Hosting News Peak 10 Engineering Series Illustrates Real-World Virtualization Implementation 2009-04-14
Managed Services Leader Demonstrates Success with Piedmont Natural Gas’
Virtual Solution
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 14, 2009) – Peak 10, Inc., the leading independent
data center operator and managed services provider, will host a Peak 10
Engineering Series event at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Hilton
Garden Inn in Charlotte, N.C. The presentation will offer an expert
demonstration on virtualization planning and implementation for one of Peak 10
Charlotte’s prominent customers.
The highly-anticipated Peak 10 Engineering Series event will include a case
study by Jonathan Webster, of eGroup, Inc. Webster is a subject matter expert
who will provide a real-world outlook on full scale virtualization
implementation by sharing his experience as task lead for a virtualization
project designed for Piedmont Natural Gas – a longtime Peak 10 Charlotte
customer. Other speakers include Brian Vandervort, director of operations and
engineering, and Andy Shook, senior solutions engineer, both of Peak 10
Charlotte. They will conduct a technical discussion and demonstrate some of the
roadblocks and pitfalls many implementations face.
To register for this informative technology presentation click
here
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“Given the expertise of our engineers and managed services team, Peak 10 has the
ability to provide unsurpassed counsel on virtualization implementation and best
practices,” said Pat O’Brien, Peak 10 Charlotte’s vice president and general
manager. “We host multiple Peak 10 Engineering Series gatherings throughout the
year to foster technical, interactive discussions for area IT and business
leaders in a non-sales environment. We provide attendees with concrete examples
of how to utilize progressive technologies to minimize operation costs and
streamline their business.”
Peak 10’s virtualization services improve reliability, increase revenue growth,
lower costs, and maximize internal resources for customers while keeping their
valuable information technology assets close to the business. Peak 10 combines
its secure network, high-tech data centers and portfolio of managed services
with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies
nationwide. The company owns and operates data centers in nine key U.S. markets
that include Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa
and Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Richmond, Va.
About eGroup, Inc.
eGroup, Inc., headquartered in Charleston, SC, has delivered technology
solutions for serious competitors since 1993. Specifically, eGroup specializes
in IT infrastructure design, Enterprise storage and backup strategies including
Disaster Preparedness, data centralization and secure access solutions, network
security, and secure LAN/WAN/Wireless architectures. As a value-added hardware
and software reseller, eGroup’s major partners include Microsoft, VMware,
Citrix, EMC, HP, Cisco. eGroup projects revolve around centralizing and
consolidating vital business information, while ensuring its secure access by
end-users. For more information, visit
www.eGroup-us.com.
About Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily engaged in the
distribution of natural gas to more than one million residential, commercial and
industrial utility customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,
including 62,000 customers served by municipalities who are wholesale customers.
Our subsidiaries are invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses,
including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas
storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. More information about
Piedmont Natural Gas is available on the Internet at
http://www.piedmontng.com.
About Peak 10, Inc.
Peak 10 is the leading independent data center operator and managed services
provider, delivering scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and
managing complex information technology infrastructure. The company combines
multiple data centers and its portfolio of managed services with localized
engineering and support to serve market-leading companies including LendingTree,
Rivals.com, Global Knowledge, Pergo, Healthways, Churchill Downs and The Fresh
Market. Peak 10 is SAS70 Type II compliant and helps companies meet the
requirements of various regulatory compliance acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX),
HIPAA, PCI and Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA). For more information on data center
solutions from Peak 10, visit www.peak10.com.
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