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IT Partners, an Arizona-based technology consulting firm, has successfully completed VMware's newest solution competency as part of VMware's Partner Network Program, the virtualization of business critical applications (VBCA).

The new competency is awarded to partners who have achieved the highest level of expertise when virtualizing business critical applications.

Officials with IT Partners said that the company is certified in applications such as Microsoft Exchange & SharePoint, Oracle (News - Alert) DB and Microsoft SQL Server.

"Our customer's Tier-1 applications are those most closely aligned to the success of their organization - enabling core operations, generating revenue or supporting the delivery of critical services. They are also the applications that are least likely to be virtualized at this point," said Bill Cassidy, chief technology officer, IT Partners, in a statement.

VMware is devoting significant engineering talent to addressing concerns and minimizing risks for customers within the virtualization industry. And the VBCA competency and associated solution enablement products provide the company’s internal teams with the tools they need to engage customers to evaluate and virtualize these business-critical applications.

In addition to VBCA, IT Partners also holds VMware competencies in infrastructure virtualization, desktop virtualization, and business continuity.

In related virtualization industry news, GreenPages (News - Alert) Technology Solutions, a national cloud and virtualization consulting and integration firm, revealed that it has achieved VMware’s new Virtualization of Business Critical Applications (VBCA) Competency as part of VMware’s Partner Network Program. 

Chris Ward, GreenPages’ vice president of Consulting and Integration added, “As customers begin to complete full virtualization of their infrastructures, they are increasingly looking for help in virtualizing their Tier 1 applications. Earning this competency ensures that GreenPages can help organizations overcome the (often overwhelming) challenges of virtualizing their most important applications and set up a clear path to hybrid cloud solutions.”