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Combination of portable data center and turnkey services addresses consolidation needs with minimum disruption to business: Verari Systems, a premier developer of independent blade-based computing and storage platforms for the data center with the highest density, availability, and energy efficiency in the market, and PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc, a data center design firm and turnkey solutions provider, today announced a partnership that provides design and construction services for Verari’s FOREST Container data center consolidation solution. The combination of Verari’s modular, portable data center that is deployable virtually anywhere, with the broad project expertise of PTS, provides organizations with a complete and secure “ready to go” alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar data centers. Specializing in planning, designing, engineering, constructing, monitoring and maintaining data centers that integrate, ‘best-of-breed’ critical infrastructure technologies, PTS is uniquely qualified to help IT managers throughout the implementation of a FOREST Container. PTS can assist in deploying FOREST on a tight schedule while controlling costs and avoiding unforeseen problems. The proven PTS methodology is designed to minimize the disruption of a business operating in a dynamic landscape that is changing at breakneck speeds. “PTS is committed to excellence in providing services for the Verari FOREST Container,” said Michael Petrino, vice president, PTS Data Center Solutions. “Unlike the traditional bid-build process which costs more, takes more time to execute and requires more resources to manage, the Verari/PTS FOREST Container construction strategy condenses the exercise into a clear and concise process.” The FOREST container is designed to house over 2000 blade-based compute servers or nearly 12 petabytes of blade-based storage by utilizing Verari’s BladeRack® 2 X-Series platforms in a modular unit. Energy spending is dramatically reduced by the Verari FOREST Container’s ultra efficient power subsystems and patented Vertical Cooling Technology™, boosting reliability, performance and availability. “The FOREST container is a viable option and negates the need to purchase or lease expensive land or to build custom facilities with special requirements to support traditional data centers,” said Dan Gatti, vice president of worldwide market operations, Verari Systems. “Our partnership with PTS goes one step further by providing all the support services needed to quickly install and deploy FOREST in a turnkey package.” The FOREST Container was recently named as a finalist in the “Clean Technology Category” of the 15th Annual AeA San Diego Council's High Tech Awards. Verari's membership in The Green Grid, Climate Savers Computing Initiative and Silicon Valley Leadership Group are also indicators of the company’s dedication to protecting the environment by developing data center solutions engineered for maximum power efficiency, availability, cooling and density.