The companies below are Taupo’s value added partners and though they do not directly integrate with VMware we have often been asked to recommend or work with other vertical specialist companies that are often required to complete the solution.

ACI Ltd
IT cabling specialists

Increasingly Taupo clients have been looking at moving data centres , adding a 2nd data for the hosting of the 2nd SAN for Site Recovery Manager or looking for health checks on LAN cabling for VMware View. For this reason Taupo has partnered with ACI to deliver our clients cabling requirements.

ACI are a UK wide specialist IT cabling company working with SME’s to multi nationals with projects ranging from a couple of networking points to 50,000 + deployments over multiple clients sites.

Unlike many other cabling companies ACI has managed to achieve:

• Year on year growth
• Have an amazingly high client retention rate of over 98%
• Stay focused on their core skill of IT structured cabling
• Generate most new business through partner and referrals
• NQA ISO 9001:2000 and NICEIC Certified

For further information on ACI please click here (www.aci.uk.com/content/) or call Glasgow: 0141 552 6366 Manchester: 0161 737 5654 London: 01753 610 530

NDS8
Novell/ SuSe Linux

Similar too many of our other partners, NDS8 are acknowledged as the leading Novell partner in Europe and enjoy a comparable relationship with Novell as Taupo does with VMware. With many Taupo clients possessing a Novell infrastructure especially in Education, Taupo are delighted to work with NDS8 on joint projects, thus ensuring the best possible solution is delivered.

About NDS8

NDS8 are the only Novell Platinum partner in Europe that employ a Novell Knowledge Partner (formally known as a Forum SysOp) their technical abilities are second to none, working with and for Novell on many flagship projects. It is the depth and spread of technical knowledge combined with a reputation for being able to deliver projects on time and on budget that make NDS8 the partner of preference for all things Novell.

When talking Linux, specifically SuSE Linux, the skills and track record of successful NDS8 deployments, be they physical or virtual, stand alone or integrated as part of a network have proven scalable, robust and the model to follow. A SuSE partner for more than 10 years NDS8 have the experience to make Linux work and leverage the power/price advantages of open source software.

For more information please call +44 (0) 131 538 8202 or visit www.nds8.co.uk

Praxism
Vendor Agnostic Identity Management Solution

Praxism approach Taupo to provide best practice VMware consultancy on one of their growing number of blue chip clients and since then we have worked together to provide complete solutions. Praxism also can add significant value to VMware view by delivering an IDM solution. For more details on this please click here to download the PDF

Praxism is a UK wide leading provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions and professional services, based in the UK. We offer a pragmatic approach which encompasses industry best-practices ensuring that we deliver the highest possible standard of service to our customers.

For further information on how IDM solutions working with VMware or to learn about Praxism please call 0845 310 2422 or visit www.praxism.com

For other information please call 0845 094 3366 or click here.