September 16, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Peak 10 (http://www.peak10.com) has expanded its presence in the computer gaming industry, the company announced recently. The company, which bills itself as “the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider”, has partnered with game development tools provider Emergent Game Technologies (http://www.emergent.net), a leading source for everything “required to build, test, manage and expand interactive games”. Peak 10 will leverage the latest VMware virtualization technology to provide Emergent with a “fully managed dedicated Virtual Server solution and managed firewall”.
“We are excited to support the Emergent team as they utilize virtualization practices to further streamline their internal operations,” explained Peak 10 North region’s Senior Vice President, Greg Rollet. “Emergent is the most recent computer gaming client to join our diverse customer portfolio, and as we become further immersed in this thriving industry we continue to learn new ways in which our services can be implemented to boost productivity.”
“Peak 10 has by far the most technically sound VMware infrastructure and knowledgeable virtualization support staff of any of the companies we considered, which is the key reason we chose them,” added Emergent Game Technologies’ IT manager, Mr. Brian Dibene. “With helpful and courteous account managers and support team, we have complete confidence that our data is not only available and secure at all times, but that we can rely on their superior IT support.”
Through virtualization, Peak 10 allows businesses to “run multiple instances of their servers on a single physical box, reducing hardware and space requirements, optimizing server utilization and providing higher levels of availability for an organization’s IT infrastructure”. The company has Microsoft Gold and VMware partnerships which it leverages to provide a “secure network, high-tech data centers and portfolio of managed services with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies nationwide”. The company owns and operates data centers throughout the United States.
