IT Lifeline and 2nd Watch Working in Tandem

IT Lifeline and 2nd Watch, Inc. have reached a strategic partnership that will benefit customers with enhanced access to solutions with major cloud providers.

Both organizations are currently solution providers for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The announcement confirms that IT Lifeline and 2nd Watch will be working in tandem on solutions for the market place. IT Lifeline will focus on Disaster Recovery managed services (DR) of midmarket companies with specialization in banking and healthcare while 2nd Watch will focus on Cloud enablement software and services for SMBs.

Matt Gerber, CEO of IT Lifeline believes that "this agreement allows us to offer broader support of our customer’s needs as they evaluate Cloud opportunities."

Kris Bliesner, CEO of 2nd Watch adds: "We are very excited to partner with a firm with such a strong reputation for quality service. We are looking forward to helping customers leverage Cloud IT infrastructure to more efficiently manage their business."

2nd Watch’s products include ‘Cloud Strategy Assessments’ which helps companies and organizations navigate away from traditional physical infrastructure located on premises or in a regional centers to professional data centers like Amazon Web Services (AWS). 2nd Watch has lowered IT costs for SMBs by leveraging cloud solutions for email and collaboration, server and storage provisioning and application hosting.