evolv networks selects MSPAlliance for cloud certification

Issued by evolv networks
Cape Town, 15 Aug 2012

evolv networks today announced that it will undergo the MSPAlliance's (MSPA) Unified Certification Standard for Cloud and Managed Service Providers audit (UCS).

UCS is the first programme of its kind, specifically designed and created to provide business consumers of cloud and managed services with the assurance that the service provider they hire meets or exceeds the highest principles of quality in areas such as financial stability, facilities, managed services practices and customer satisfaction.

"The UCS audit is a rigorous audit and certification process that benchmarks and verifies the quality of the company providing managed services," said Charles Weaver, MSPAlliance president. "We are very proud to have evolv networks undertake this important milestone for cloud and MSPs."

UCS was created, using a wide base of criteria, to benchmark managed IT solution providers, thereby ensuring they have met and exceed well-established standards of excellence and client care. Clients who select a company that is part of the UCS can also rest assured that their IT solution provider has met and exceeded the following standards:

* Physical and virtual security
* Business and financial stability
* Company has taken reasonable steps to assure that the client's IT needs will be safely and professionally addressed
* Company is under constant external review from the MSPAlliance and the IT profession to continually maintain and improve standards of care of excellence

The UCS audit is performed by Frost, PLLC, a third party accounting firm.

"There are many managed services providers in the market and it has become impossible for customers to have peace of mind that their provider conforms to industry best practices. Certification and compliance is critical considering the access MSPs have to customer networks and data, which frequently includes cloud backup solutions and other highly sensitive information. This lack of compliance puts companies at huge risk without them even realising it. By selecting the MSPAlliance Unified Certification Standard, evolv networks has become the first cloud and managed services provider in South Africa to adopt this internationally accepted standard. The customers that partner with us will therefore know that we have done what others simply avoid," says Gerhard Conradie, Managing Director at evolv networks.

evolv networks

evolv networks was founded in 2005 with the goal of supplying superior IT consulting and support services to small and medium-sized companies. Equipped with industry-leading technical skills, it has remained committed to this strategy. It strives to better understand its customers, and through this, it is able to align technology with their business needs and processes.

As an IT Service Partner, it also knows that technology never stands still, and through its own evolution, it has brought value-adding technologies to its customers. Through careful maturity testing and entrenching new technology in its environment, it ensures the solutions it supplies are business-ready. This methodology comes from deep technical roots in ensuring that solutions are tried and tested.

evolv networks also has skills in the enterprise management field utilising Microsoft System Center technologies, such as System Center Operations Manager and Configuration Manager. These skills have unlocked benefits for its small/medium-sized and large customers, who utilise its skills with these systems, as well as enabling small/medium-sized customers to have truly enterprise management solutions without the need for in-house skills.

As experts in the design, deployment and support of IT infrastructure, it continues finding innovative ways to use technology to add value to its customers. www.evolvnetworks.com

MSPAlliance

For over 10 years, the MSPAlliance has been the only unified voice for the managed services industry, and the only organisation that promotes the highest level of professionalism, reliability and integrity. As the world's largest Professional Association and Accrediting Body for the Managed Services Industry, the MSPAlliance was created to meet the needs of the managed services professional and to educate the end-user community on the benefits of using a managed service provider. For more information about the MSPAlliance, please visit www.mspalliance.com.

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evolv networks selects MSPAlliance for cloud certification

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