Atlantis Computing Expands VDI Solution Partner Program

Atlantis Computing, Inc. announced the expansion of its VDI Solution Partner Program with Dell and 46 new authorized partners in North America, EMEA and APAC.

The Atlantis Computing VDI Solution Partner Program offers an opportunity for VMware, Citrix, and Quest partners to complement their existing VDI offerings with a solution architected to help them grow their VDI business.

The Atlantis ILIO software virtual appliance allows organizations that are deploying virtual desktops to ensure the success of their project by slashing the amount of storage normally required, boosting performance to ensure user acceptance, and enabling security to be deployed without impacting server density. The solution is deployed by channel partners into existing VMware View, Citrix XenDesktop, or Quest vWorkspace deployments to either support more users on the same storage, or address ongoing scalability and performance issues.

"We designed Atlantis ILIO specifically with channel partners in mind," said Bernard Harguindeguy, president and CEO of Atlantis Computing. "It’s easy to install and complements VMware, Citrix, and Quest VDI solutions to deliver a lower cost per desktop while enriching the user experience. The continued expansion of our partner program underscores the value of our products as more and more solutions providers use Atlantis ILIO to address the two major VDI obstacles: high storage costs and poor user acceptance."

"The top VMware and Citrix desktop virtualization solution providers in North America have joined our program not only because of our game changing technology, but also because of our unique, best in class channel program," said Joel Davis, vice president of sales for North America, Atlantis Computing. "Our partner program is one of the richest in the industry with margins between 20 to 30 percent and our unique ‘Opportunity Registration’ enables our partners to protect their house accounts."

New solution providers include:

• ePlus Inc. is a provider of technology solutions and helps to enable organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply chain processes by delivering world-class IT products. "When it comes to delivering on the value of VDI, Atlantis ILIO is an innovative, high-impact solution that offers immediate value in terms of performance and user experience," said Mark Melvin, CTO, ePlus. "As an authorized member of their VDI Solution Partner Program, we are pleased to deliver Atlantis ILIO to our customers that are adopting VDI to lower their infrastructure costs."
• GreenPages Technology Solutions is a national IT consulting and integration organization that helps clients fully virtualize their environments and transform their datacenter and IT operations to strategically leverage the power of cloud computing. "The full value of a virtual infrastructure comes through a combination of cost savings and strong user performance and experience," said Chris Ward, vice president of consulting and integration, GreenPages. "There are few products like Atlantis ILIO that have such a dramatic impact on both. Joining the Atlantis VDI Solution Partner Program is further validation of our strong belief in both their technology and organization."
• INX, Inc. is an U.S. provider of IP communications and data center solutions for enterprise organizations. It offers a suite of advanced technology solutions focused around the entire lifecycle of enterprise IP network communications and data center infrastructure. "Designing storage for VDI is critical to the success and significant cost for all VDI projects," said Steven Kaplan, vice president of virtualization, INX. "We are recommending that our customers use Atlantis ILIO to make VDI storage more efficient, lower the cost per desktop and ensure the success of their VDI deployments by providing users with a much better desktop experience."
• Long View Systems, is an IT solutions and services companies in North America. With a focus on the strategic sourcing of IT environments, and combining business and technology in areas such as cloud, data center Infrastructure, user support, and IT outsourcing, Long View is able to customize and define the future of IT. "Atlantis matches their innovative optimization technology with unmatched VDI expertise and the support attention of a world-class organization," said Kent MacDonald, vice president, business development, Long View. "We are very pleased to be a member of their partner network as we leverage their technology for dramatic VDI storage cost savings and performance benefits."
• OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd is a business and technology solutions provider with clients and operations throughout North America and Europe. OnX has the depth and breadth to address the most demanding data and data center challenges of major corporations as well as medium size enterprises and government organizations. "With Atlantis ILIO, our customers can experience a VDI implementation that delivers affordability as well as a user experience that is on par with physical PCs," said Dan LeGrow, global software alliance manager, OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. "We have proudly become an Atlantis partner to leverage the flexibility of their unique VDI optimization technology to drive further VDI adoption among our customers."
• Varrow, Inc. is an information solutions and service for virtualization, storage and disaster recovery. "Atlantis ILIO fundamentally changes the economics and performance of VDI," said Jeremiah Cook, CTO, Varrow. "By helping to simplify VDI so that persistent and non-persistent desktops can leverage any type of storage, Atlantis is rapidly changing the VDI landscape for the better. We are pleased to become a member of their authorized partner network."