Bull, GlassHouse Team on Storage Assessment

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Bull, a major European IT services and infrastructure company, and GlassHouse Technologies, a leading independent IT infrastructure consulting and services firm, today announced that they have entered into a strategic agreement to jointly deliver storage consulting services throughout Europe.

Under the terms of the agreement, Bull will use GlassHouse methodologies and tools within a new consulting practice in Bulls StoreWay storage integration division.

The new storage assessment services will help organizations identify and quantify potential storage economies and the benefits of new storage optimization technologies. Combining storage expertise, methodology and tools, these services aim to provide pragmatic advice and rapidly measurable benefit through short and focused service engagements.

Bull and GlassHouse will jointly deliver assessments through Bull’s existing sales and services organisations and will complement the extensive storage service offering that Bull already has in place providing design, implementation and support services.

“Faced with continuing high levels of data growth and budgetary restrictions, IT organisations are increasingly seeking to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of their existing storage infrastructures rather than simply adding raw storage capacity” said Benoit Hallez, Director of Bull StoreWay business unit. “This partnership will help our customers meet these challenges by combining GlassHouse’s experience and leadership in the storage assessment field and Bull’s long experience in storage integration and presence in the European IT market.”Bull SA

GlassHouse Technologies Inc.