September 9, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Managed services and data center provider Hosted Solutions (http://www.hostedsolutions.com) has announced a deal with mentoring organization EQmentor (http://www.eqmentor.com), it was announced yesterday. The North Carolina-based company was selected by EQmentor for its “renowned reputation and expertise”. The three year contract allows Hosted Solutions to provide hardware and software management services from its Charlotte Data Center to EQmentor.
“We evaluated a number of hosting providers and quickly identified Hosted Solutions as the best partner for us,” explained EQmentor Founder and CEO, Dr. Izzy Justice. “We needed to supplement our staff with an outside team of experts who we could trust would keep our mission-critical hardware and software up and running and secure at all times. Hosted Solutions is hands down the most reputable and trustworthy hosting and managed services provider on the East Coast and we are proud to partner with them.”
“EQmentor has developed an innovative professional development program that is transforming the human capital space,” added Josh Wolff, General Manager of Hosted Solutions. “The EQmentor solution leverages the power of the internet and allows today’s professional to learn at the point of need. In addition to the custom matched mentoring relationship, EQmentor has created the first online peer collaboration community that is truly cross industry and cross vocation which further enhances the learning experience. Critical to EQmentor and its members is that this service is available 24x7, and that the content remains safe and secure.”
Hosted Solutions has two data centers in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA and one in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The company’s services include colocation, fully-managed servers, dedicated servers, business continuity services, managed storage, enterprise backup, managed firewall, intrusion and vulnerability detection, load balancing, high availability clustering and comprehensive 24/7 monitoring and management of ecommerce infrastructures.
EQmentor utilizes a unique and innovative approach to increasing the EQ (emotional intelligence) of working professionals through a non-traditional mentoring process as well as an on-line community of professional peer-collaboration. With custom-built technology, EQmentor is considered the next generation in professional development. EQmentor offers long-term mentoring, when you need it, through a confidential and anonymous mentor relationship.
