Align and Asset Point® announce ITMove℠ software for managing IT relocations with reduced cost and risk
NEW YORK – July 29, 2010 – Align and Asset Point
(www.asset-point.com) announced today the
release of ITMove℠ – the latest version of the IT service migration software that allows organizations to quickly, efficiently ...<more>
and accurately manage the process of large-scale IT moves and migrations.
This package is ideal for IT organizations that are relocating or consolidating large amounts of data center equipment. Managed service providers (MSPs) can also leverage the application to relocate customers to a new data center or co-location facility as a value-added service.
The ITMove℠ software greatly reduces the cost and risk associated with large scale IT changes by:
- Modeling changes and establishing a repeatable process
- Tracking typically manual processes
- Decreasing the time required to support the move
- Ensuring the reliability of the changes
Additionally, the software provides valuable insight into server virtualization initiatives – achieving server reductions by as much as 20%.
"Asset Point has proven its ability to develop and implement innovative tools for managing data centers," says Bruce Gansler, Product Director of Asset Point." ITMove℠ has already performed well in several large-scale server migrations. The online console was quickly embraced by all involved as the focal point of the change event."
Key features of the application include:
- Web-based process dashboard
- Rules-based server optimization and consolidation
- Complete tracking of all application dependencies and interconnections
- Ownership/department tracking
- Full process/task management by stakeholders and key personnel
- Complete mapping and modeling from current state to final location
- Physical dependencies including power, cooling, space, network connections and floor weight
- Open MS-SQL database supporting bi-directional data integration
- MS Outlook integration and task process management
ITMove℠ is easily extended to support other Asset Point products including Asset Point Enterprise Edition software and the associated handheld device scanner and barcode reader – an industry leader in mobile IT asset management.
For more information or to arrange a demonstration of ITMove℠, please contact
ITMOVE@asset-point.com.
ABOUT ASSET POINT: Asset Point® is a global IT software and services company with more than 20 years of experience helping firms proactively manage change in their IT environments. The Asset Point software suite provides the most cost-effective and comprehensive solution for managing physical capacity in facilities, modeling IT changes and managing processes for IT transformations from the data center to the desktop.
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Align appoints two directors to expand our
end-to-end infrastructure technology solutions
NEW YORK – July 10, 2010 – We are pleased to announce that Ryan Martin has
joined Align as Director for IT Strategy and Planning and Christa Hoffmeier has been promoted
to Director for Strategic Implementation within the
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practice. These accomplished professionals bring significant leadership and project experience to Align's suite of technology optimization solutions.
"The addition of Ryan and Christa is a natural evolution for Align," said Dean Evans, Managing Director of the Empower IT practice. "Their backgrounds complement Align's 24 years of seamless technology project management – and positions the Empower IT practice to deliver maximum business value for clients."
The Empower IT practice provides strategic and tactical services that leverage the full suite of Align solutions, which can take any project from strategy through planning, execution and post-implementation management.
"Our clients are increasingly looking for objective advisory and strategic planning services," said James Dooling, President and CEO of Align. "It is critical to continue to enhance Align's capabilities to better define and implement IT change programs."
Ryan
Martin: Ryan comes to Align from Forsythe, Ernst & Young and has a 15-year track record of successfully building and leading teams as well as selling and delivering strategic services and innovative business solutions. He has offered consulting services to clients in over 45 countries across five continents. Ryan is NYC-based and will be expanding Align's application layer offering in addition to supporting the sales team in developing new accounts in the region. Ryan has a Bachelor of
Arts from Georgetown University and a seasoned background in leadership, coaching and professional development.
Christa
Hoffmeier: Christa joined Align in 2009 and has consistently delivered for a key Align account. Her background includes leadership roles in the IT consulting practices at both PA Consulting Group and Crowe Horwath. She has in-depth experience leading complex IT optimization and process re-engineering initiatives for clients globally. Christa is Chicago-based and will continue to lead and grow Align accounts as well as
support Chicago office growth. She has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.
ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.
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Align and EMC announce a key strategic partnership
NEW YORK – June 29, 2010 – Align and EMC
are proud to announce Align's
acceptance into EMC's "P–3 Program."
This partnership helps solidify our strategy
to add value to our clients by optimizing
their technology infrastructure and global
data centers.
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After working with EMC for several years, Align was invited to
extend its relationship to preferred partner status. We were chosen for
our core competency in project management and our robust tools – such as
our proprietary Server Moves and Migration Module – to manage all phases
of the relocation process and mitigate risk.
While EMC has traditionally limited membership to the P–3 program, the
addition of Align shows the strength and value of our growing relationship.
As a result of our successful partnership, we can better expand our
information infrastructure solutions and tools to customers globally. We
view this expansion of the EMC/Align relationship as an important step to
create additional value for our clients.
EMC offers a broad portfolio of systems, software and services to
secure information and more effectively manage data center operations.
When coupled with Align's project management, process and tools, the
yield is a full complement of the knowledge required to build, deploy
and integrate efficient information infrastructures. Our customers can
leverage EMC and Align's combined resources for increased business
flexibility and operational productivity.
"We are thrilled to be working with a technology pioneer like EMC,"
said Art Dooling, leader of Align's Relocate IT practice. "It's an honor
to be recognized for our capability to smoothly execute large-scale data
center solutions." Together, EMC and Align will continue to help our
customers' meet their IT challenges through scalable infrastructure and
cost optimization initiatives.
ABOUT EMC: EMC provides products
and services to help people and organizations around the world bring the power of their
information to life through the creation of information infrastructure and virtual
infrastructure. EMC's offerings enable customers to transition to the next
generation of information management in the journey to private cloud computing.
ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.
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Align adds two experts to expand
IT infrastructure optimization offerings
NEW YORK – May 19, 2010 – Align
is pleased to announce that Kevin Zackman and Marc Kronenberg –
seasoned experts in infrastructure technology
optimization – have joined our growing firm.
These accomplished professionals bring significant
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leadership and technology experience to
Align's suite of technology transformation solutions.
"We are pleased to welcome Kevin and Marc to the team," said James Dooling, President and CEO of Align. "
Their addition is a reflection of our continued commitment to offer our
clients the most strategic and efficient technology solutions to continue
to improve and expand their technology infrastructure."
Kevin
W. Zackman: As a subject-matter expert and thought leader in
enterprise architecture and emerging technologies - such as application
discovery, virtualization and public/private cloud solutions - Kevin will be
focused on expanding Align's current and future offerings. His expertise in
"physical-to-application" layer mapping will provide Align's clients with
recommendations about their technology options. Kevin will serve as a
hands-on resource for clients planning to implement cloud initiatives and
what that means to their enterprises. Kevin has a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from Radford University and Master's-level studies
in Computer Science from UNU-InTech.
Marc
Kronenberg: Marc is a subject-matter expert in the areas of
enterprise infrastructure and applications as well as IT operations and
governance. He will be leveraging his 24 years of experience in management
consulting and systems integration to improve the technology infrastructure
solutions that help Align's clients best serve their customers. Marc will
also be applying his operational knowledge as Align continues to evolve its
Total Project ManagementSM capabilities. Marc has a Bachelor of Arts in
Computer Science from New York University and brings to Align a seasoned
background in leadership, coaching and professional development.
ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.
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Align successfully delivers IT infrastructure optimization projects
NEW YORK – April 27, 2010 – Align
is pleased to announce
that it has recently completed
a number of infrastructure
optimization projects for its
growing customer base – helping them
successfully address technology
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change due to relocations,
upgrades, mergers or consolidations.
"In the past six months,
we have delivered real value
to our customers by helping
them adopt new and more
efficient IT solutions,"
says James Dooling, President and
CEO of Align. "From improving
operational efficiencies to
reducing IT costs – the timely
implementation of these initiatives
has enabled our clients to do
more with less."
Some highlights include:
Align believes providing visibility
into IT infrastructure – from the
application layer through the physical
asset – is critical in helping
customers make smart, proactive decisions.
For more information about how you can
optimize your technology environment
and achieve business and IT alignment,
please contact Align.
ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.
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Align to Participate at the 2010 DatacenterDynamics Conference and Expo
in New York City March 3rd
NEW YORK - February 4, 2010 -
Align, a global information
technology solutions company, is
participating in the 8th Annual
DatacenterDynamics Global
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This event is the largest
gathering of professionals
involved in the design,
construction and operation of
24/7 mission-critical
information technology
facilities. A primary source of
information for data center
specialists, this must-attend
conference boasts 40 exhibitions
and 31 presentations over the
course of a full day from
industry leaders.
During the show, Align will
showcase its growing service
offering of
data center solutions,
featuring server moves and
migrations as well as the
release of the latest version of
the IT asset management software
Asset Point. Align´s
subject-matter experts will be
on site to discuss the
challenges data center managers
face and how to strategically
plan for future needs and
upgrades.
Advance registration is required
to DatacenterDynamics events –
click here.
EVENT DETAILS
New York City
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:00 am
- 7:00 pm
New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
ABOUT ALIGN:
Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key
competencies in "Technology Optimization Initiatives" – designing, deploying,
moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For
more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower
their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions
for business change and growth.
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Align to Participate as Panelist at the Outsourcing Institute Road
Shows: Outsourcing 2.0 - from Theory to Reality
NEW YORK - November 4, 2009 -
Align, a global information
technology solutions company, is
participating in panel
discussions at the upcoming
Outsourcing Institute (OI)
Global Road Show Tour throughout
November & December 2009.
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Designed to help business
professionals navigate the
complexities of making the right
outsourcing decisions, the Road
Shows are being held in 20
cities over the course of 20
weeks. Each road show features
educational presentations on key
outsourcing trends, critical
best practices with regard to
procurement, negotiations,
transition and governance for
all forms of outsourcing.
Align will jointly lead a panel
discussion: “Critical New Trends
in Outsourcing Procurement,
Negotiation and Relationship
Management†at the events in New
York City (December 3rd) and
Chicago (December 8th). Senior
Align professionals Dean Evans
and Jim Dries will share their
insight into assessing
outsourcing opportunities and
implementing results-driven
procurement processes in the
acquisition of outsourcing
services.
Advance registration is required
to all Outsourcing Institute
events –
click here.
EVENT DETAILS
New York City
Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:00
am - 7:00 pm
Morrison & Foerster
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0050
Chicago
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:00 am
- 7:00 pm
Mid-America Club
200 East Randolph Drive - 80th
floor
Aon Center
Chicago, IL 60601
ABOUT THE OUTSOURCING INSTITUTE:
The Outsourcing Institute (OI) is a neutral professional association
dedicated to outsourcing. The OI is considered to be the global “go to sourceâ€
for outsourcing information, consulting, and networking opportunities. More
information about The Outsourcing Institute’s Outsourcing Institutes Road Show
tour, as well as registration details, can be accessed at
www.outsourcing.com/roadshow.
ABOUT ALIGN:
Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key
competencies in " Technology Optimization Initiatives" – designing, deploying,
moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For
more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower
their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions
for business change and growth.
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Align to Host Virtualization Webinar September 16, 2009
NEW YORK - August 28, 2009 - Align, a global information technology solutions
company, today announced that it will be hosting a virtualization webinar,
Virtualization: The Right Investment for a Tough Economy on Wednesday
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at 10:00 AM EST.
According to Gartner, virtualization will be the highest-impact trend in
infrastructure and operations market through 2012. In 2009, more than 80% of
Aligns customers have undertaken some kind of virtualization project
projects that are helping them save money in a tough economy, and uncover
much of the underutilized capacity of existing server architectures.
Cost savings and efficiencies from virtualization efforts quickly add up.
For a client with 200 servers, our Certified Virtualization Engineers
helped:
- Assess, plan and implement a virtualization program in just a few weeks
- Reduce their footprint to just 10 servers
- Increase processor and memory utilization from less than 10% to over 75%
- Deliver a ROI 6 to 9 months after implementation
- Expect a $4,000 per server/per year savings from reduced electrical,
hardware, maintenance and real estate costs.
To learn more, join Align, Ingram Micro & Frank Tilleli from VMware for this
brief webinar, " Virtualization: The Right Investment for a Tough Economy" on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 10:00am, EST. To register for the webinar,
Click here
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