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In 2009, EMC and Cisco Systems, Inc., together with VMware, formed the Virtual Computing Environment coalition to accelerate customers' ability to
increase business agility through greater IT infrastructure flexibility and lower IT, energy and real estate costs through pervasive data center virtualization and
a transition to private cloud infrastructures. The Virtual Computing Environment coalition introduced Vblock Infrastructure packages – fully integrated,
tested, validated and ready-to-go/ready-to-grow infrastructure packages that combine best-in-class virtualization, networking, computing, storage, security and
management technologies from EMC, Cisco and VMware with end-to-end vendor accountability. To scale customer adoption of Vblock systems the Virtual
Computing Environment coalition established a robust set of partners committed to the coalition, including systems integrators, value-added resellers, service
providers and independent software vendors. These partners include Accenture, Capgemini, CSC, Lockheed Martin, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro
Technologies.
Additionally, EMC and Cisco introduced Acadia, a joint venture focused on accelerating customer build-outs of private cloud infrastructures through an
end-to-end enablement of service providers and large enterprise customers. Acadia's unique "build, operate, transfer" model for delivering the Vblock
architecture and addressing people, process and technology, will offer customers further choice, flexibility and cost advantages as they seek to virtualize their
IT infrastructures and evolve to private cloud environments.
EMC's Cloud division builds cloud-based technologies for individual consumers and small businesses, as well as foundational infrastructure
components upon which third-party service providers deliver cloud-based services. In 2009, EMC expanded the reach of its cloud offerings by offering its
industry-leading Mozy online backup service through major distribution partners, including Vodafone, McAfee, China Telecom and Cox
Communications. Mozy is the world's most trusted online backup service for consumers and small businesses with more than 1,000,000 customers, 40,000
business users and 20 petabytes of information stored at its multiple data centers around the globe.
In addition to the EMC Atmos infrastructure platform for cloud-based information services, the EMC Atmos onLine service provides customers instant
access to online storage resources so that they can reduce capital expenses and management overhead. The service delivers users the flexibility and cost
efficiencies of on-demand, object storage, while providing the controls an enterprise requires, such as policy and retention.
EMC Consumer and Small Business Products
The EMC Consumer and Small Business Products division leverages Iomega's strong brand, products, partner ecosystem and worldwide sales channels
to target consumer and small business markets. This division includes EMC Retrospect and EMC LifeLine software, as well as Iomega-branded direct-attach
portable and desktop hard drives, network drives (NAS devices) and HDD multimedia products. In 2009, the Consumer and Small Business Products division
introduced several new additions to the Iomega NAS product family, including the award-winning desktop double drive StorCenter ix2-200 NAS and the
quad-drive StorCenter ix4-200d NAS, both of which are VMware-certified for virtualization installations, which is a first for NAS devices in the SOHO and
low-end small business category. Iomega's NAS devices utilize EMC LifeLine software, a fully-developed Linux operating environment and suite of
applications designed for cross-platform support with Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
EMC Global Services
EMC Global Services provides the strategic guidance and technology expertise organizations need to address their business and information
infrastructure challenges, derive maximum value from their information assets and investments and help speed customers' transition to the private cloud. With
more than 14,000 professional- and support-service experts worldwide, plus a global network of alliances and partners, EMC Global Services leverages
proven methodologies, industry best practices, experience and a knowledge base derived from EMC's broad practices to help customers reduce risk, lower
costs and speed time-to-value. End-to-end services capabilities address the full spectrum of customer needs across the information lifecycle: strategize, advise,
design, implement, manage and support. Among the offerings provided by EMC Global Services are consulting services, technology deployment, managed
services, customer support services, training and certification and EMC Proven solutions.
In 2009, EMC introduced a suite of more than 30 new services and solutions to speed customers' transition to the private cloud. The comprehensive
approach EMC takes to address the application, infrastructure and governance issues that impact execution of a private cloud strategy is reflected in the broad
portfolio of end-to-end services and solutions that enable customers to accelerate enterprise-scale virtualization. The new services and solutions,
encompassing consulting, technology integration, resident and education services offerings, along with a full suite of EMC Proven solutions, are critical to
helping customers address the challenges they face when planning, implementing and scaling their private cloud environment, including challenges related to
backup and recovery, business continuity, disaster recovery, management and the transition of tier 1 applications to the virtual infrastructure.
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