EDS said Tuesday that it has won the Partner of the Year Award for delivering market-leading customer solution built on Microsoft technology at the 2007 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Program Awards which was held on July 11.
The Award ceremony which was held in Denver, presented awards for several categories with winners chose from a pool of more than 1800 entrants worldwide.
EDS was recognized for superior technology and innovation in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management. The Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year award honors partners that have infrastructure practices with proven proficiency in implementing solutions based on the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Data Protection Manager (DPM). These awards also recognize partners with innovative solutions that used Infrastructure Optimization Model (IOM) to advance the state of customer’s IT infrastructure using Microsoft systems management products such as MOM 2005, SMS 2003 or DPM.
“We are pleased to have EDS recognized by Microsoft, based on our current roll out of Microsoft Systems Management Server and Microsoft Operations Manager as our global standards for managing Windows servers and desktops,” said Matt Trevorrow, vice president of workplace services at EDS.
With more than 3 million Windows-based systems under management worldwide, EDS looks to Microsoft Systems Management Server to facilitate centralized software deployment and user support. In implementing Systems Management Server, EDS achieved significant productivity gains, reducing the deployment time of security patches by 92 percent, with 90 percent coverage in five days, versus previous methods that resulted in 60 percent coverage in 50 days.
As a member of the EDS Agility Alliance, Microsoft provides the standard platform for EDS’ desktop and server operating systems, and integrated development environments. The EDS Agility Alliance benefits clients with development, management and modernization of their mission-critical applications and infrastructure, including the next generation of .NET, workplace and mobility solutions. The use of Operations Manager aligns with EDS’ global standardized work practices and contributes to the company’s “zero outages” mindset, while reducing cost and improving quality and the client experience - from the desktop to the data center.
“We commend partners like EDS whose offerings provide repeatable value to our mutual customers,” said Peter Boit, vice president, Enterprise Partner Sales, Microsoft Corp.
The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft Partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the last year. |
