Internap's Public and Private Cloud Services Attain VMware vCloud? Powered
Validation
Internap's VMware vCloud Powered private and public cloud services ensure
security, flexibility and cost-efficiency
ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Internap Network Services
Corporation (INAP), a provider of intelligent IT Infrastructure services, today
announced its participation in the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) and
that its public and private cloud services have achieved VMware vCloud Powered
status. As part of the VMware partner ecosystem, Internap delivers public and
private cloud services that are VMware vCloud Powered, providing enterprise
customers with the benefits of VMware virtualization in a completely managed
cloud environment.
VMware's vCloud initiative enables a powerful, easy-to-use set of cloud computing
services that supports the largest set of existing applications, allowing
Internap to drive down management and development costs and increase the
flexibility of its cloud offerings. Customers can migrate and run virtualized
applications on Internap's cloud platforms immediately, with the same level of
security, availability and performance that is expected in an on-premise VMware
environment.
"The VMware vCloud Powered program was developed to enable our service provider
partners to differentiate themselves and help them bring their enterprise-class
cloud services to market in this competitive landscape," said Don Schleicher,
vice president, service providers, VMware. "We look forward to supporting
Internap further as it delivers on the agility and performance customers are
looking for in the cloud computing landscape."
Internap has brought two offerings to market using VMware's vCloud? Director.(TM)
Internap's Virtual Private Cloud service allows customers to reserve compute,
memory and storage resources with the flexibility to tailor each virtual machine
instance to meet organizational needs. For completely on-demand usage with
utility-based billing, Internap's Custom Public Cloud service allows customers to
address fluctuating infrastructure requirements such as prototyping, testing and
dynamic application scalability.
"Our cloud services are designed to meet the diverse requirements of enterprise
customers today - with multiple public and private options, as well as different
infrastructure platforms," said Paul Carmody, senior vice president of product
management and business development at Internap. "Our VMware vCloud Powered
services build on the choices we offer our customers and further differentiate
our IT Infrastructure portfolio, which is backed by a performance-optimized
network, global footprint and award-winning customer service."
About Internap
Internap provides intelligent IT Infrastructure services that enable our
customers to focus on their core business, improve service levels, and lower the
cost of IT operations. Our enterprise IP, CDN, colocation, managed hosting and
cloud solutions are differentiated by unparalleled levels of performance,
availability and support. Since 1996, thousands of businesses have entrusted
Internap with the delivery and protection of their online applications. Transform
your IT infrastructure into a competitive advantage with IT IQ from Internap. For
more information, visit internap.com, our blog at
internap.com, or follow us on Twitter at
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