NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2013) - Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. (Velocity), a leader in enterprise and business application services, fully-managed and protected within a virtual private cloud, will introduce support for Oracle E-Business Suite at COLLABORATE 13, the global technology and applications forum for the Oracle community. The company has been selected to present two Education Sessions and will host a private party for customers, prospects, and partners at the conference. COLLABORATE 13 will be held from April 7 - 11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver and is presented by the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) and Quest International Users Group. For more information about Velocity's Managed Application Services and Managed Disaster Recovery Services for Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle Hyperion, and other business applications, visit Velocity at booth 917.
"The introduction of Oracle E-Business Suite deepens our Oracle partnership, expands our commitment to the Oracle community, and broadens our Universal Cloud Services offering," said Paul Cioni, Senior Vice President, Service Delivery at Velocity. "COLLABORATE 13 attracts more than 5,000 information technology professionals who attend to network, learn, and share their knowledge. This event provides a great venue for introducing our newest Oracle offering." Velocity's Universal Cloud Services suite includes fully-managed application services, platform-as-a-service (PaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and managed disaster recovery services delivered through a secure and resilient virtual private cloud.
Velocity pioneered application hosting for Oracle JD Edwards. Today, the modular, building block architecture of Velocity's virtual private cloud makes it easy to integrate optimized solutions for many leading business applications and industry software. Velocity is technology independent and unconstrained by "red stack, blue stack or purple stack" configurations.
The company's expertise in managing software, combined with proprietary technology that enhances application availability, security and control, make Velocity a trusted Oracle partner for securely moving applications into the cloud.
Velocity Shares Oracle Cloud Experience, Innovation with COLLABORATE Attendees
Velocity subject matter experts will present two COLLABORATE 13 Education Sessions.
On Wednesday, April 10 from 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., Jim Knight will present "Survivor - Disaster Recovery Edition," (session 105400, room 403). The session will cover actual identified disaster risks, actions and challenges faced by companies using JD Edwards enterprise applications, including a review of timelines and events surrounding potential disasters, preparations for an actual declaration, and the testing scenarios implemented for critical systems, applications and data. Attendees will hear firsthand from end users about disaster recovery best practices and how to protect the availability of JD Edwards and other Oracle applications in the cloud.
On Thursday, April 11 at 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Ward Quarles will present "Why Business Applications Are Moving to the Cloud," (session 109060, room 401) which outlines why companies are moving Oracle and complementary business applications to the cloud, critical success factors, specific examples of how companies are using business applications in the cloud to their advantage, and answer frequently asked questions about moving to cloud-based services.
About Velocity Technology Solutions
Velocity Technology Solutions is a leader in enterprise and business application services, fully-managed and protected within a virtual private cloud. It is dedicated to lowering operational costs, providing industry-leading service levels and improving software performance while reducing the burden on IT staff and enabling deployment flexibility. Velocity provides virtual private cloud solutions for enterprise applications with high levels of performance. Expertise managing software 24/7, combined with proprietary technology that enhances availability, security, and control, make Velocity the trusted partner for rapidly and securely deploying application investments into a secure and resilient virtual private cloud.
Velocity is headquartered in New York with facilities in Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Tampa, London (Canada), and Glasgow (Scotland). Velocity is a portfolio company of Silver Lake Sumeru, a global leader in private equity investments in growth-oriented technology and technology-enabled companies (for additional information on the firm and its entire portfolio, visit www.silverlake.com). For more information on Velocity: visit www.velocity.cc.
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