Lakeside Software Certified on VCE Vblock Systems

Lakeside Software, Inc., in business intelligence solutions for IT professionals, announced thatchas been certified on VCE
Vblock Systems as VCE Vblock Ready.

This certification provides customers with the assurance that SysTrack will
interoperate with Vblock Systems. Lakeside Software joined the VCE
Technology Alliance Program (TAP) in January 2013.

SysTrack provides deep application and resource data essential for accurate
insight into complex virtualization deployments. With SysTrack, IT organizations
can implement Vblock-based virtualization projects faster and continuously
monitor infrastructure performance and end user experience to ensure efficient
Vblock System resource utilization.

Vblock Systems
integrate leading Cisco networking and server, EMC storage and VMware cloud
infrastructure technologies into a single intelligent converged infrastructure
system with support.

The certification was
conducted by Superna Business Consulting Inc.
(Superna) which has been authorized by VCE to provide Vblock system
certifications to VCE TAP program members. This
certification enables mutual channel partners and customers to accelerate
adoption of Vblock Systems by leveraging SysTrack for continuous infrastructure
and user experience monitoring and management.

Brinton Baker, CMO,
Lakeside Software, said: "SysTrack’s
infrastructure and user experience monitoring and management capabilities
nicely complement VCE Vblock Systems. VCE Vblock Ready certification provides
assurance that SysTrack can be deployed with confidence in Vblock
installations."

Andrew MacKay, CTO,
Superna, said: "Superna rigorously tested SysTrack for
compatibility and interoperability with Vblock Systems and SysTrack passed all
tests cases with no system errors or performance degradation. We successfully
confirmed integration of SysTrack and the Vblock System."

Rob Harper, senior
director end user computing Americas channels, VMware, said: "We are pleased to have VMware Ready SysTrack
also certified as a VCE Vblock Ready solution. Vblock Ready certification is
further confirmation of Lakeside Software’s commitment to interoperability with
VMware architecture and solutions."