Insight Integrated Systems' Jim Green Earns Outstanding Contribution by a NetApp Technical Team Award at the NetApp Insight 2013 Conference

Green's Expertise and Success With NetApp FlexPod Drives New Cloud-Based Storage Solutions


COSTA MESA, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 5, 2013) - Insight Integrated Systems (IIS), a division of Insight Investments LLC, the industry expert in technology solutions and financial engineering, today announced that Jim Green, senior systems engineer, Insight Integrated Systems, was formally recognized by NetApp for his contribution and giving back to the NetApp community through his work with FlexPod® storage technology. This award was presented recently in Las Vegas, NV, at the NetApp Insight Technical Conference*, a three-day networking and technical training event.

"We congratulate Jim on receiving this award and are pleased to have one of the top Partner SEs across the country working with us as part of the team," said Regina Kunkle, vice president, Americas Channel Sales, NetApp. "Jim's technical knowledge and dedication to his customers have contributed to the continued success of NetApp FlexPod and cloud-based solutions. We thank him for his work and effort."

Together, Insight Integrated Systems and NetApp have been successfully delivering converged infrastructure solutions for several years. "Jim's leadership and knowledge of end-to-end solutions for private cloud infrastructure has proven very valuable to our customer base and our engineering team," added Rob Cotter, chief technical engineer, Insight Integrated Systems.

Green joins several other exceptional engineering consultants at Insight Integrated Systems who have been recognized over the years for outstanding contributions as NetApp team partners. The NetApp Insight 2013 Award for Outstanding Contribution by a NetApp Tech Team Partner recognizes Green as a key individual in the advancement of NetApp's solutions in the market.

"I am honored to receive this recognition from our valued partner NetApp," said Green. "I appreciate and enjoy the opportunity to be part of the team that is driving success and generating momentum."

Insight Integrated Systems and NetApp work closely together to provide enterprise data storage solutions for growing organizations. NetApp creates innovative storage systems and software that help customers around the world store, manage, protect, and retain one of their most precious corporate assets: their data. As a NetApp channel partner, Insight Integrated Systems provides expertise in assessing, designing, and implementing these solutions. The Insight Integrated Systems' team has earned more than 50 NetApp channel partner certifications.

"NetApp is a world-class organization providing innovative data storage systems and software and one of our longest standing technology partners," said Richard Heard, president of Insight Investments, LLC. "Jim is an outstanding member of our organization and we are proud to have him on our team. His recognition is well deserved as he has contributed greatly to the success of both Insight and NetApp."

* The naming of NetApp Insight Tech Conference and Insight Investments, LLC is coincidental and not connected. The NetApp Insight Tech Conference event was formerly called NetApp Fall Classic until 2008. Use of the terms "partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership between NetApp, Inc. and any other company.

About Insight Integrated Systems (IIS)
Insight Integrated Systems, a division of Insight Investments LLC, is a highly specialized provider of virtualization, managed services and cloud computing solutions to corporate enterprises. IIS' highly experienced team of professionals enables businesses to dramatically increase hardware utilization, reduce server sprawl, reduce the need for new equipment, reduced planned downtime, provide disaster recovery capabilities and slash operating costs. For more information visit www.insightintegrated.com.

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