Green House Data's Public Cloud Service Attains VMware vCloud Powered Validation

    CHEYENNE, WY, June 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Green House Data, a leading provider of sustainable cloud hosting and colocation services, today announced that its Green House Data Cloud service has achieved VMware vCloud Powered status, illustrating to customers that the company's cloud services are underpinned by VMware's leading virtualization and cloud computing technology, namely VMware vSphere and VMware vCloud Director . A member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP), Green House Data provides its VMware vCloud Powered service as a set of cloud computing services across a common platform, supporting the largest set of existing applications and offering distinctive application mobility uniquely available from VMware.

"We are excited to join the VMware vCloud Powered program and are committed to providing our clients with simplified management of all their IT needs," shared Shawn Mills, President, Green House Data. "The Green House Data vCloud Powered service is just another way for our customers to manage and customize their infrastructure on-demand."

"The VMware vCloud Powered program was developed to enable our service provider partners to differentiate themselves and help them bring their enterprise-class cloud services to market in this competitive landscape," said Don Schleicher, vice president, service providers, VMware. "We look forward to supporting Green House Data further as it delivers on the agility and performance customers are looking for in the cloud computing landscape."

Customers of Green House Data have the ability to move workloads from their VMware vSphere-based virtualized or private cloud environment to the Green House Data Cloud, a VMware vCloud Powered service, and back again. This application portability is a key differentiator allowing customers to achieve the flexibility and security they need while enabling increased IT agility.

Green House Data sought VMware vCloud Powered validation in order to confirm their commitment for providing their customers with simplified management and customized infrastructure, on-demand. As a validated provider, Green House Data can now provide users with enhanced responsiveness and agility, and reduced IT costs through increased consolidation, task automation and simplified management.

About Green House Data

Green House Data is an SSAE 16, Type II data center offering premium cloud hosting and colocation services without the high price tag. Their facilities are powered entirely by renewable wind energy and operate 40% more energy efficiently than traditional data centers. The company provides managed servers, managed storage, dedicated infrastructure, disaster recovery and offsite backup to customers around the region, nation and world. Green House Data is a participant in VMware's Service Provider Program. Learn more at www.greenhousedata.com.

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Green House Data is a 100% green data center offering cloud hosting, colocation and managed services at a prices lower than their competition. For further information, please contact us at 866.995.3282.

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