For release: 17 Oct 2007
EDS Receives “Strong Positive” Rating For Data Center Outsourcing
PLANO, Texas – EDS, a leading information technology services company, today announced it has received the highest rating possible – a “strong positive” – in Gartner’s “MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America, 2007.”i
Gartner, a leading analyst firm, considers companies receiving a “strong positive” rating to be solid providers of strategic products, services or solutions and recommends existing customers continue investments with these companies while potential customers consider these vendors a strong, strategic choice.
“Data center services are a fundamental part of EDS' business and one of our core competencies,” said Ray Cline, vice president of EDS' Infrastructure service line. “Gartner's 'strong positive' rating further validates our position in the data center outsourcing market and supports EDS' commitment to providing innovative and secure data center services to improve productivity and enable growth for our clients around the world.”
EDS was one of 17 vendors evaluated in the report. Evaluation criteria included market understanding, vertical/industry strategy, innovation, product/service, overall viability, customer experience and operations.
EDS began delivering outsourced data center services 45 years ago and today manages more than 100 data centers around the world. EDS continues to enhance its data center resources through standardization, improved power efficiency and a strong commitment to zero outages. Each data center is part of the EDS Global Services Network, a highly scalable network that provides a common, secure method for clients to access services hosted within EDS facilities with the capability to easily shift work loads from one part of the EDS network to another. EDS data center services include mainframe and server hosting, data center modernization, storage, web and enterprise applications hosting.
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iGartner Research “MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America, 2007” by Richard T. Matlus and William Maurer. October 8, 2007
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