Alliances

1E is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner. As a founding member of the System Center Alliance we are considered a premier solution provider by Microsoft in helping organizations to reduce their carbon footprint and to lower their overall IT costs.

In 2010, 1E was awarded ISV/Software Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year by Microsoft. 1E was chosen out of an international field of approximately 3,000 top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. Read more about it here.

The Dell™ ISV Partner Program is focused on simplifying the management of disparate infrastructure platforms, applications, and IT services. As an ISV Basic Certified Partner, 1E helps to provide seamless integration of Dell OpenManage™ systems management functionality within NightWatchman Server to enhance the manageability of Dell platforms and optimize Dell Services.

1E has joined the HP AllianceOne Partner Program. Through its participation in the program, 1E is able to work closely with HP to deliver 1E’s Efficient IT solutions across a variety of HP platforms and services.

As a participating member of DMTF 1E is involved in numerous working groups working towards more effective management of millions of IT systems worldwide by bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on the development, validation and promotion of systems management standards.

1E has been an active member of the systems management community for many years by participating in online communities and offering many free tools to the public to help ease the jobs of the every day administrator. MyItforum.com is one of the leading online systems management communities in existence today and 1E is a proud sponsor of both the website and the daily newsletter which circulates the globe daily providing new tips and tricks as well as industry updates.

1E is a contributing member of The Green Grid providing the highest level of input into the organization’s work, this includes participating and voting on committees and working groups and participating in the development and creation of technical proposals and specifications.

1E is an Energy Service & Product Provider Partner with Energy Star helping commercial buildings run more efficiently.

As a Partner with the Alliance to Save Energy we has a strong commitment to helping shape a global energy future that relies on the most efficient use of energy resources. 1E lends its support to a broad range of Alliance programs and activities.

As a sponsor of the Climate Savers Smart Computing we commit to purchase energy-efficient systems and use power management, and participate in technical and marketing workgroups.

1E has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The VMware TAP program helps technology vendors integrate their products with VMware virtualization software and deliver timely, joint solutions to mutual customers.

1E is pleased to support the Green IT training offered by SYSOP. The ISEB certificate in Green IT is a worthwhile qualification to hold to help promote the Green IT agenda– particularly the ability to audit & assess an organization’s functions and processes, identifying energy and carbon inefficiencies and opportunities for IT to realize energy efficiencies, and carbon reductions’.