Cervalis Partners with VMware to Strengthen Cloud Computing Services Offering

Shelton, CT, June 27, 2011 - Cervalis, a premier provider of IT infrastructure solutions, announced an expansion of its relationship with virtualization software provider VMware. The company is now part of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP), strengthening Cervalis’ current cloud computing services offering. The partnership between Cervalis and VMware will improve the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications through VMware’s virtualization software backed by Cervalis’ top-notch infrastructure and world-class data centers.

“Cervalis is very pleased to partner with VMware and their high performance virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions,” said Michael Boccardi, President and CEO of Cervalis. “The partnership is part of Cervalis’ ongoing efforts to provide the best enterprise-class virtualization and cloud computing services to our customers,” added Boccardi.

“VMware is excited to have Cervalis as a member in its Service Provider Program. The VSPP program is designed specifically to help enterprise customers use VMware software within the cloud. The software we provide to great companies like Cervalis allow for a secure and safe environment for them to work with as if it resided in their own network. Our team has worked with Cervalis for the last 6 months in discussions and architectural assistance. I am very impressed in the professionalism and focus they have brought to the market and the project, “said Michael J McDonough Business Development Manager at VMware. “The cloud is a natural complimentary evolution for enterprises that have made investments in colocation”

Having a datacenter built on the efficient and effective VMware virtualization platform will allow Cervalis’ customers to respond to market dynamics faster and more efficiently than ever before. VMware offers the best and most trusted solutions for transforming today’s often inflexible IT environment into a flexible, automated cloud infrastructure. This will help Cervalis’ customers to reap cost savings and productivity benefits allowing them to better manage IT capacity, provide better service levels, and streamline their IT processes.

About Cervalis
Cervalis, a premier provider of IT infrastructure solutions including business continuity and rapid recovery, managed hosting, cloud computing services and colocation, designed its facilities to support mission-critical applications that require high power density configurations. The data centers offer a total of over 300,000 combined square feet, including over 100,000 square feet of active data center and over 70,000 square feet of Business Continuity Recovery Seats. All Cervalis facilities are SAS70 Type II and Cybertrust compliant.

The data center in Northern New Jersey, Cervalis' latest addition, is strategically located to enable synchronous replication capabilities with New York City or New Jersey data centers. With a total of 16MW of electric power capacity available, the facility is designed to support mission-critical applications that require high power density configurations. For more information, please visit www.cervalis.com.

About VMware
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform – VMware vSphere® – customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2010 revenues of $2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.

Back to News