Mount Arlington, NJ — September 11, 2012 — Exigent Technologies today announced that it has successfully completed the infrastructure virtualization solution competency. This achievement demonstrates that Exigent Technologies is committed to be experts in helping customers virtualize their IT environments. Further, in achieving this competency, Exigent Technologies acknowledges that this distinction and VMware solutions are key accelerators for enabling their growth in the virtualization and cloud markets.

“VMware is pleased to recognize Exigent Technologies for achieving the infrastructure virtualization solution competency. Achieving this competency demonstrates to customers that Exigent is committed to be an expert in helping customers virtualize their IT environments, enabling them to confidently select Exigent as a solution provider capable of delivering VMware solutions to customers on the journey to cloud computing,” said Doug Smith, vice president, global partner strategy and operations, VMware. “We value our partnership with Exigent and we appreciate their efforts in achieving this VMware distinction.”

VMware has established solution competencies as designations of expertise that enable customers to identify partners with the highest level of VMware technical solution knowledge and experience. VMware partners with competencies are able to earn customer credibility by driving deeper into customer engagements, based on knowledge and ability with the following VMware solution competencies:

  • Infrastructure Virtualization Competency: Recognizes partners for their demonstrated ability to virtualize and consolidate server environments using a VMware virtualization solution
  • Business Continuity Competency: Recognizes partners for their expertise in deploying VMware solutions for data protection, high availability and disaster recovery
  • Desktop Virtualization Competency: Recognizes partners for their expertise in deploying VMware solutions for virtualizing desktops and applications
  • Virtualization of Business Critical Applications (VBCA) Competency: Recognizes partners for their demonstrated ability to provide guidance and solutions for virtualizing business-critical applications such as Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Oracle DB and SAP
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Competency: Recognizes partners for their expertise in VMware hybrid cloud solutions and services
  • Management Competency: Recognizes partners for their ability to help customers simplify and automate the operations of virtual and cloud environments with the VMware vCenter™ Operations Management Suite

&ldquoThis achievement is a direct result of our commitment to continuously invest in the training and development of our talented engineering staff” said Exigent Technologies’ president, Daniel Haurey. “By virtue of attaining enterprise solution provider status with VMware, we’re able to provide a measure of quality assurance to current and prospective customers seeking any combination of hybrid, on-premise or cloud based IT solutions in New York and New Jersey.”

VMware Partner Network is a comprehensive program that provides a common infrastructure, extensive sales and services tools, margin opportunities and industry-recognized training for the entire VMware partner ecosystem, including solution providers, technology partners and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). VMware Partner Network is designed to help ensure a more consistent and successful user experience as well as help partners increase their business potential by increasing their skills in VMware solutions. The program helps partners maximize their investments in VMware virtualization to provide customers with the best end-to-end virtualization solutions available. Read more about VMware Partner Network.