures,
design blueprints and solutions that help automate data center
infrastructure. This, in turn, will let businesses build out
private “computing clouds” that enable them to develop and introduce
new enterprise applications and services more quickly, while
ensuring access control, security and quality of service.
“The idea
that data center infrastructure should be viewed holistically is
a philosophy that we have advocated for years,” says Trish Bakker,
CEO of CDI, which makes its corporate headquarters in Teterboro,
N.J. “With virtualization becoming a mainstream technology in virtually
every enterprise data center, businesses have an unprecedented
opportunity to rethink their approach to infrastructure and how
it supports strategic business processes and services. VCE represents
a way for companies to capitalize on existing investments while
laying the groundwork for the future. By nature of its relationship
with the VCE founders, CDI can help make this vision a reality.”
As
a top-level, long-time partner of all three organizations behind
the VCE initiative, CDI is uniquely qualified to deliver on this
unified vision. The IT services company has represented advanced
EMC and Cisco technologies for close to a decade, and it holds
the highest possible certifications for both vendors; it is an
EMC “Proven” authorized partner and a Cisco Silver Certified Partner.
CDI has been a VMware reseller since the company’s inception and
is a Premier Enterprise Partner.
CDI provides comprehensive and
innovative technology infrastructure services that solve complex
business challenges. Founded in 1995, more than 80 percent of its
500 customers hail from the financial services, pharmaceutical,
healthcare, retail, and media and entertainment industries. Close
to 85 percent of these relationships are ongoing.
CDI offers cutting-edge,
quality technology for complete solutions in Virtualization, Business
Continuance, Data Center Consolidations and Optimization, Backup
and Recovery, Cisco IP Telephony and Unified Communications, Managed
Services, Networking, Security and Storage. Our operating systems
expertise is extensive, encompassing Microsoft as well as leading
Unix and Linux platforms. For more information, visit CDI on the
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