Software Vendor Partnerships
Our people know and understand technology - this experience
and expertise gives BSG the practical ability to build the
right solutions for our clients. All our offerings are designed
to provide simple technology solutions to complex technical
problems, not only on-time and to budget, but also in a way
that meets agreed business objectives. To achieve this, BSG
work with vendor partners who have a track record in excellence,
innovation and performance, which allows us to provide our
clients with the choice of best of breed products and solutions,
across a range of manufacturers to ensure a good return on
their investment.
Accreditations
BSG has a track record for delivering on its promises.
The integration of the skills required to implement solutions
that deliver value requires experience and knowledge both
at a personal and corporate level. BSG is committed to achieving
some of the industry's hardest accreditations, so that
its clients have the best qualified, independent advice for their infrastructure software solutions
Our Partners
Citrix
As a Citrix Silver CSN (Citrix® Solutions Network™)
partner, BSG is able to design, implement and operate Citrix
"thin client solutions". This partnership also enables
BSG to offer consultancy on maximising the efficiency of Citrix
deployments.
Citrix Systems is the global leader in access infrastructure
for the on-demand enterprise and the most trusted name in
enterprise access. The Citrix family of access products offers
both access to centralised applications through the Citrix
MetaFrame Access Suite and remote access to individual desktop
computers through the products of the Citrix Online Division.
www.citrix.com
EVault
Since 1997, EVault's disk-to-disk backup technology has powered software and state-of- the-art online services to automate customers' data protection processes, enabling them to conform to industry-specific compliance and security regulations. EVault's broad offerings, including data backup and recovery, archiving, email compliance, eDiscovery, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery testing, are proof of the company's dedication to provide powerful, flexible, and easy-to-manage solutions that help customers meet their specific data protection requirements. As a Seagate company, EVault leverages the engineering and technology resources of the world's most trusted and reputable name in storage technology to bring customers the most advanced data storage and protection services available.
BSG design, deploy and operate a range of EVault storage and back-up solutions for their customers, and EVault technology is used as the basis for the BSG Managed Back-up service, a core part of the BSG managed services portfolio.
For more information please visit: www.evault.com
HP
BSG is a HP Gold Preferred Partner (Computing Systems Specialist). BSG have
extensive experience designing, deploying and operating end-to-end
solutions based on HP's complete range of HP servers, storage,
software and services. With accreditations across all HP's
business areas (Business Critical Servers, Industry standard
Servers and Storage), BSG can integrate HP solutions into
any type of computing environment.
BSG is also an HP Authorised Warranty Delivery Partner (AWDP)
and an HP Authorised Service Delivery Partner (ASDP). As an
AWDP, BSG is authorised to provide warranty support on HP
products. BSG obtained ASDP status through its ability to
design, deploy and operate HP based services and solutions.
This includes BSG's expertise in migrating organisations successfully
to new Microsoft back-office tools, such as Windows 2000/2003,
Exchange 2003/2007, SMS and MOM, recognised through its Microsoft
Gold partnership status.
Recognised for its ability to provide HP based wireless mobility
solutions, BSG was one of seven UK, HP partners, invited to
join the HP Mobility Club.
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses
and institutions globally. The company's offerings span
IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing,
and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended
Oct. 31, 2004, HP revenue totalled $79.9 billion. More information
about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com
IBM
BSG is an IBM Premier Business Partner specialising in the delivery of integrated, end-to end solutions based on a range of IBM Technologies and complementary products and services.
As an IBM Premier Partner the company specialises in providing experience and skills around both data centre and distributed architectures based on System p, System x, BladeCenter and TotalStorage technologies.
www.ibm.com
Microsoft
BSG is a Microsoft Gold Partner with the Security Solutions, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, SOA and Business Process, and Information Worker Solutions Competencies. The relationship with Microsoft dates back over 15 years. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, BSG is recognised for its competency in crafting high-availability infrastructure solutions utilising Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft BizTalk, the Microsoft Windows 2003 Server family (including ISA), Microsoft Exchange 2007, Infrastructure Security and Identity & Secure Access Software. BSG's clients benefit from practical advice on infrastructure designs that maximize investment, whilst reducing operating costs and increasing operational efficiency.
By combining skills and experience in systems integration, application development, mobility, CRM, managed hosting and training, BSG designs, deploys and operates solutions that increase the communication and collaboration capabilities of any organisation by bringing together the Microsoft product family.
www.microsoft.com
Oracle
BSG is an Oracle Member Partner. As a member of the Oracle
Partner Network (OPN), BSG joins a select group of companies
recognised for their commitment to delivering leading edge
Oracle solutions and outstanding service to clients. To achieve
Oracle Member Partner status, BSG is required to demonstrate
its commitment to Oracle customers and Oracle Corporation
in terms of dedicated resources, technological expertise and
successful client engagements.
www.oracle.com
Sun Microsystems
BSG is a Sun Principal Partner Advantage Member specialising in the Sun server, storage and software product portfolios, with specialist skills in Solaris, Linux and Microsoft environments.
Sun Microsystems provide IT solutions to governments, enterprises and service providers, that enable their customers to profit fully from the networked computing revolution. All Sun products, which include servers, storage, operating systems and infrastructure applications, are developed to conform to industry standards. This enables Sun solutions to be integrated with other IT solutions and to support the broadest range of business applications.
Since its inception in 1982, Sun has maintained a singular vision: "The Network Is The Computer". This has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of systems that "Make the Net Work
www.sun.com
Symantec
BSG is a Symantec Gold Partner, with proven experience in designing, deploying and
operating solutions incorporating Symantec software. BSG specialises in a sub-set of
the products offered by Symantec, specifically NetBackup and Enterprise Vault.
In these areas BSG leverages internal expertise, along with that of our partners to ensure
that the client has a positive experience from discussions prior to purchase through to
the implementation of the solution.
Symantec merged with Veritas in 2005. These two leaders in storage software and security
software can now provide enterprise customers with a more effective way to secure and manage
their most valuable asset, their information.
www.symantec.co.uk
VMware
BSG is a VMware Enterprise VIP Reseller and provide the technical experience to scope, size and design a viable consolidation solution built on all products within the VMware portfolio including VMware ESX Server, VMware VirtualCentre and VMware Server (formerly GSX Server).
VMware was founded in 1998 to bring mainframe-class virtual machine technology to industry-standard computers. VMware delivered its first product, VMware Workstation, in 1999 and entered the server market in 2001 with VMware GSX Server and VMware ESX Server. With the launch of VMware VirtualCenter in 2003, and the groundbreaking VMotion technology, the company established itself as the thought leader in the newly emerging virtual infrastructure marketplace. The world's largest companies use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands. VMware is based in Palo Alto, California.
www.vmware.com